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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 »
Be the first to comment!Deerview Meats owners share MHC Business Person of the Year award
By Medicine Hat News on March 6th, 2017
Medicine Hat College has doubled up on its annual Business Person of the Year award. For the first time ever the award becomes the Business Person(s) of the Year award. Perry and Chris Deering have been selected as the 2017 winners. The owners of Deerview Meats, Perry and Chris have “demonstrated strong leadership within their ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Man arrested after running from police
By Scott Schmidt on March 4th, 2017
Medicine Hat News One man has been charged with break and enter, mischief, theft of a motor vehicle and breach of release conditions after a fleeing from police in a stolen vehicle Friday. At approximately 3 p.m. MHPS responded to a suspicious male at the north end of the city, and when they arrived, the ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Save the Arena Committee wants to take over management of Medicine Hat Arena
By Collin Gallant on March 2nd, 2017
cgallant@medicinehatnews.com @CollinGallant A group of prominent businessmen and minor hockey administrators tells the News they are putting together a proposal to keep the Medicine Hat Arena open, but under its management, not ownership. Bill Yuill, the head of Monarch Corporation and the owner of several minor-professional hockey teams, is the acting chair of the Save ... Read More »
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