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Stampede parade goes big to celebrate Canada’s 150th birthday
By Collin Gallant on July 26th, 2017
cgallant@medicinehatnews.com @CollinGallant Organizers are predicting a larger and longer Stampede Parade in the downtown core on Thursday and are strongly suggesting that watchers plan ahead to beat the heat and potential traffic and parking problems. Parade chairman Jim Balmer tells the News that confirmed entries number 125, not including a number of bands and dignitaries ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Bomb disposal unit uses robot to break apart suspicious object near South Ridge Drive
By Collin Gallant on July 26th, 2017
Medicine Hat News Traffic was halted for more than four hours on a busy south end road Tuesday as Medicine Hat police used a bomb disposal robot to break apart a suspicious object found near the busy road. In the end, the object was deemed ‘non-suspicious’ by the police. Officers diverted traffic from getting within ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Woman pleads guilty to various drug charges
By Peggy Revell on July 26th, 2017
prevell@medicinehatnews.com @MHNprevell Guilty pleas were entered by a woman for charges that stem from a May 26 drug trafficking bust where police say $33,000 worth of methamphetamine was seized in Medicine Hat. Siofean Coderre, 43, appeared in person before a judge at the Medicine Hat Courthouse to plead guilty to one count of trafficking, one ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Firearms charges net 26-month jail term
By Peggy Revell on July 26th, 2017
prevell@medicinehatnews.com @MHNprevell A 26-month jail sentence was given to a Saskatchewan man arrested in Medicine Hat on multiple firearms charges. Cameron St. Laurent appeared by closed-circuit television from the remand centre, entering guilty pleas to various charges including possessing a loaded prohibited weapon, possessing stolen property over $5,000, and possessing a weapon when prohibited . ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Art therapy program does wonders for Hatter
By Gillian Slade on July 26th, 2017
gslade@medicinehatnews.com @MHNGillianSlade An expressive arts program has helped a local women face the future with confidence. In February, Eva Biskup, 56, would have rated her confidence level at one. Now, she says, it is 10. After many years as the primary caregiver for her mother, Biskup was exhausted. The situation became very strained with ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Education plan built around students in ‘Beyond Walls’
By Tim Kalinowski on July 26th, 2017
tkalinowski@medicinehatnews.com @MHNTimKal The Prairie Rose School Division’s Beyond Walls Outreach School does education a little differently than most, says principal Tim Bloomfield. Unlike traditional brick and mortar schools which expect students to fit into their education plan, Beyond Walls builds an education plan around its students. “We are a storefront outreach school where kids come ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Retired military scientist returns home from China
By Tim Kalinowski on July 25th, 2017
tkalinowski@medicinehatnews.com @MHNTimKal Retired DRDC Suffield military scientist John Cherwonogrodzky recently returned from an interesting teaching experience at Shaanxi Normal University in Xi’an, China. Cherwonogrodzky was one of 15 international lecturers invited to spend nearly two weeks from July 3 to July 14 teaching Chinese students. Cherwonogrodzky spoke on “bio-threats” at the university’s College of Life ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Kinsmen Home Lotto delayed
By Collin Gallant on July 25th, 2017
Medicine Hat News Initial delays have pushed the annual Kinsmen Home Lotto draw off its usual schedule, but organizers say the home will be worth the wait. Typically the home — raffled off to support free swimming, skating and other grants from the service club — is awarded in June or July. Last winter, draw ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!SD76 looking for families to host international exchange students
By Tim Kalinowski on July 25th, 2017
tkalinowski@medicinehatnews.com @MHNTimKal Medicine Hat Public School Division 76 is looking for local host families to house 65 international exchange students expected to arrive in the city this fall. “By (being a host family), it promotes something in you as a family and in our community that’s pretty cool,” says SD76 international liaison Scott Howes. “I ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Abortion drug now free to all Alberta women at no charge
By Gillian Slade on July 25th, 2017
Medicine Hat News A medical abortion drug, mifegymiso, is now available to all Alberta women at no cost to them, the provincial government announced Monday. Alberta is the second province in Canada to introduce universal coverage for mifegymiso, the government stated in a press release. “Women’s reproductive options should not be determined by their income ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Pulses remain a vital crop to Canadian farmers
By Gillian Slade on July 25th, 2017
gslade@medicinehatnews.com @MHNGillianSlade A pulse could indicate you are alive but in this region it’s a crop that could be called the lifeblood of the industry and a good percentage of the export market. “In 2015, Canada exported 6 million tons of pulses worth nearly $4.2 billion,” says Pulse Canada on its website. “This is ... Read More »
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