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Missing youth found by searchers in Ross Glen area Tuesday
By Medicine Hat News on April 22nd, 2021
The Medicine Hat Police Service say they were searching for a youth in the Ross Glen area on Tuesday and they safely located them and they’re safe with family. The South Eastern Alberta Search and Rescue Association assisted in the search. “We are a volunteer organization, strong team and a strong commitment from the team ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Cows ‘traumatized’ by rustling
By Medicine Hat News on April 22nd, 2021
Police recovered four calves among a cache of stolen property near Rocky Mountain House last week, and authorities are including the financial costs of the premature weening as long-term impacts of the case. RCMP from the region unit and livestock section say the cattle were taken from a property near Caroline and were found during ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Child pornography charges are up: ALERT
By Medicine Hat News on April 22nd, 2021
The province’s integrated police unit is reporting 24 individuals charged with child pornography allegations in the first quarter of 2021 – including two men from Medicine Hat. The Alberta Law Enforcement Response Team says the latest slew of charges comes during a record number of cases over the 2020-2021 fiscal year, which topped 2,100. The ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!COVID case at Crescent Heights High
By KELLEN TANIGUCHI on April 22nd, 2021
ktaniguchi@medicinehatnews.com@@kellentaniguchi Alberta Health Services has identified a positive case of COVID-19 at Crescent Heights High School, according to a statement released by the Medicine Hat Public School Division on Tuesday night. The school will stay open and all close contacts of the positive case have been identified and are already in quarantine. “It appears that ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Tenants displaced after fire guts unit at Flats four-plex
By Medicine Hat News on April 22nd, 2021
An overnight fire on Bridge Street has put all tenants of a four-plex in hotels but wound up only gutting one unit. Fire crews responded to the call at about 1 a.m. on Wednesday morning, finding a substantial fire climbing up the rear of the building on the 900 block of Bridge Street. “When they ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Community has high expectations of police, Hat’s chief says
By ALEX McCUAIG Special to the News on April 22nd, 2021
From the rise of the Black Lives Matter movement as a reaction to police shootings in the States, to scrutiny in this country of how law enforcement deals with racialized communities, to actions of the Lethbridge police closer to home, there is a far greater spotlight being shined on cops. Medicine Hat police chief Mike ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Accused pleads guilty to indecent act involving hotel worker
By ALEX McCUAIG Special to the News on April 21st, 2021
A 33-year-old man pleaded guilty Tuesday at Medicine Hat Provincial Court to committing an indecent act at a city hotel last year. Steven Gregory Atkins was charged Nov. 16, 2020 after a female hotel worker contacted police to report being flashed when delivering room service. The court heard Atkins opened the door to his hotel ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Cryptocurrency miners looking for renewable energy options in southern Alberta
By COLLIN GALLANT on April 21st, 2021
cgallant@medicinehatnews.com@CollinGallant Cryptocurrency firms are scoping out natural gas plants in the Medicine Hat and Lethbridge region for a site suitable for future wind and solar power development. The end result would be “greener” digital currency, said the head of Neptune Digital Assets Corp., which last week raised $40 million in a share offering for the ... Read More »
1 responseSuffield announces summer upgrades
By Medicine Hat News on April 21st, 2021
A new laboratory unit and a new roof at the iconic Building 1 at the Defence Research Canada facility is in the 2021 construction plan for CFB Suffield, according to Procurement Canada’s spring bidding list. The facility, built in 1955, was declared a recognized federal heritage building in 1995 as an example of Cold War-era ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Motz says CPC carbon pricing plan different, better than Liberals
By COLLIN GALLANT on April 21st, 2021
cgallant@medicinehatnews.com@CollinGallant Conservative MP Glen Motz has softened his stance on carbon pricing, but is ratcheting up criticism of how it’s currently applied as his party proposes alternatives. Last week the Conservative Party and Leader Erin O’Toole released an outline of its environment policy, stating a $20 per tonne carbon price for consumers would be held ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Vaccines urged by those getting them
By ALEX McCUAIG Special to the News on April 21st, 2021
It was steady as she goes at the Medicine Hat COVID vaccination clinic despite hundreds of thousands more Albertans now eligible to receive the shot. Tuesday was the first day those between 40 and 55 became eligible for the AstraZeneca vaccine in Alberta which has driven a surge in those wishing to receive the shot ... Read More »
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