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FLC Holiday schedule

By Gillian Slade on December 23rd, 2017

Medicine Hat News Family Leisure Centre Hours over the Christmas season are as follows: Christmas Eve — 8 a.m. to 4 p.m.; Christmas Day — closed; Boxing Day — noon to 5 p.m.; New Year’s Eve — 8 a.m. to 4 p.m., with the pool opening at noon for New Year’s Eve Fest; New Year’s ... Read More »

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Public library showing movies over the Holiday Season

By Tim Kalinowski on December 23rd, 2017

Medicine Hat News The Medicine Hat Public Library will be hosting Holiday family movie days every afternoon at 2 p.m. between Dec. 27 and Jan. 6 in its newly renovated theatre. “It’s going to be a great way for us to show off the new space,” confirms MHPL’s head of marketing services Gillian Reimer. “Plus ... Read More »

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Motz criticizes Liberals in year-end review

By Collin Gallant on December 22nd, 2017

cgallant@medicinehatnews.com @CollinGallant The region’s MP says issues that are critical for southeast Alberta, namely international trade and energy projects like pipelines, will be at the forefront in 2018. Glen Motz told reporters at a year-end press conference that he’s concerned with a number of issues with the Liberal government, but is pleased with his Conservative ... Read More »

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Province building AHS laboratory hub

By Gillian Slade on December 22nd, 2017

gslade@medicinehatnews.com  @MHNGillianSlade A new laboratory hub will be built in Edmonton to consolidate services for the province under an Alberta Health Services public corporation by 2022, the health minister announced Thursday. A new laboratory hub will be constructed on 5.8 hectares in Edmonton with the goal of more integration, capacity and efficiency of diagnostic ... Read More »

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Defence wins breach argument over legal counsel in injury-causing collision case, but that’s it

By prepress 1 on December 22nd, 2017

prevell@medicinehatnews.com @MHNprevell It was win some, lose some for defence and Crown in the case of a Cypress County man accused of a drunk driving collision that severely injured multiple people in 2015, as a Medicine Hat judge issued rulings Thursday on alleged breaches of the accused’s charter rights. In handing down his decision at ... Read More »

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Psych evaluation completed for man accused of violent extortion, possibly linked to murder

By Peggy Revell on December 22nd, 2017

prevell@medicinehatnews.com @MHNprevell A psychological evaluation has been completed for a Medicine Hat man accused of violent extortion, possibly linked to a recent homicide. Robert S. Hoefman appeared before the Medicine Hat Courthouse Thursday by closed-circuit TV from the Calgary Remand Centre, with defence requesting an adjournment to Jan. 10. Defence said it had just received ... Read More »

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Local business waives staff party to give Southview School an early Christmas

By Tim Kalinowski on December 22nd, 2017

tkalinowski@medicinehatnews.com @MHNTimKal Santa Claus paid a visit to Southview Community School on Thursday morning bearing presents for one and all. However, Santa’s sleigh was not pulled by reindeer this time, but rather by the bright red pickup trucks of Cardinal Energy Ltd. “Cardinal Energy has decided to forego a staff Christmas party this year,” explained ... Read More »

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Psych evaluation for man charged with violent extortion complete

By Peggy Revell on December 21st, 2017

prevell@medicinehatnews.com @MHNprevell A psychological evaluation has been completed for a Medicine Hat man accused of violent extortion, possibly linked to a recent homicide. Robert S. Hoefman appeared before the Medicine Hat Courthouse Thursday by closed-circuit television from the Calgary Remand Centre, with defence counsel requesting an adjournment until Jan. 10. Defence said that they had ... Read More »

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Judge rules on charter rights breaches in drunk driving case

By Peggy Revell on December 21st, 2017

prevell@medicinehatnews.com @MHNprevell It was win some, lose some for defence and Crown in the case of a Cypress County man accused of a drunk driving collision that severely injured multiple people in 2015, as a Medicine Hat judge issued rulings Thursday on alleged breaches of the accused’s charter rights. In handing down his decision at ... Read More »

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Drug charges stayed after accused suffers severe injuries in October home invasion

By Peggy Revell on December 21st, 2017

prevell@medicinehatnews.com @MHNprevell Injuries sustained by the victim of an October home invasion have been deemed so severe that the Federal Crown has issued a stay of proceedings for drug-related charges the victim also faces. The 60-year-old man was a victim of a “quite vicious assault,” said a Federal Crown prosecutor, who brought forward the multiple ... Read More »

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Mayor’s office cancels New Year’s levee

By Collin Gallant on December 21st, 2017

Medicine Hat News The annual New Year’s Day mayor’s levee in Medicine Hat is no more. Mayor Ted Clugston’s office announced Wednesday it was planning “a new tradition” to allow Hatters to interact with top government officials on Jan. 1, but it would replace the usual event set to take place in about 10 days. ... Read More »

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