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Mayor sees transit as finished issue
By Collin Gallant on November 8th, 2017
cgallant@medicinehatnews.com @CollinGallant Reopening the transit budget to find cost savings may have to wait, Mayor Ted Clugston told a Chamber of Commerce gathering after saying an uproar over service cuts — and then a complete reversal — had little effect on the recent election. At his first significant public event after winning a second term, ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Pub B&E accused now has various charges piling up
By Peggy Revell on November 8th, 2017
prevell@medicinehatnews.com @MHNprevell A man charged following a break and enter at a pub in Crescent Height made his first court appearance Tuesday, with these newest charges piling on to already existing drug trafficking ones. Jason Claude Tremblay appeared before court from the Medicine Hat Remand Centre, with defence counsel requesting an adjournment to Nov. 30 ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Man pleads not guilty to arson and assault over Bridge Street fire
By Peggy Revell on November 8th, 2017
Medicine Hat News Not-guilty pleas were entered Tuesday by a man charged with aggravated assault and arson following a residential fire that sent one woman to hospital. A multi-day trial is expected for the 41-year-old man who remains in custody at the Medicine Hat Remand Centre, with his next appearance now set for Nov. 14. ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Friends of Medicare wants push for national drug plan
By Gillian Slade on November 8th, 2017
gslade@medicinehatnews.com @MHNGillianSlade A national pharmacare plan was first discussed in Canada way back in 1964, but there is reason to believe we are closer to achieving that goal, says Friends of Medicare. There has been a push from some political ministers to achieve this and a change in provincial governments in both Alberta and ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Man charged with aggravated assault, arson in Bridge Street fire pleads not guilty
By Medicine Hat News on November 7th, 2017
Not guilty pleas were entered Tuesday by a man charged with aggravated assault and arson following a residential fire that sent one woman to hospital. A multi-day trial is expected for the 41-year-old man who remains in custody at the Medicine Hat Remand Centre, with his next appearance now set for Nov. 14. Tuesday’s appearance ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Officials welcome radio system upgrade
By Collin Gallant on November 7th, 2017
Medicine Hat News Fire crews and police in Medicine Hat could be on an Alberta-wide first responders radio system in early 2018. That is about 18 years after the provincial government first announced the venture and six years after the city earmarked millions to upgrade its failing system during the wait. On Monday, city council ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!White powder at post office brings out hazmat team, turns out to be wheat flour
By Peggy Revell on November 7th, 2017
Medicine Hat News It was better safe than sorry, as Medicine Hat Fire Service’s hazmat team responded Monday to the Canada Post depot on Kipling Street over a parcel leaking white powder — powder that ultimately turned out to be wheat flour. A report from 911 dispatch came in at 9:38 a.m. that a package ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Local man receives 14 months time served for selling hydromorphone
By Peggy Revell on November 7th, 2017
prevell@medicinehatnews.com @MHNprevell It was time served for a Medicine Hat man who pled guilty to trafficking hydromorphone, sentenced Oct. 30 in Calgary to 14 months of custody. Michael Joseph Briand will also serve 30 months of probation following his release. According to the agreed statement of facts, on April 10, 2016, Briand negotiated with an ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Man already nabbed for break and enter is charged with same crime at same location
By Peggy Revell on November 7th, 2017
Medicine Hat News One man has been charged following a break and enter at a pub in Crescent Heights. Police report that on Nov. 5 at 4:20 a.m. they responded to a report of a break and enter in progress at the After-Work Oasis. Upon arrival, a witness provided cellphone video of the suspect’s vehicle ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Chief librarian accepts new role in Red Deer
By Jeremy Appel on November 7th, 2017
jappel@medicinehatnews.com @MHNJeremyAppel Medicine Hat Public Library’s chief librarian Shelley Ross is packing up and moving to Red Deer at the end of the year, where she’s accepted the equivalent job of CEO for its library system. Ross has worked at MHPL for the past seven years. Prior to that, she was the science librarian at ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Province plans to be even more thorough testing elk for bovine TB
By Tim Kalinowski on November 7th, 2017
Medicine Hat News The most recent government update to the Alberta Beef Producers regarding the tracking of bovine TB states the Alberta government will be expanding its efforts to do more scientific testing on elk killed in this year’s Suffield elk hunt. Last year, government inspectors, with a heavy reliance on co-operation from the hunters ... Read More »
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