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South Country Co-op presents $13,500 cheque to HALO
By Jeremy Appel on October 6th, 2017
Medicine Hat News A HALO helicopter flew in the background as South Country Co-op presented a $13,500 cheque to the air ambulance service on Thursday. The funds were raised from the Western Canada-wide Fuel Good Day on Sept. 19, where five cents from every litre of fuel sold went to a charity of each regional ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Royal LePage opens new office on Southview Drive
By Collin Gallant on October 6th, 2017
Medicine Hat News After years of planning and nine months of major construction, Bob Kalista says he’s finally transformed what was once a carwash on the outskirts of Medicine Hat into a family home for his 48 real estate agents. The newly expanded offices of Royal LePage Community Real Estate at 1202 Southview Drive were ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Local woman who escaped jail nabbed at escape room business in Edmonton
By Peggy Revell on October 6th, 2017
prevell@medicinehatnews.com @MHNprevell A Medicine Hat woman who escaped from the Edmonton Institution for Women Monday has been recaptured — coincidentally, at an “escape room” entertainment business. Officials report that Kelsie Laine Marie Mast, 23, and Samantha Faye Toope, 20, were arrested 24 hours after they jumped a fence on the east side of the prison ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Vital information in Medicine Hat’s Vital Signs report
By Gillian Slade on October 5th, 2017
gslade@medicinehatnews.com @MHNGillianSlade A family of four is spending between $850 and $1,100 a month on food, according to Medicine Hat’s 2017 Vital Signs report that was revealed this morning. There are statistics giving the pulse of the community plus individual stories of people who moved here from afar and what keeps them here in ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Arrest made, charges laid after attempted carjacking
By Peggy Revell on October 5th, 2017
Medicine Hat News Medicine Hat police arrested a 26-year-old man over an attempted carjacking. Police report that during the evening of Oct. 3, a man was stopped in front of a residence on Second Street NE, and was approached by a man who asked for a ride. When the driver refused, the other man brandished ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Woman no-shows for sentencing on drug trafficking conviction
By Peggy Revell on October 5th, 2017
prevell@medicinehatnews.com @MHNprevell A warrant was issued Wednesday after a woman who entered guilty pleas to drug trafficking charges in July was a no-show for her sentencing at the Medicine Hat courthouse. Siofean Coderre, 43, was set to be sentenced following a May drug bust, where police say $33,000 in methamphetamine was seized in Medicine Hat. ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Women facing second-degree murder charges appear in Swift Current court
By None on October 5th, 2017
Southwest Booster Two people facing second-degree murder charges in relation to the death of Logan Ring were in Swift Current Provincial Court this morning. Rebecca Lynn Kuhlman and Tanisha Lynn Perrault are both charged with one count of second-degree murder. The matter was adjourned to Nov. 8 when both will appear via video conference. RCMP ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Crews working to repair CP main line following derailment
By None on October 5th, 2017
Medicine Hat News Crews continue to work at the scene of a Canadian Pacific Railway train derailment which occurred just east of Gull Lake on Tuesday night. The train, which was carrying potash, derailed at approximately 8:10 p.m. on October 3. A total of 37 cars derailed in the incident, and crews are working to ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Elderly couple killed near Oyen
By Collin Gallant on October 5th, 2017
Medicine Hat News Two elderly motorists from Saskatchewan are dead after their car was slammed into by a truck at a highway intersection near Oyen on Wednesday morning. The RCMP say that a car approached Highway 41 southeast of the town on Secondary Highway No. 570 at about 9:35 a.m. and stopped before proceeding. When ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Two dead after truck hits car near Oyen
By Medicine Hat News on October 4th, 2017
Two elderly motorists from Saskatchewan are dead after their car was slammed into by a truck at a highway intersection near Oyen on Wednesday morning. RCMP say that a car approached Highway 41 southeast of the town on Secondary Highway No. 570 at about 9:35 a.m. and stopped before proceeding. When it entered the driving ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Hatter charged after attempted carjacking
By Medicine Hat News on October 4th, 2017
A 26-year-old Medicine Hat man is facing robbery and weapon charges after an incident on the evening of Oct. 3 in Riverside. A motorist was stopped in front of a residence on Second Street NE when he was approached by male asking for a ride. When the driver refused the man pulled out what appeared ... Read More »
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