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Classic Loser returns for 2018, renamed to Classic Winner
By Mo Cranker on January 15th, 2018
mcranker@medicinehatnews.com @MHNmocranker Medicine Hat’s biggest weight loss challenge has seen some big changes this winter. Formerly known as the Classic Loser, the Classic Winner will be running for its eighth consecutive year under trainer Todd Schneider. He says there is a lot to a name. “I think the name says it all,” said Schneider. “It’s ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Events Calendar Jan. 15-21
By Medicine Hat News on January 15th, 2018
Jan. 15 — Play Mahjong, MH Public Library, 1:30-3:30 p.m. Jan. 15 — Games in the Afternoon, MH Public Library, 2:30-4:30 p.m. Jan. 15-16 — Banff Mountain Film Festival, Monarch Theatre, 7-10 p.m. Jan. 15 — Brett Kissel, Esplanade, 7:30 p.m. Jan. 16-21 — Farm Safety Week, details at http://www.mhstampede.com Jan. 16-17 — Artist Talks, ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Fatal collision results in Safety Act charge
By Gillian Slade on January 13th, 2018
gslade@medicinehatnews.com @MHNGillianSlade An investigation into a collision that claimed the life of a nine-year-old girl on Aug. 7, 2017 has concluded with a fine to a semi-trailer driver levied under the Highway Safety Act. The collision between the semi and a yellow Pontiac Sunfire took place at the intersection of Trans-Canada Highway and Highway ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Cypress Hills offering family winter fun through March
By Tim Kalinowski on January 13th, 2018
tkalinowski@medicinehatnews.com @MHNTimKal Cypress Hills Park will be offering a series of family-friendly winter activities and programs every weekend January through March. “This winter at Cypress Hills we are trying to provide some fun, family programming to get people outside and enjoying nature,” says the park’s interpretative education co-ordinator Chris Dodds. “As part of the that ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Parkinson Association hosting support group on Jan. 23 at Crossroads
By Gillian Slade on January 13th, 2018
Medicine Hat News The local chapter of Parkinson Association of Alberta has a support group meeting on Jan. 23 at Crossroads Church, 1340 22nd St. SE, from 1:30-3:30 p.m. Amanda Sears, client services co-ordinator, says it will be an opportunity to provide input on goals and objectives for the group. If you would like additional ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!No suspects after ATM snatched from Redcliff Pharmasave
By Medicine Hat News on January 13th, 2018
Medicine Hat News The Redcliff RCMP is investigating a dawn break-and-enter at the local Pharmasave, in which an ATM was stolen. The store’s manager Rob Hozack said an alarm went off at the store around 4:45 a.m. on Wednesday. “It was obviously a break-in, so I waited for the RCMP,” Hozack said, adding that the ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Trial dates set in two Medicine Hat murders
By Medicine Hat News on January 12th, 2018
Dates of trials in two separate murder cases were set on Monday in Courts of Queen’s Bench in Medicine Hat, while date setting for a man co-accused in one was postponed. Noah Bentley is charged with second-degree murder in the death of Brenda Woloski in November 2016. At an arraignment on Friday, Justice Jerke ordered ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Liquor store robbery nets man two years in jail
By Peggy Revell on January 12th, 2018
prevell@medicinehatnews.com @MHNprevell A man who robbed a local liquor store in 2016 was sentenced Thursday to two years jail time. Kyle Palmer, 29, entered the guilty plea at the Medicine Hat Provincial Courthouse, with 18 months probation on top of the federal sentence. According to the agreed statement of facts, on Nov. 7, 2016 around ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Woman gets nine months house arrest for firearms charges
By Peggy Revell on January 12th, 2018
prevell@medicinehatnews.com @MHNprevell It will be nine months of house arrest for a woman charged last April after police seized a cache of firearms at an Irvine residence. Brandalyn Brandham was sentenced Thursday after entering a guilty plea to one count of careless storage of a firearm, while her co-accused faces much more serious charges at ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Gala will celebrate the college’s nursing program
By Gillian Slade on January 12th, 2018
gslade@medicinehatnews.com @MHNGillianSlade The inaugural gala celebrating the faculty of nursing at Medicine Hat College will take place Friday. There will be two guest speakers and a power point presentation of the historical roots of the faculty of nursing before the dance starts, said Cody Herrell, one of the organizers and president of the undergraduate ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Provincial sage grouse plan likely welcomed by city officials
By Collin Gallant on January 12th, 2018
cgallant@medicinehatnews.com @CollinGallant Local officials say the provincial strategy to address sage grouse conservation in southeast, similar to a new plan to address dwindling woodland caribou population in the north, might be welcomed. Both animals are subject to federal orders that restrict development and call for environmental protections to help bolster the species that are considered ... Read More »
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