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Arrest made, charges laid after attempted carjacking
By Peggy Revell on October 5th, 2017
Medicine Hat News Medicine Hat police arrested a 26-year-old man over an attempted carjacking. Police report that during the evening of Oct. 3, a man was stopped in front of a residence on Second Street NE, and was approached by a man who asked for a ride. When the driver refused, the other man brandished ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Woman no-shows for sentencing on drug trafficking conviction
By Peggy Revell on October 5th, 2017
prevell@medicinehatnews.com @MHNprevell A warrant was issued Wednesday after a woman who entered guilty pleas to drug trafficking charges in July was a no-show for her sentencing at the Medicine Hat courthouse. Siofean Coderre, 43, was set to be sentenced following a May drug bust, where police say $33,000 in methamphetamine was seized in Medicine Hat. ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Women facing second-degree murder charges appear in Swift Current court
By None on October 5th, 2017
Southwest Booster Two people facing second-degree murder charges in relation to the death of Logan Ring were in Swift Current Provincial Court this morning. Rebecca Lynn Kuhlman and Tanisha Lynn Perrault are both charged with one count of second-degree murder. The matter was adjourned to Nov. 8 when both will appear via video conference. RCMP ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Crews working to repair CP main line following derailment
By None on October 5th, 2017
Medicine Hat News Crews continue to work at the scene of a Canadian Pacific Railway train derailment which occurred just east of Gull Lake on Tuesday night. The train, which was carrying potash, derailed at approximately 8:10 p.m. on October 3. A total of 37 cars derailed in the incident, and crews are working to ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Elderly couple killed near Oyen
By Collin Gallant on October 5th, 2017
Medicine Hat News Two elderly motorists from Saskatchewan are dead after their car was slammed into by a truck at a highway intersection near Oyen on Wednesday morning. The RCMP say that a car approached Highway 41 southeast of the town on Secondary Highway No. 570 at about 9:35 a.m. and stopped before proceeding. When ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Two dead after truck hits car near Oyen
By Medicine Hat News on October 4th, 2017
Two elderly motorists from Saskatchewan are dead after their car was slammed into by a truck at a highway intersection near Oyen on Wednesday morning. RCMP say that a car approached Highway 41 southeast of the town on Secondary Highway No. 570 at about 9:35 a.m. and stopped before proceeding. When it entered the driving ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Hatter charged after attempted carjacking
By Medicine Hat News on October 4th, 2017
A 26-year-old Medicine Hat man is facing robbery and weapon charges after an incident on the evening of Oct. 3 in Riverside. A motorist was stopped in front of a residence on Second Street NE when he was approached by male asking for a ride. When the driver refused the man pulled out what appeared ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Exemption for 55-plus likely coming with age law
By Collin Gallant on October 4th, 2017
cgallant@medicinehatnews.com @CollinGallnat A move to broaden protection for seniors and other Albertans against age discrimination will likely include an exemption for 55-plus condo complexes, MLA Bob Wanner said Tuesday at a meeting with 50 concerned seniors. The province has until Jan. 1, 2018 to include age in the Alberta Human Rights Code, thereby removing it ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Man charged in hospital parking lot robbery pleads down, gets four months in jail
By Peggy Revell on October 4th, 2017
prevell@medicinehatnews.com @MHNprevell A man accused of a hospital parking lot robbery pled out to the lesser charge of theft under $5,000 Tuesday at the Medicine Hat Courthouse. Jesse Leckner, 26, received a four-month jail sentence and a year of probation for the incident originally set down for trial in January. Due to credit for time ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Crews working to get highways safe for travel, city landfill operations resume
By Medicine Hat News on October 3rd, 2017
Motorists in the region were greeted with covered, but generally passable, road conditions on Tuesday, one day after a heavy dump of snow shut down travel in southeastern Alberta. A mid-morning accident on the Trans-Canada at Highway 524, west of Redcliff, however, stopped traffic again, with authorities estimating an three hour delay. They suggest avoid ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!UPDATED: Edmonton police locate, detain escaped prisoner with ties to Medicine Hat
By Medicine Hat News on October 3rd, 2017
UPDATE: Edmonton police said on the evening of Oct. 3 the two prisoners have been located and detained. —————————— Edmonton police are searching today for two escaped prisoners, who of whom has ties to Medicine Hat. According to the Edmonton Police Service, Kelsie Laine Marie Mast, 23, and Samantha Faye Toope, 20, jumped the east ... Read More »
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