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Medicine Hat native and Nobel prize winner Richard Taylor dies
By Medicine Hat News on February 24th, 2018
Medicine Hat News Medicine Hat native and Nobel Laureate Richard Edward Taylor died Thursday at his home on the Stanford University campus. He was 88. A physics professor at Stanford and SLAC National Accelerator Laboratory, Taylor had conducted experiments that revealed quark particles for the first time, which earned him the Nobel prize in physics ... Read More »
5 responsesDowntown set to welcome micro-brewery
By Collin Gallant on February 24th, 2018
cgallant@medicinehatnews.com @CollinGallant The micro-brewery craze arrived in Medicine Hat two years ago, and now the tide of suds is about to reach downtown. Construction of the Travois Aleworks, a planned tasting room and micro-batch brewery, is well underway on the 600 block of Third Street SE in the heart of the city centre. The public ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Police take their time making arrest in order to ensure public, officer safety
By Mo Cranker on February 24th, 2018
mcranker@medicinehatnews.com @MHNmocranker It was a long, but fairly routine Thursday evening as the Medicine Hat Police Service was able to locate and arrest a 28-year-old Brooks man wanted in connection with an assault with a weapon warrant. Around 5 p.m. Thursday members of the MHPS attended a residence in Riverside after learning the man was ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!RBC donation will pave the way for more MHC entrepreneurs
By Medicine Hat News on February 24th, 2018
Medicine Hat News Seven years ago, RBC invested in the Entrepreneur Development Centre at Medicine Hat College in support of students and alumni. Since then, their involvement, and its impact, has grown. On Thursday, the financial institution donated $47,500 to go toward growing and sustaining current activities, including the Start-up Company Seminar Series and the ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Docs warming to marijuana, though no definite reason why
By Gillian Slade on February 24th, 2018
gslade@medicinehatnews.com @MHNGillianSlade It is hard to pinpoint reasons for a large increase in the number of physicians authorizing the use of medical marijuana, but a local pain specialist has some theories. “Cannabinoids are showing great promise as medicines, especially in the myriad of non specific conditions like anxiety, insomnia, fatigue, mild to moderate pain, ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Suspects in Redcliff AG Foods theft linked to other robberies across Prairies
By Collin Gallant on February 23rd, 2018
cgallant@medicinehatnews.com @CollinGallant RCMP in Redcliff as well as other provinces are on the lookout for two elderly bandits that might be best dubbed as ‘Barney and Clyde.’ The Medicine Hat News has learned that authorities in at least two provinces believe the two older men seek out small town grocery outlets or shops, then pilfer ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!City to monitor need for Notify Me Now
By Collin Gallant on February 23rd, 2018
cgallant@medicinehatnews.com @CollinGallant County and city administrators will evaluate how their system to provide localized emergency instructions may or may not be needed once the federal government expands its emergency alert system this spring to include cellphones. Major wireless providers will be required by April 2018 to make their systems compatible to traditional emergency alerts by ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Redcliff RCMP seek suspects in grocery store break-in
By Collin Gallant on February 23rd, 2018
Medicine Hat News Redcliff RCMP are looking for two men they believe broke into offices at AG Foods in the town in the early evening on Wednesday night. Police say two culprits got through an office door and stole an undisclosed amount of money at about 6:40 p.m. Both men are older, with one wearing ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!RCMP seek pair believed to have stolen from Redcliff’s AG Foods
By Medicine Hat News on February 22nd, 2018
UPDATE: RCMP elsewhere in Alberta and also in Saskatchewan are following a number of leads as the same two men seem to have embarked on a crime spree in recent months — https://medicinehatnews.com/news/local-news/2018/02/23/suspects-in-redcliff-ag-foods-theft-linked-to-other-robberies-across-prairies/ —————————— Redcliff RCMP are looking for two men they believe broke into offices at AG Foods in the town in the early ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Veiner transition on tap for new SCAC
By Gillian Slade on February 22nd, 2018
gslade@medicinehatnews.com @MHNGillianSlade At least 100 people attended the annual general meeting for the Senior Citizens Advisory Council Wednesday and talk of transition to the Veiner Centre, still under construction, was a hot topic. After Mayor Ted Clugston addressed the gathering and mentioned possibly opening the Veiner Centre “five years to the day” of it ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Quick court date for man accused of falsely reporting river accident
By Peggy Revell on February 22nd, 2018
prevell@medicinehatnews.com @MHNprevell A man charged with public mischief following a false report about someone falling into the South Saskatchewan River had a brief court appearance Wednesday. The court heard that the Crown has approved Drew Tweed, 41, for a diversion program, which will require him to be assessed, connected with community resources and have to ... Read More »
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