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‘Curious’ child calls 911 hundreds of times in a day
By Medicine Hat News on August 14th, 2020
Medicine Hat Police Service investigated a complaint involving an overwhelming number of frivolous 911 phone calls and determined the source was a “curious five-year-old.” A Thursday MHPS release said the Medicine Hat 911 communication centre received hundreds of calls over a 24-hour period from a disconnected cellular phone in the city, suspecting that a child ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Hut 8 to upgrade local data processing centre
By Medicine Hat News on August 14th, 2020
Hut 8 will upgrade its data processing centre in Medicine Hat this fall as it takes over full management of the facility that handles cryptocurrency exchanges for a fee. The firm will also begin renting out a portion of its facility to a client “crypto-miner” in order to diversify its income stream, according to financial ... Read More »
1 responseCity worker vote starts string of contract talks
By COLLIN GALLANT on August 14th, 2020
cgallant@medicinehatnews.com@CollinGallant Unionized city workers voted on a new contract proposal late Thursday, though the details of the deal or the vote’s result likely won’t be known until Monday. Typically, negotiated settlements that pass a union membership vote are then dealt with by elected officials at the following city council meeting. If both sides ratify the ... Read More »
1 responsePhysician shortage coming, local doc warns
By GILLIAN SLADE on August 14th, 2020
gslade@medicinehatnews.com@MHNGillianSlade Alberta’s physicians are being actively recruited by other provinces and countries, which could lead to a dire shortage like Albertans saw a decade ago, says a local emergency doctor. Dr. Paul Parks, Medicine Hat emergency physician and president of the emergency medicine section for the Alberta Medical Association, says morale is at “an all-time ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Road work causing detour near Valleyview seniors’ residence
By Medicine Hat News on August 14th, 2020
If you need to go to Valleyview seniors’ residence or the Alberta Health Services building across the road, current roadworks will mean having to detour. The intersection of Valleyview Road and First Street SW is currently undergoing significant road work and rehabilitation. Valleyview Drive is completely blocked off from First Street all the way to ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Vigil at MH hospital for slain Red Deer doctor
By GILLIAN SLADE on August 14th, 2020
gslade@medicinehatnews.com@MHNGillianSlade There will be a vigil in Medicine Hat to remember the Red Deer physician who was killed in an attack on Monday. The vigil for Dr. Walter Reynolds will take place tonight at 7 p.m. near the old entrance to the hospital, where you would enter to reach the atrium. A local doctor says ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Alberta Health recommends testing for all K-12 teachers, staff
By GILLIAN SLADE on August 14th, 2020
gslade@medicinehatnews.com@MHNGillianSlade Alberta Health is recommending asymptomatic COVID-19 testing for all teachers and staff in the K-12 education system before school starts at the end of the month. Arrangements for the tests can be made through two local pharmacies: Sandstone Pharmacies, 116 Carry Dr., located in the Carry Drive Clinic building (403-528-2111), and Shoppers Drug Mart, ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Chamber business award nominations unveiled
By COLLIN GALLANT on August 13th, 2020
Medicine Hat News The nominations are in for the Medicine Hat and District Chamber of Commerce awards that will go ahead as scheduled, but in a “hybrid” virtual format, this autumn. A total of 73 businesses are vying in 15 categories, with several earning multiple nominations that were collected in an open process. Winners will ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Cancarb parent makes sales adjustment over COVID-19
By COLLIN GALLANT on August 13th, 2020
cgallant@medicinehatnews.com@CollinGallant The parent company of Cancarb in Medicine Hat reduced its whole-year sales forecast by one third this month as it presented its first quarterly financial report that included the coronavirus pandemic. Tokai Carbon saw net sales across its product line fall by 32 per cent during the first six months of 2020, compared to ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!At-home learning options available for parents who choose so
By COLLIN GALLANT on August 13th, 2020
cgallant@medicinehatnews.com@CollinGallant Medicine Hat’s two school divisions are readying online-learning programs for students whose parents are weighing options ahead of an Aug. 31 return to class. Pupils across Alberta have been home since mid-March when pandemic protocols barred large indoor gatherings. For public school students, the return could be via an online learning “At home HUB,” ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Former political candidate charged with assaults
By Medicine Hat News on August 13th, 2020
Redcliff RCMP have charged former Alberta Liberal candidate and Walsh Save On Gas owner Anwar Kamaran with one count of assault and two counts of assault causing bodily harm following a series of altercations in Walsh over the weekend. Redcliff RCMP Staff Sgt. Sean Maxwell says Kamaran allegedly assaulted a female in Walsh on Aug. ... Read More »
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