By Medicine Hat News on April 27th, 2021
A man convicted of the first-degree murder of James Satre outside his home as part of a million-dollar extortion plot is applying to have his appeal heard at the highest court in the province. Robert Hoefman, 59, was convicted by a Medicine Hat jury last month and sentenced to a life sentence with no eligibility ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!By COLLIN GALLANT on April 27th, 2021
cgallant@medicinehatnews.com@CollinGallant Applications for southeastern Alberta’s first mega solar projects are now before regulators. The newly revealed Dunmore Solar field, a sprawling plan to put solar panel arrays on portions of eight quarter-sections east of Medicine Hat, was submitted to the Alberta Utilities Commission on April 24. That project, estimated to cost $200 million to build, ... Read More »
1 responseBy ALEX McCUAIG Special to the News on April 24th, 2021
They might get a bad rap but the return of turkey vultures to Medicine Hat in the past week is as sure a sign spring has sprung in southeastern Alberta as just about anything else. And as one of the largest birds found in the province, they are hard to miss as they glide over ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!By KELLEN TANIGUCHI on April 24th, 2021
ktaniguchi@medicinehatnews.com@@kellentaniguchi Medicine Hat High School’s basketball teams won’t be able to wear purple on the court to support Karen’s Purple Shirt Party this year, but the school is challenging staff and students at all junior high and high schools in the division to a selfie challenge to raise awareness for Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis. Hat High ... Read More »
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ktaniguchi@medicinehatnews.com@@kellentaniguchi A weekend hike just outside Redcliff turned into an incredible discovery when seven-year-old Austin Werbiski was picking up rocks and came across a dinosaur tooth. “It was really cool. I just picked it up and gave it to mom,” said Austin. Austin’s mom, Bridget, says they originally thought the tooth could be from a ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!By Medicine Hat News on April 24th, 2021
Alberta Health Services identified three cases of COVID-19 at Notre Dame Academy on Thursday and an additional case at St. Francis Xavier School. The Medicine Hat Catholic Board of Education posted both statements on its website and say all close contacts of the positive cases have been identified and contacted directly to quarantine. The MHCBE ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!By Medicine Hat News on April 24th, 2021
No-parking signs will be going up on side streets starting Monday as the annual residential road street sweeping program begins. Cleaning up high volume and priority routes have been ongoing this spring, and this week cleaners begin moving in to 17 zones to pick up gravel and debris. This year’s program begins in the downtown ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!By ALEX McCUAIG Special to the News on April 24th, 2021
A city woman who was one of three people charged with tying up a woman and beating her over the course of a night was sentenced Friday at Medicine Hat Court of Queen’s Bench to two-and-a-half years in a federal penitentiary. Amanda Louise Kaye, 39, along with mother and son co-accused Theresa and Matthew Babitzke, ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!By COLLIN GALLANT on April 24th, 2021
cgallant@medicinehatnews.com@CollinGallant Wayne Craven, whose rich, deep voice was unmistakable in city council debates for decades and throughout Medicine Hat community for much longer, has died. He was 80 years old and died early Friday morning after battling cancer, said his wife Sandra. “He was diagnosed two years ago, but you wouldn’t have known it from ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!By ALEX McCUAIG Special to the News on April 23rd, 2021
Despite Calgary and Edmonton schools moving to online learning for students due to rising numbers of COVID cases and lack of substitute teachers, Medicine Hat Catholic schools are in a good position to continue in-person classes. Dwayne Zarichny, superintendent of Medicine Hat Catholic Board of Education, says schools remain well below levels of COVID cases ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!By ALEX McCUAIG Special to the News on April 23rd, 2021
With Alberta’s spring doing its annual dance with the remnants of a Canadian winter, Hatters are gearing up at local sporting goods stores in anticipation of another COVID-impacted summer. But the shortage of outdoor recreational equipment is likely to have a bigger impact on what residents can do than a mid-May snowstorm. And not all ... Read More »
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