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Trial begins in Lethbridge for man charged in record-breaking border cocaine seizure
By Delon Shurtz Alberta Newspaper Group on March 17th, 2021
A two-week trial has begun for a northern Alberta man accused of trying to smuggle a record amount of cocaine through the Carway border crossing three years ago. The Court of Queen’s bench jury trial for Bradley Michael Gaudrault began Monday at the Yates Memorial Centre, but without jurors, who were selected in the morning ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Scouts Hall would fall for private-sector townhouse project in sale plan
By COLLIN GALLANT on March 17th, 2021
cgallant@medicinehatnews.com@CollinGallant The former Scouts Hall on Cuyler Road could be demolished to make way for new townhouses, according to an outline of a potential sale agreement presented on Monday to city council. The facility, which sat on a city-owned parcel, was acquired by the municipal land department last summer for $1 from Scouts Canada while ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!City eyes easing traffic at Stampede vaccine centre
By COLLIN GALLANT on March 16th, 2021
cgallant@medicinehatnews.com@CollinGallant The city and province are discussing how to speed up the volume of traffic heading in to and out of the current vaccination centre at the Medicine Hat Stampede grounds. On Monday, Calgary city officials revealed the Telus Convention centre in that city’s centre would be provided for a mass vaccination clinic. Medicine Hat ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Cops recap letter trail at Hoefman trial
By Alex McCuaig Special to the News on March 16th, 2021
The murder and extortion trial of Robert Hoefman continued Monday with the jury hearing more details on items seized from the accused’s home and letters from the million-dollar shakedown plot. Hoefman, 59, is accused of the first-degree murder of 63-year-old James Satre to further a million-dollar extortion of an individual who can’t be named due ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Local paramedic says certain hospital workers left out of vaccine rollout
By Gillian Slade Alberta Newspaper Group on March 16th, 2021
A paramedic and board member of the Health Science Association of Alberta says only some members of trauma teams at hospitals across the province have had the opportunity to get a COVID vaccination. Jason Soklofske says when a patient is brought into the emergency department, a trauma team is often assembled to provide medical care. ... Read More »
1 responseRates will rise as childcare pilot program comes to staggered end
By COLLIN GALLANT on March 16th, 2021
cgallant@medicinehatnews.com@CollinGallant The end of a provincial program to lower the cost of childcare is set to come to an end this month, though parents who use two local centres will see a measure of relief as rates rise. On Monday the YMCA of Medicine Hat announced it will be part of a new government funding ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Sentencing in child pornography case moved to June
By Medicine Hat News on March 16th, 2021
The sentencing hearing for a former well-known figure in the city has been put off until late June. Wayne Smith pleaded guilty Feb. 16 to one charge of accessing child pornography, one day before the matter was set to go to trial. A sentencing hearing set to take place Monday morning at Medicine Hat Provincial ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!City Centre Development Agency vote in May
By Medicine Hat News on March 16th, 2021
Members of the City Centre Development Agency will vote in May on the fate of the business improvement area. City council approved dates and a ballot question on Monday as the final step before those who pay the levy for the downtown business promotion group. Voting will take place in the city hall board room ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Local pharmacies now offering vaccine
By Gillian Slade Alberta Newspaper Group on March 16th, 2021
Several pharmacies in Medicine Hat and Redcliff are now offering COVID vaccinations to the public in an arrangement with Alberta Health. People were arriving for appointments on Monday at Solutions Pharmacy in Medicine Hat. “We are currently offering Moderna vaccine,” said pharmacist/owner April Duchscherer. “We want to be a place where it is easy for ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!A year since it started but its end is coming into view
By COLLIN GALLANT on March 13th, 2021
cgallant@medicinehatnews.com@CollinGallant This week we reflected on the “start” of the pandemic, which is loosely defined by different media sources on different dates. That speaks to the fast-paced reaction and confusion last March, when toilet paper supplies ran low and anxiety shot through the roof. This week the News provided some papers to schools for discussions ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Jackson Dodge sells to new ownership group from Sask.
By Medicine Hat News on March 13th, 2021
A car dealership group based in southwest Saskatchewan is expanding into Alberta’s southeast. Standard Motors will acquire Jackson Dodge in Medicine Hat at the end of the month, the Plewis Automotive Group announced Friday. It will become Standard Jeep Ram, and the fifth dealership in the network including three in Swift Current and Standard Chev ... Read More »
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