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Lenient sentence for woman who sold undercover cops fake meth but is also primary caregiver for ill mother
By Peggy Revell on July 20th, 2017
prevell@medicinehatnews.com @MHNprevell “Exceptional circumstances” were cited by a judge for why he chose a lenient sentence Wednesday for a Medicine Hat woman who pled guilty to selling fake meth to undercover police. “On balance, I have been persuaded, and found that the personal family circumstances as they now exist … bring about an exceptional situation,” ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Road work has nothing to so with sinkhole reported in May
By Gillian Slade on July 20th, 2017
gslade@medicinehatnews.com @MHNGillianSlade It may look as though the city is digging up the road where there was a sinkhole in May but a city spokesman says that is not the case at all. “They are just pulling out the temporary asphalt off the sidewalk there and putting in a new concrete wheelchair ramp,” said ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Six months for Manitoban’s part in possessing stolen property
By Peggy Revell on July 20th, 2017
prevell@medicinehatnews.com @MHNprevell The last of three Manitobans arrested in early June in Medicine Hat in relation to stolen property was sentenced Wednesday to a six-month jail term. Steven James Fontaine, 34, pled guilty to one count of possessing stolen property, one count of theft under $5,000, and one count of obstructing police —charges that stem ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Library and special guests take a ride to launch the Books on the Bus program
By Tim Kalinowski on July 20th, 2017
tkalinowski@medicinehatnews.com @MHNTimKal The Medicine Hat Public Library launched its “Books on the Bus” initiative Wednesday, fittingly, with a bus ride. Special guests, including Mayor Ted Clugston, Coun. Jamie McIntosh, MLA Drew Barnes, Medicine Hat Rotary Club past president Uwe Krickhahn, MHPL chief librarian Shelley Ross, superintendent of Medicine Hat transit services Karen Davis and the ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!House-shaking explosion heard before three-house fire in Crescent Heights
By Tim Kalinowski on July 19th, 2017
UPDATE: Emergency officials have discovered human remains in a house rocked by an explosion Wednesday morning in Crescent Heights. Read the update here ——————— tkalinowski@medicinehatnews.com @MHNTimKal Medicine Hat firefighters responded to a three-house fire at about 9:40 a.m. Wednesday in Crescent Heights. When crews arrived at the location of the fire on Hudson Way N.E., ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Harlem Globetrotters coming in September
By Medicine Hat News on July 19th, 2017
Medicine Hat News Get ready for a night of highlight-reel slam dunks, trick shots, tomfoolery and “Sweet Georgia Brown.” The Harlem Globetrotters are trotting into Medicine Hat this fall. The world famous basketball-playing family entertainers bring their one-of-a-kind show to the Canalta Centre on Sept. 25 at 7 p.m. The Globetrotters’ star-studded roster includes Big ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!After turning himself in for car theft and police chase, addict requests federal prison for treatment access
By Peggy Revell on July 19th, 2017
prevell@medicinehatnews.com @MHNprevell A two-year sentence was handed down Tuesday to a Lethbridge man who turned himself in for vehicle theft after evading police on the Trans-Canada Highway. Wiping away tears from his eyes at times, David Labonte appeared before the Medicine Hat Court by CCTV from the Calgary Remand Centre to enter guilty pleas and ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!32-year-old charged after child porn found
By Peggy Revell on July 19th, 2017
Medicine Hat News Nearly 3,000 images of child pornography were found following the execution of a search warrant July 13, leading to child pornography and firearms-related charges against a 32-year-old Medicine Hat man. Investigation into the man began in April, when Alberta’s Internet Child Exploitation (ICE) unit received a referral from the U.S. National Center ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Registration open for Parkinson Association of Alberta’s Step ‘N Stride
By Gillian Slade on July 19th, 2017
Medicine Hat News Registration has begun to participate in the Parkinson Association of Alberta’s fifth annual Flexxaire Step ‘N Stride. It is the organization’s largest annual fundraising effort to provide the support, programs, education and essential funds for research that make every day better for those with Parkinson’s disease and the people who care for ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!County going high-tech in search of invasive weed
By Tim Kalinowski on July 19th, 2017
tkalinowski@medicinehatnews.com @MHNTimKal Cypress County will be working with researchers from Alberta Agriculture and Forestry to experiment with how to use satellite imagery and drone technology to pinpoint invasive weeds along the South Saskatchewan River. According to county agricultural supervisor Jason Storch, the cutting-edge research project has such huge potential the county jumped at the chance ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Child pornography, firearms charges for Medicine Hat man
By Medicine Hat News on July 18th, 2017
A Medicine Hat man is facing child pornography charges and firearms following an investigation by the ALERT Internet Child Exploitation unit. A warrant was executed on July 13 with help from MHPS after a referral from the United States National Center for Missing and Exploited Children regarding someone form Medicine Hat uploading child pornography to ... Read More »
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