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City promises generous stimulus package
By COLLIN GALLANT on April 29th, 2020
cgallant@medicinehatnews.com@CollinGallant Potential details on a proposed relief package from city hall to those affected by this spring’s economic downturn were pulled back on Tuesday but the mayor reiterated the raft of measures could be the most generous of any municipality in Canada. Mayor Ted Clugston said the complete package will be outlined at council’s meeting ... Read More »
1 responseCity would follow AHS lead on decision about Brooks
By GILLIAN SLADE on April 29th, 2020
gslade@medicinehatnews.com@MHNGillianSlade The City of Medicine Hat will not be restricting the movement of people between the Hat and Brooks, and if this is deemed necessary it would come from Alberta Health Services. “We (the city) will not be restricting access to Brooks or people coming into Brooks,” said Merrick Brown, director of health, safety, environment ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Grande Prairie homicide person of interest the same man charged with assaulting Medicine Hat couple
By Medicine Hat News on April 29th, 2020
Mounties of Grande Prairie have named a person of interest in a homicide in that city this week and the assault of two Medicine Hat residents who were found badly injured in a Whitecourt hotel room earlier in April. The RCMP have issued an arrest warrant for Telford Randall Howe, also known as ‘Gremlin’ of ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!MHPS trying to limit cell block numbers
By COLLIN GALLANT on April 29th, 2020
cgallant@medicinehatnews.com@CollinGallant Police in Medicine Hat are trying to limit the number of people they hold in their cellblock, but say the safety of the general public is always considered when determining who is put in or remains in custody. Insp. Brent Secondiak told the News on Tuesday that the service has revamped how it deals ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Public school board talks family school liaison workers Tuesday
By RYAN MCCRACKEN on April 29th, 2020
rmccracken@medicinehatnews.com@MHNMcCracken Family school liaison workers were at the forefront of Medicine Hat Public School Division’s regular board meeting Tuesday, which was held online over Zoom. COVID-19 has been keeping kids out of the classroom, but MHPSD district psychologist Claire Petersen says liaison workers have been putting in work to ensure every student has the support ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Two more COVID-19 deaths in Brooks
By Sean Rooney on April 28th, 2020
Medicine Hat News Two deaths including one at a continuing care facility in Brooks were reported as part of Tuesday’s COVID-19 Alberta update. Alberta Health confirmed that an individual at AgeCare Sunrise Gardens in Brooks was among the five new deaths attributed to the coronavirus. A total of 80 people in the province have died ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Influenza numbers compared with confirmed COVID-19 cases
By GILLIAN SLADE on April 28th, 2020
gslade@medicinehatnews.com@MHNGillianSlade As of Monday morning… Even at this late stage of the influenza season there are still new cases and hospitalizations. In the last week there were two cases of influenza that required hospitalization in the south zone and 24 across the province, according to the latest AHS report. The recent FluWatch report, issued by ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!South zone cases surpass Edmonton
By GILLIAN SLADE on April 28th, 2020
gslade@medicinehatnews.com@MHNGillianSlade As of Monday morning… The south zone now has the highest number of COVID-19 cases other than Calgary. That number was 599 on Sunday, surpassing Edmonton at 479, which used to have the second most. The number of people hospitalized at Medicine Hat Regional Hospital now stands at five with one of those cases ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Engagement ring lost on Saturday walk
By Medicine Hat News on April 28th, 2020
A local resident is heartbroken about having lost her diamond engagement ring while out for a walk on Saturday, and hopes someone will find it and return it to her. Michelle Sauve believes she may have lost it between Connaught Golf Course and Trans-Canada Way where she was walking with her husband. She says they ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Montana starts re-open process
By Medicine Hat News on April 28th, 2020
A general “stay at home” directive from the governor of Montana expired Monday, though other emergency orders were extended as the state begins to “re-open” portions of society and the economy. Restrictions on individuals expired Sunday, along with provisions that allowed houses of worship to open with limited capacity, then those for “non-essential” business on ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!‘Re-open economy’ protest in the Hat postponed due to low turnout
By Medicine Hat News on April 28th, 2020
A local protest to re-open the economy – initially scheduled for 10 a.m. Monday outside the provincial building in downtown Medicine Hat – was rescheduled due to low turnout. Event organizer Stephen Campbell said in a message to the News that a tentative makeup date has been set for May 2. Campbell also stated in ... Read More »
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