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Finlay Bridge closes over damaged lights
By Gillian Slade on July 21st, 2017
Medicine Hat News Finlay Bridge is closed until further notice due to a traffic incident that damaged the overhead lights on the bridge, says the city. Power to all lights on Finlay Bridge has been turned off as a precautionary measure. Due to the lack of lighting, driving on the bridge is considered unsafe. Pedestrian ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Crack seller gets 22 months for his crime
By Peggy Revell on July 21st, 2017
prevell@medicinehatnews.com @MHNprevell A 22-month jail sentence was handed down Thursday to a man who pled guilty to trafficking crack cocaine earlier this year. Angol Koro has 13 months to serve of this sentence, due to time spent in pretrial custody. Koro was arrested following an investigation by police in Medicine Hat in January, where they ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Online pot survey still available
By Gillian Slade on July 21st, 2017
Medicine Hat News You still have time to tell the government your thoughts on cannabis legalization. Albertans have until July 31 to complete an online survey about how they would like the province to approach cannabis legalization. The survey is part of province-wide consultations on how Alberta will adapt to the federal government’s proposed cannabis ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Day watering taking place at Kin Coulee Park
By Gillian Slade on July 21st, 2017
Medicine Hat News Watering during the day will be taking place at Kin Coulee Park to provide much needed moisture for the grass after some technical difficulties with the irrigation system have been experienced. Day watering will continue until the technical difficulties are resolved, says the city... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Body found in Crescent Heights home at centre of explosion, fire
By Medicine Hat News on July 20th, 2017
UPDATE: Police say the explosion and fire are not criminal in nature. Read the full story here —————— Emergency officials have discovered human remains in a house rocked by an explosion Wednesday morning in Crescent Heights. Medicine Hat Fire Service, EMS and Medicine Hat Police Service responded to the area of Hudson Way N.E. following ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Lenient sentence for woman who sold undercover cops fake meth but is also primary caregiver for ill mother
By Peggy Revell on July 20th, 2017
prevell@medicinehatnews.com @MHNprevell “Exceptional circumstances” were cited by a judge for why he chose a lenient sentence Wednesday for a Medicine Hat woman who pled guilty to selling fake meth to undercover police. “On balance, I have been persuaded, and found that the personal family circumstances as they now exist … bring about an exceptional situation,” ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Six months for Manitoban’s part in possessing stolen property
By Peggy Revell on July 20th, 2017
prevell@medicinehatnews.com @MHNprevell The last of three Manitobans arrested in early June in Medicine Hat in relation to stolen property was sentenced Wednesday to a six-month jail term. Steven James Fontaine, 34, pled guilty to one count of possessing stolen property, one count of theft under $5,000, and one count of obstructing police —charges that stem ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Road work has nothing to so with sinkhole reported in May
By Gillian Slade on July 20th, 2017
gslade@medicinehatnews.com @MHNGillianSlade It may look as though the city is digging up the road where there was a sinkhole in May but a city spokesman says that is not the case at all. “They are just pulling out the temporary asphalt off the sidewalk there and putting in a new concrete wheelchair ramp,” said ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Library and special guests take a ride to launch the Books on the Bus program
By Tim Kalinowski on July 20th, 2017
tkalinowski@medicinehatnews.com @MHNTimKal The Medicine Hat Public Library launched its “Books on the Bus” initiative Wednesday, fittingly, with a bus ride. Special guests, including Mayor Ted Clugston, Coun. Jamie McIntosh, MLA Drew Barnes, Medicine Hat Rotary Club past president Uwe Krickhahn, MHPL chief librarian Shelley Ross, superintendent of Medicine Hat transit services Karen Davis and the ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!House-shaking explosion heard before three-house fire in Crescent Heights
By Tim Kalinowski on July 19th, 2017
UPDATE: Emergency officials have discovered human remains in a house rocked by an explosion Wednesday morning in Crescent Heights. Read the update here ——————— tkalinowski@medicinehatnews.com @MHNTimKal Medicine Hat firefighters responded to a three-house fire at about 9:40 a.m. Wednesday in Crescent Heights. When crews arrived at the location of the fire on Hudson Way N.E., ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Harlem Globetrotters coming in September
By Medicine Hat News on July 19th, 2017
Medicine Hat News Get ready for a night of highlight-reel slam dunks, trick shots, tomfoolery and “Sweet Georgia Brown.” The Harlem Globetrotters are trotting into Medicine Hat this fall. The world famous basketball-playing family entertainers bring their one-of-a-kind show to the Canalta Centre on Sept. 25 at 7 p.m. The Globetrotters’ star-studded roster includes Big ... Read More »
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