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Pamphlets on drug safety pulled quickly from Hat High wellness fair
By MEDICINE HAT NEWS on December 16th, 2023
Medicine Hat High School quickly pulled pamphlets that caused concerns with parents at its annual wellness fair Wednesday. The two pamphlets were distributed by SafeLink Alberta on safer substance use practices published by CATIE, a leading source of free, publicly available and evidence-based information on sexually transmitted and blood borne infections in Canada. They contained ... Read More »
1 responseMSI grant program replacement heavily tied to provincial revenue
By COLLIN GALLANT on December 16th, 2023
cgallant@medicinehatnews.com@CollinGallant The province’s major municipal infrastructure grant has been finalized as the Ministry of Municipal Affairs announced Friday allocations of the next two years under the Local Government Fiscal Framework. That replaces the Municipal Sustainability Initiative created by Premier Ed Stelmach in 2006 as a 10-year program, which more recent governments have promised to update. ... Read More »
1 responseDrone, K9 unit help nab suspects of business break-in
By MEDICINE HAT NEWS on December 16th, 2023
https://www.medicinehatnews.com@MedicineHatNews Local police used dogs and a drone to track two suspects of a business break-in on Thursday morning and recovered a substantial amount of stolen computer equipment. The Medicine Hat Police Service states in a release that officers were called to an early morning alarm at a business on the 1200 block of Kingsway ... Read More »
1 responseSouth Hill transit route going back to scheduled stops in new year
By MEDICINE HAT NEWS on December 16th, 2023
https://www.medicinehatnews.com@MedicineHatNews Medicine Hat Transit is returning to a set-time evening and weekend service on a central route to the Medicine Hat Regional Hospital, expanding additional service in Ross Glen area. Three years ago, the department moved to on-demand service on several routes during non-peak times as a cost-cutting measure during times on low ridership. This ... Read More »
1 responseALERT internet child exploitation unit rescues abused child
By MEDICINE HAT NEWS on December 16th, 2023
Two people have been arrested following an ALERT internet child exploitation investigation that led to the rescue of a child in southern Alberta. The child’s mother is accused of sexual assault and other offences. ICE arrested her Nov. 2 after conducting a search warrant at a Lethbridge home with other police agencies’ assistance, including the ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Alberta RCMP received more than 500 road rage incidents in 2023
By medicinehatnews on December 16th, 2023
RCMP would like to remind the public on the dangers of dangerous driving and road rage following the deaths of three people this year. Charges and tickets have been issued in 184 of these incidents, while several remain under investigation. Police warm aggressive driving can result in injuries, a criminal record and jail time. “Like ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Real estate: Local sales on downswing but prices are up
By COLLIN GALLANT on December 15th, 2023
cgallant@medicinehatnews.com@CollinGallant House prices in Medicine Hat are still rising, but sales are lower due to tight inventory and now-cautious buyers who are watching interest rates, according to the head of the Medicine Hat Real Estate Board. Matt Teel said the end of 2023 is not much different than the first 11 months – high demand ... Read More »
1 responsePair charged in relation to cannabis store robbery in Gleichen
By MEDICINE HAT NEWS on December 15th, 2023
https://www.medicinehatnews.com@MedicineHatNews Two men from Siksika Nation were in court Thursday charged with gun-point robbery of a cannabis store in Gleichen last month, according the RCMP detachment in the town. Brandon Royal, 23, and Kyler Wolfear, 24, appeared in Gleichen Court of Justice charged with robbery, wearing disguises and firearms charges. Both were held for the ... Read More »
1 responseOpioid-related emergency calls up 60% year over year
By MEDICINE HAT NEWS on December 15th, 2023
https://www.medicinehatnews.com@MedicineHatNews EMS calls related to opioids have risen by 60 per cent in Medicine Hat through the first nine months of 2023, while the number of fatal drug overdoses approaches a new record. To the end of September, 33 deaths in the city were attributed to opioid overdoses, just three fewer than were recorded in ... Read More »
1 response25th annual Beef Pen show gets underway today
By MEDICINE HAT NEWS on December 15th, 2023
The Medicine Hat Exhibition & Stampede’s annual Beef Pen show is gearing up for a ‘bull’ weekend of activities. The 25th rendition of the show and Cowboy Christmas Tradeshow returns to the Cypress Centre with two days of showings and loads of cattle to go around. Today’s schedule opens at 2 p.m. with the cattle ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Judge’s car stolen from courthouse
By MEDICINE HAT NEWS on December 14th, 2023
https://www.medicinehatnews.com@MedicineHatNews LETHBRIDGE Using a key taken from a courthouse office to steal a retired judge’s Jeep has earned a Lethbridge man a month in prison. Police were called in late September after duty counsel lawyer Jeremy DeBow reported that his car keys were missing and security footage showed a woman coming and going. She later ... Read More »
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