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Clugston not thinking about municipal infrastructure grant until after next election
By Collin Gallant on March 24th, 2018
cgallant@medicinehatnews.com @CollinGallant The Municipal Sustainability Initiative — a provincial grant program to help cities pay for new infrastructure projects — will be wound down over several years, according to the province, though Medicine Hat’s mayor says he’s not looking too far into the future regarding provincial operations. “If it’s happening post 2019 (election), I don’t ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!School division funding remains on par with recent years
By Peggy Revell on March 24th, 2018
prevell@medicinehatnews.com @MHNprevell It’s fairly status quo for local education when it comes to announcements in the provincial budget. “We’re very thankful given the provincial deficit that they’ve continued to fund us, and we’re not seeing drastic cuts like we have in the past,” said Jerry Labossiere, secretary treasurer with SD 76. The budget pledges to ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!What is bitcoin? A look at the digital currency
By Collin Gallant on March 24th, 2018
Medicine Hat News & the Associated Press The price of a single Bitcoin rocketed above $20,000 at the beginning of the year, bringing the best-known ‘cyrptocurrency’ into mainstream conversations. But it also brought forward a lot of questions. What is it? Where is it? How does it affect to me? This week the City of ... Read More »
1 responseRedcliff RCMP arrest Manitobans for suspected crimes in Saskatchewan
By Peggy Revell on March 24th, 2018
Medicine Hat News Redcliff RCMP have arrested two people in connection with a robbery that took place in Swift Current. RCMP report that on March 14, the Redcliff Integrated Traffic unit was patrolloing Highway 1 near Range Road 101 in Cypress County when they observed a motor vehicle parked off the highway with two occupants ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Spectrum headed to Kin Coulee this year
By Mo Cranker on March 24th, 2018
Medicine Hat News Medicine Hat’s City Centre Development Agency announced this year’s Spectrum Festival will be taking place at Kin Coulee Park. According to a press release sent out by the CCDA, the Spectrum board of directors opted to hold the festival downtown this year, but the CCDA is hoping to get the event back ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Drugs, cash, weapon seized from Saskatchewan robbery suspects in Cypress County
By Jeremy Appel on March 23rd, 2018
Southern Alberta Newspapers Redcliff RCMP’s Integrated Traffic Unit arrested two Saskatchewan robbery suspects from Manitoba in Cypress County, seizing a large amount of cash and an unspecified quantity of methamphetamine and cocaine, as well as a weapon. While patrolling Highway 1 near Range Road 101 on March 14, members of the ITU observed a Saskatchewan-plated ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Local budget interests need explanation
By Collin Gallant on March 23rd, 2018
cgallant@medicinehatnews.com @CollinGallant Two of the most important items for the City of Medicine mentioned in the 2018-19 Alberta provincial are also two of the least explained. The province plans to put money to enticing mid-sized cities to create a public transit system to connect outlying communities, though no details are available. The province also plans ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Man pleads not guilty to charges over stolen vehicles, guns
By Peggy Revell on March 23rd, 2018
prevell@medicinehatnews.com @MHNprevell Not-guilty pleas were entered Thursday by a man arrested after a police investigation discovered multiple stolen vehicles and stolen firearms. Counsel for Gerald Thurber, 49, entered the pleas at the Medicine Hat Courthouse and set the trial for April 24. The court heard there are a number of admissions already, while the Crown ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Local woman’s petition on female genital mutilation garners quick federal response
By Peggy Revell on March 23rd, 2018
prevell@medicinehatnews.com @MHNprevell In an official response to a petition organized by a Hatter, the federal government has confirmed that a clause about feminine genital mutilation will remain in Canada’s citizenship guide, “It’s just really cool that our efforts and all the work that we’ve put into this has ultimately come to fruition,” said Michaela Glasgo, ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Quick hits and adjournments highlight slower Thursday at provincial court
By Peggy Revell on March 23rd, 2018
prevell@medicinehatnews.com @MHNprevell It was mainly brief appearances and adjournments Thursday at the Medicine Hat Courthouse for multiple people facing serious charges over trafficking methamphetamine. The matter of Shonna Scriven, 47, was adjourned to March 29 as defence counsel continues discussion with the Crown. Scriven was originally granted release on $5,000 cash bail after being arrested ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!31 kg of cocaine seized in border bust
By None on March 23rd, 2018
J.W. Schnarr Lethbridge Heraldjwschnarr@lethbridgeherald.com The largest seizure of narcotics to date at the Carway Port of Entry took place last week when border guards discovered a “sophisticated” compartment in a vehicle containing 31 kilograms of cocaine. CBSA and the RCMP made a joint announcement Thursday morning at the RCMP detachment in Raymond. “A very conservative ... Read More »
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