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Preliminary hearing scheduled for doc charged with sexual assault

By Peggy Revell on February 21st, 2018

Medicine Hat News The case of a Medicine Hat doctor charged with sexual assault and sexual exploitation of a person with a disability will be heading to a preliminary inquiry this summer. An agent acting on behalf of the accused’s Calgary-based defence counsel appeared before the Medicine Hat Provincial Court on Tuesday, electing the case ... Read More »

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Young man arrested in 2017’s ‘Operation Suppression’ gets bail

By Peggy Revell on February 21st, 2018

prevell@medicinehatnews.com @MHNprevell Bail was granted Tuesday to a Medicine Hat man arrested alongside nearly two dozen others last September as part of the Medicine Hat Police Service’s “Operation Suppression.” Christopher Lasante, 20, appeared by closed-circuit TV from the Medicine Hat Remand Centre — with his lawyer securing release on $500 cash bail and family putting ... Read More »

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Man charged after woman stabbed during alleged domestic dispute

By Peggy Revell on February 21st, 2018

Medicine Hat News A 43-year-old man was arrested after a woman was stabbed with a knife during a domestic dispute. Medicine Hat police report that at approximately 1 a.m. on Feb. 15, police responded to an Assist EMS call for service, after a report of a woman requiring medical assistance in the 100 block of ... Read More »

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Local veteran recognized with France’s highest national order

By Gillian Slade on February 20th, 2018

gslade@medicinehatnews.com  @MHNGillianSlade Physical scars are a reminder of the battles he fought in the Second World War and now he has received France’s highest national order: The Legion of Honour medal. “It brought back a lot of memories,” said Don Bellamy, 94, at his home in Medicine Hat, regarding the medal arriving in the ... Read More »

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Local skateboarders prepare for trip to help build homes, shelter in Mexico

By Mo Cranker on February 20th, 2018

mcranker@medicinehatnews.com @MHNmocranker The Medicine Hat Skateboard Association is getting ready for a trip of a lifetime. The team of more than 30 skateboarders will be heading down to Ensenada, Mexico with the goal of building homes in the community, and expanding the walls of a women’s shelter that helps women escaping human trafficking. “We’ve done ... Read More »

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Family ‘devastated’ as dog with serious medical condition goes missing

By Mo Cranker on February 20th, 2018

Medicine Hat News An 83-year-old man is has been without his best friend Snooky for a week now, after the dog went missing Tuesday from his truck at the Family Leisure Centre. After taking the dog for a walk, the man left the animal in his truck to grab a drink of water from the ... Read More »

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Dog goes missing from truck

By Mo Cranker on February 19th, 2018

Medicine Hat News An 83-year-old man is has been without his best friend Snooky for almost a week now, after the dog went missing Tuesday from his truck at the Family Leisure Centre. After taking the dog for a walk, the man left the animal in his truck to grab a drink of water from ... Read More »

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Getting into the Olympic spirit

By Mo Cranker on February 19th, 2018

mcranker@medicinehatnews.com @MHNmocranker It was a day of fun activities and bonding for the city’s three cadet groups, as they held their first-ever Tri-Service Olympics. The day was designed around bringing Medicine Hat’s air, army and sea cadets to play some games together, and to learn different skills as a group. “Today we’re trying out a ... Read More »

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Cannabis not on local greenhouse radar yet

By Gillian Slade on February 17th, 2018

gslade@medicinehatnews.com  @MHNGillianSlade Greenhouses may seem to be the ideal growing environment for cannabis but so far local operators are shying away. “Right now there is nobody that I know of that is looking into this in Medicine Hat,” said Alberta Cramer, owner Rollin Acres greenhouses, located off South Boundary Road. “Will somebody do it ... Read More »

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CCDA cancels car show, chalk festival

By Mo Cranker on February 17th, 2018

Medicine Hat News The City Centre Development Agency board of directors has decided to discontinue the annual Chalk Art Festival and Downtown Car Show events. The group sent out a press release Friday announcing the cancellations, also giving reasoning behind the decisions. “The Downtown Car Show was temporarily cancelled last year in an effort to ... Read More »

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Annual Family Day fun set for Monday at FLC

By Mo Cranker on February 17th, 2018

Medicine Hat News The Family Leisure Centre will be hosting an array of Family Day events Monday from noon to 5 p.m. with admission at $2. Events this year will be based around sport-themed fun, as well as some old favourites. There will be swimming, sledge hockey, skating, track sprints, Tot Time, a bounce castle, ... Read More »

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