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Trio arrested near Duchess regarding alleged copper theft
By Medicine Hat News on January 31st, 2024
@MedicineHatNews Mounties detained three people in a pickup truck northeast of Duchess on Monday suspecting the trio were stealing from oilfield sites. The Drumheller RCMP detachment reported receiving a report from Brooks that a truck was travelling north on Highway 36 at about 9:30 a.m., and the vehicle was stopped at about 11 a.m. on ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Local man known for arson in custody for breach of current charge conditions
By Medicine Hat News on January 31st, 2024
@MedicineHatNews A Medicine Hat man with a criminal record for starting fires is in custody after police say he broke release conditions on a new set of arson allegations. Joseph Russel Haynes, 51, was charged in September after fire and police crews were called to a back alley fire in northeast Crescent Heights that destroyed ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Trucker jailed for driving at Mountie during Coutts blockade
By Alberta Newspaper Group on January 31st, 2024
LETHBRIDGE A southern Alberta man found guilty last year of dangerous driving at the Coutts border protests and assault with a weapon against an RCMP officer, has been sentenced to 10 months in jail. The sentence is two months less than what the Crown sought, but a significant departure from the conditional sentence order and ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Local young bright mind hopes to inspire youth to explore science
By Brendan Miller on January 31st, 2024
bmiller@medicinehatnews.com A local student is hoping to inspire other girls to explore the opportunities available in STEM fields following her recent success at the Canada Wide Science Fair. Katelynn Standell is in Grade 10 and was recognized on a national scale for a method she innovated to isolate and grow bacteriophage that are proven powerful ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Daycares sound the alarm on provincial funding model, say closures could be imminent
By COLLIN GALLANT on January 31st, 2024
cgallant@medicinehatnews.com@CollinGallant Child care centres in Medicine Hat have been raising the alarm over financial stress caused by a new funding model for at least two weeks, the News has learned. Daycare operators across Alberta face a deadline of today to sign on to new agreement to offer the Federal-Provincial Subsidy, but say the deal leaves ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Utility watchdog group seeks more members at town hall
By Brendan Miller on January 31st, 2024
bmiller@medicinehatnews.com A group of citizens with concerns over the city’s power rates is looking for members to join the association they claim will hold the city financially accountable for increased utility bills. The ‘Medicine Hat Utility Ratepayers Association’ met last night at Higdon Hall to engage with current members and welcome others to join. Board ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Students return to the lab for 32nd anniversary of Project Minerva
By Anna Smith Southern Alberta Newspapers on January 31st, 2024
Grade 9 girls from across southeastern Alberta gathered to explore potential futures in STEM alongside Praxis Science Outreach’s Project Minerva. Science outreach co-ordinator Patty Rooks oversaw roughly 35 students from the city and beyond in a series of scientific workstations at Medicine Hat High School on Tuesday, from monitoring air quality to basic chemistry experiments; ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!SaskPower signs deal with nuclear energy firm for small-modular reactor
By Medicine Hat News on January 31st, 2024
@MedicineHatNews SaskPower and GE Hitachi have signed a development agreement toward commissioning a small-modular nuclear reactor in Saskatchewan, the Crown power provider announced Tuesday. Currently, SaskPower is evaluating two sites for suitability – Elbow, near Lake Diefenbaker, and Estevan – and in 2022 selected the BWRX-300 model from GE Hitachi as its preferred technology. On ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!MLAs given pension message over the weekend as NDP town halls near
By Medicine Hat News on January 30th, 2024
@MedicineHatNews Two MLA offices in Medicine Hat were postered over the weekend with messages decrying the province’s exploration of a provincial pension plan as the issue promises to make headlines this week. On Wednesday, the opposition New Democrats will hold an in-person meeting in Medicine Hat to discuss the issue, which they oppose. A newly ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Deborah Belyea found guilty of second-degree murder of her husband Alfred
By Brendan Miller on January 30th, 2024
bmiller@medicinehatnews.com Justice Dallas Miller handed down a guilty verdict to Deborah Belyea for the second-degree homicide of her husband and former Cypress County councillor Alfred Belyea, and will receive a life sentence. “In finding that Deborah Belyea did commit the murder by stabbing Alfred Belyea at least four times, it is clear that she committed ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Air-soft pistol leads to police incident in the Flats; no charges laid
By Medicine Hat News on January 30th, 2024
@MedicineHatNews Police say a realistic pellet gun was the cause of a brief “public alert” put out Sunday night asking Hatters to avoid the South Flats. Medicine Hat police reported that at about 6 p.m. on Jan. 28 they received a call from a member of the public that a person entered a home on ... Read More »
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