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Warrant issued for man who fails to show up for sentencing
By Peggy Revell on November 1st, 2017
prevell@medicinehatnews.com @MHNprevell A warrant was issued Tuesday after a man who pled guilty to drug trafficking charges in September was a no-show for his sentencing at the Medicine Hat Courthouse. Paul Rasmussen, 45 at the time of his arrest, was set to be sentenced following a May 2017 drug bust where police say $33,000 in ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Man charged with aggravated assault and arson on Bridge Street will have bail hearing Wednesday
By Peggy Revell on November 1st, 2017
Medicine Hat News It was a brief court appearance Tuesday for a man charged with aggravated assault and arson following a residential fire where one woman was hospitalized. Legal counsel for Chad Stadnicki requested an adjournment to Wednesday for a bail hearing for the 41-year-old man, who remains in custody at the Medicine Hat Remand ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Kenney’s stance on outing kids in GSAs has some excited, some worried
By Tim Kalinowski on November 1st, 2017
tkalinowski@medicinehatnews.com @MHNTimKal The election of Jason Kenney to the United Conservative Party leadership position has added more weight to stances he took in his campaign about requiring schools to inform parents when their kids join Gay-Straight Alliances. Gerry Prince of Concerned Parents of SD76, a local group that endorses Kenney’s views, said he is encouraged ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Friends of Medicare hosting discussion on medication costs, national drug plan
By Gillian Slade on November 1st, 2017
Medicine Hat News Lowering the cost of medications for Canadians and achieving a national drug plan is to be the topic at a Friends of Medicare event in Medicine Hat on Nov. 7. The guest speaker is the Alberta Friends of Medicare board chair Trudy Thomson. The event starts at 7 p.m. in Room E171 ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Richardson International buys up several Alberta crop input locations
By Collin Gallant on November 1st, 2017
Medicine Hat News Richardson International will take over a chain of nine crop input locations in Alberta from CHS Dynagra, including outlets in Bow Island, Vauxhall and Rolling Hills, the company announced late Monday. It marks the third time in six years that the Bow Island location has changed hands. It also appears CHS will ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Halloween like Christmas for paranormal fans
By Tim Kalinowski on November 1st, 2017
tkalinowski@medicinehatnews.com @MHNTimKal Halloween is a great night to do a paranormal investigation, says southern Alberta’s West Canadian Paranormal Society lead investigator Ben Martin, but really any night when you are at an interesting location interacting with the spirit world is a good night to do a paranormal investigation. “For us, we treat Halloween as a ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Society of Friends of the Monarch hosting wine tasting Friday
By Jeremy Appel on November 1st, 2017
jappel@medicinehatnews.com @MHNJeremyAppel Society of Friends of the Monarch Theatre, which assists in the downtown landmark’s preservation, is hosting a wine tasting Christmas party fundraiser on Friday starting at 6 p.m. Judy Morris, the society’s past president and founder, said the event is intended to host other downtown businesses, but is also open to the general ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!With no policies to speak of yet, new finance critic confident a UCP government can balance the budget in three years
By Collin Gallant on November 1st, 2017
cgallant@medicinehatnews.com @CollinGallant Drew Barnes agrees with his party’s leader that Alberta could see a balanced budget three years after the next election, if the United Conservative Party comes to power. The MLA for Cypress-Medicine Hat was named finance critic on Tuesday by party leader Jason Kenney. He told the News later in the day that ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Another bomb threat at Crescent Heights business strip
By Medicine Hat News on October 31st, 2017
Police are again on scene at a possible bomb threat at the Servus Credit Union on 8 Street NW. The area being evacuated, and Medicine Hat police are asking people to avoid the area. Police last week investigated and disposed of a suspicious item at the same business. In that instance the package was destroyed ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Old transit system to return Nov. 27
By Medicine Hat News on October 31st, 2017
The City of Medicine Hat has set a date to return to the previous transit system. The former system, which was in place until Sept. 5, will return on Nov. 27. After an uproar among transit users and the community at large over the new system — in which users experience delays, long waits and ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Barnes chosen as United Conservative Party finance critic
By Medicine Hat News on October 31st, 2017
Cypress-Medicine Hat MLA Drew Barnes has a plum role in the United Conservative Party caucus. Barnes, one of the first Wildrose MLAs to endorse Jason Kenney to lead the party born of a merger between the Wildrose and the Progressive Conservatives, was named finance critic Tuesday. Barnes tweeted it’s “Time to hold the speNDP government ... Read More »
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