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Weekly COVID-19 numbers update
By GILLIAN SLADE on May 2nd, 2020
gslade@medicinehatnews.com@MHNGillianSlade As of Friday morning… The south zone continues to lead the province with the highest number of COVID-19 cases per capita. The south zone has a population of 306,577 and the number of COVID cases expected to be announced on Friday will top 1,200. Based on the population of Brooks, a total of 5.8 ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Canadian Taxpayers Federation calls for Alberta elected officials to take pay cut
By GILLIAN SLADE on May 2nd, 2020
gslade@medicinehatnews.com@MHNGillianSlade The Canadian Taxpayers Federation is calling on government elected officials to take a pay reduction to bring them in line with other provinces and in recognition of all the Albertans who have recently lost their jobs. “At $121,000 annually, Alberta’s rank-and-file MLAs make significantly more than their counterparts in other provinces.,” said Franco Terrazzano, ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!In the News — Friday, May 1
By Collin Gallant on May 1st, 2020
A roundup of coverage in the Medicine Hat News and developing stories on the morning of Friday, May 1, 2020. Alberta’s ‘re-open’ planPremier Jason Kenney outlined how certain restrictions on business and general activity will be eased in the province in phases beginning this weekend. Find out details here. Alberta NumbersHealth officials reported 190 new ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Community effort locates lost dog
By RYAN MCCRACKEN on May 1st, 2020
rmccracken@medicinehatnews.com@MHNMcCracken Some tails come with a happy ending. On March 22, a man was passing through Redcliff and lost his dog. Over the course of the following month an incredible story of teamwork unfolded to track down a one-year-old pitbull-Catahoula mix named Montana. On April 22, Montana was found – in Calgary. Oh, the stories ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Medicine Hat Exhibition & Stampede officially cancelled
By Medicine Hat News on May 1st, 2020
They had little choice, but on Tuesday night the Medicine Hat Exhibition and Stampede made it official – there will be no Stampede this summer. In the wake of provincial restrictions confirmed to apply to outdoor festivals, the local Stampede’s board of directors decided there was no way to safely hold the 122nd edition of ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!City prepping for flood despite no threat
By COLLIN GALLANT on May 1st, 2020
cgallant@medicinehatnews.com@CollinGallant Flood prep in Medicine Hat will be jumpstarted even though there is no current threat, officials said this week. Ice jams in northern Alberta damaged 1,000 buildings this week in Fort McMurray, where 14,000 residents are evacuated, the province reported on Thursday. That situation is lessening however, as ice begins to melt and break ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Advice from Hatters to Fort Mac: Don’t bomb the ice jam
By GILLIAN SLADE on May 1st, 2020
gslade@medicinehatnews.com@MHNGillianSlade As Fort McMurray deals with a flood created by an ice jam, there are some lessons to be learned from history. Late March 1951 the Royal Canadian Air Force was brought in to drop bombs in the South Saskatchewan River. Large slabs of ice about 10 feet thick created the blockage near Police Point. ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Goodyear hopes to reopen production by month’s end
By Medicine Hat News on May 1st, 2020
Goodyear hopes to open North American production facilities by the end of May, but senior officials say that will be rolled out according to market demand and operating restrictions due to the pandemic. Much of the tire manufacturer’s global production facilities, including one that employs about 200 workers in Medicine Hat, were closed in late ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Testing of asymptomatic residents begins in Brooks
By GILLIAN SLADE on May 1st, 2020
gslade@medicinehatnews.com@MHNGillianSlade Brooks has become the first location in the province where COVID-19 tests have been provided to those without any symptoms of the virus. Dr. Lizette Elumir, medical officer of health in the Alberta Health Services south zone, says on three days this week almost 4,000 tests were done in Brooks. A test centre was ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Popular drive-in following the rules, it says
By COLLIN GALLANT on May 1st, 2020
cgallant@medicinehatnews.com@CollinGallant Management at Tino’s Drive-In says the hallmark local burger joint is abiding by all of Alberta Health recommendations and is asking customers to do the same. Late Wednesday, the Medicine Hat Police Service said it would increase presence near the southwest area business as well as several other locations in the city that had ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Province unveils relaunch strategy
By Sean Rooney on April 30th, 2020
Jason Kenney announced Alberta’s plan to begin relaxing COVID-19 restrictions Thursday, while another 109 cases of the disease were reported in Brooks. Golf courses will be able to reopen as soon as this weekend, said Kenney, though the government press release stated Monday. Dental, physiotherapy and funeral services are among those pegged for Monday relaunch, ... Read More »
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