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Pair charged in murder of Dustin Hewer have matters adjourned until April 20
By Peggy Revell on March 14th, 2017
prevell@medicinehatnews.com @MHNprevell Brief appearances were made Thursday by two young men facing second-degree murder charges. Aaron Raj Anand-Ford appeared by CCTV from the Calgary Remand Centre, while Jacob Porfoun appeared by CCTV from the Medicine Hat Remand Centre, with their matters adjourned until April 20. Porfoun’s lawyer said the reason for the adjournment is because ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Not guilty pleas entered in abduction, assault of city cab driver
By Peggy Revell on March 14th, 2017
prevell@medicinehatnews.com @MHNprevell The man accused of abducting and assaulting a local cab driver entered not guilty pleas Tuesday at the Medicine Hat Provincial Courthouse. Shawn Thomas Baldhead, who remains in custody and made his appearance by closed-circuit television, entered the not guilty pleas to all charges he faces, opting to be heard before a provincial ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!‘Phenomenal,’ says women’s shelter executive director of the $126,000 raised at Bread and Roses Gala
By Peggy Revell on March 13th, 2017
Hatters came together Saturday and raised a stunning $126,000 at the annual Bread and Roses Gala for the Medicine Hat Women’s Shelter Society. “It’s phenomenal, just amazing,” said MHWSS executive director Natasha Carvalho, about the final figure which is a 25 per cent increase from last year’s number. With the economic downturn, organizers didn’t know ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Barbara Holmes to stand trial for murder of her husband
By Peggy Revell on March 13th, 2017
prevell@medicinehatnews.com @MHNprevell A Medicine Hat woman will stand trial for the murder of her husband. The decision was the outcome of a preliminary hearing held on Friday, with a judge ordering that Barbara Holmes will stand over second-degree murder charges. While the preliminary inquiry was scheduled to run for two days, the decision was made ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Medicine Hat seeing secondary spread of mumps, ‘random cases’; two cases likely at MHC
By Gillian Slade on March 10th, 2017
gslade@medicinehatnews.com @MHNGillianSlade The mumps outbreak is spreading with 15 cases now in Medicine Hat and it is no longer linked to exposure through hockey, says Alberta Health Services (AHS). “We are definitely seeing in the Medicine Hat area secondary spread,” said Dr. Vivien Suttorp, south zone medical officer of health AHS. On Monday Medicine ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Preliminary hearing for woman charged with killing husband begins today
By Medicine Hat News on March 10th, 2017
The preliminary inquiry for a woman charged with the second-degree murder of her husband began today at the Medicine Hat courthouse. Barbara Holmes entered a not guilty plea on Oct. 20 to the charge, and the preliminary hearing is set to wrap up on Monday. A publication ban on evidence and information said in court ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Cop’s best friend — and protector
By Mo Cranker on March 10th, 2017
mcranker@medicinehatnews.com @MHNmocranker The Medicine Hat Police Service has begun an eight-week training program in hopes of having its newest member Astor on the streets and in action as soon as possible. Astor is an approximately one-year-old German shepherd born in eastern Europe before being recently purchased by the MHPS K-9 unit. Over the next eight ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!More flu deaths in Alberta, but South Zone remains at seven
By Medicine Hat News on March 9th, 2017
While there have been two more influenza deaths across the province, the number of deaths in the South Zone has remained steady at seven since Feb. 9. The number of flu deaths across Alberta this season stands at 49, including a total of seven in the South Zone, says Alberta Health Services. By the middle ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!More confirmed mumps cases in Medicine Hat and Edmonton
By Gillian Slade on March 8th, 2017
gslade@medicinehatnews.com @MHNGillianSlade The number of confirmed cases of mumps has increased in the last few days and now stands at 27, with 11 in Medicine Hat, 13 in Edmonton and three in Calgary. This represents a recent increase of two in Medicine Hat and another four in Edmonton. The first couple cases of mumps ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!New report urges standardized hours for Wild Horse border crossing
By Medicine Hat News on March 8th, 2017
A report into the economic potential of the Wild Horse border crossing says an initial step to standardize hours year-round could cost governments “no more” than $500,000, but would save trucking companies more than $1 million annually. Currently the port south of Medicine Hat operates with different winter and summer hours, but for decades politicians ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Power out for a time in southwest Saskatchewan
By Medicine Hat News on March 7th, 2017
Residents of southwest Saskatchewan were without power for several hours on Tuesday afternoon while the eastern part of that province was hammered by a blizzard. SaskPower reported that its customers south of Gull Lake and all surrounding areas experienced an outage at about 11:45 a.m. (CST), though repair crews were dispatched to the scene of ... Read More »
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