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Brooks-MH MLA hosting town hall meet
By Medicine Hat News on January 15th, 2020
Rookie Brooks-Medicine Hat MLA Michaela Glasgo is hosting her first town hall meeting next week. The event is billed as an opportunity for Glasgo to provide an update for her constituents before the next legislature session resumes for its 2020 session. Attendees will also be able to ask questions. The meeting will take place from ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Body on rural road deemed suspicious death
By Medicine Hat News on January 15th, 2020
Police are investigating a suspicious death after a male body was discovered on a rural road near Medicine Hat. The Redcliff RCMP responded Monday around 11 a.m. to reports of a deceased male south of the city and east of Highway 3, according to a media release. Cpl. Deanna Fontaine told the News a member ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Catholic board puts focus on teacher well-being
By JEREMY APPEL on January 15th, 2020
jappel@medicinehatnews.com@MHNJeremyAppel Administration proposed a new approach for dealing with teachers’ emotional well-being at Tuesday’s Medicine Hat Catholic Board of Education meeting. Associate superintendent for human resources Chuck Hellman told the board that there’s been “some stress in terms of health and wellness,” which he said was consistent across MHCBE schools. “We took a look at ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Public asked to offer thoughts on medical assistance in dying rules
By Medicine Hat News on January 15th, 2020
The federal government is consulting with Canadians about regulations that affect medical assistance in dying. On Sept. 11, 2019 a superior court in Quebec struck down an existing provision in Canada’s law on MAID regarding a requirement that a patient seeking MAID needed to be facing a reasonably “foreseeable death.” The case was brought by ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Likely biggest carfentanil bust made
By JEREMY APPEL on January 15th, 2020
jappel@medicinehatnews.com@MHNJeremyAppel Cops have made what is expected to be the largest carfentanil bust in Medicine Hat history. “Carfentanil is used in professional circles to tranquilize large animals, like elephants, so human consumption of that type of drug is extremely dangerous,” Staff Sgt. Kelsey Fraser of ALERT Medicine Hat told the News. ALERT arrested two people ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!RCMP plan to create new model known as Cypress region draws initial concern
By COLLIN GALLANT on January 15th, 2020
cgallant@medicinehatnews.com@CollinGallant The RCMP is proposing to remodel how it polices southwest Saskatchewan. A series of community meetings this week throughout the area from Leader to Shaunavon and east to Gravelbourg will lay out the potential to create a hub in Swift Current known as the Cypress region. The force and MNP consultants are reviewing deployment ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!No power supply issue in the Hat
By COLLIN GALLANT on January 15th, 2020
cgallant@medicinehatnews.com@CollinGallant Alberta’s power grid managers say the system approached a point Monday where they would consider implementing rolling brownouts as cold weather sent demand to near record levels while supply was hampered by off-line coal plants and a lull in wind power production. Locally, City of Medicine Hat utility officials said Tuesday they have had ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Folium Biosciences takes over firm with Aurora ties
By COLLIN GALLANT on January 15th, 2020
cgallant@medicinehatnews.com@CollinGallant A complex arm’s-length relationship between two companies with major projects in Medicine Hat has been simplified. Folium Biosciences has taken over a U.S.-based capital investment firm related to Aurora Cannabis. Australis Capital, which held an investment stake in Colorado-based Folium, will be rebranded as Folium following a reverse takeover that was announced in late ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Medicine Hat police make ‘significant’ carfentanil seizure at traffic stop
By medicinehatnews on January 14th, 2020
Police have made what could be the largest carfentanil bust in Medicine Hat history. ALERT arrested two people Sunday during a traffic stop between Redcliff and the city – the conclusion of a two-month investigation into an alleged drug trafficking ring with ties to Calgary. Police seized from the vehicle $68,300 worth of cash and ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!RCMP investigating suspicious death near Medicine Hat
By medicinehatnews on January 14th, 2020
Police are investigating a suspicious death after a deceased male was discovered on a rural road near Medicine Hat. The Redcliff RCMP responded Monday around 11 a.m. to reports of a body found south of the city and east of Highway 3, according to a media release. Responding officers determined the death to be suspicious ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!School boards look to tackle vaping rise
By JEREMY APPEL on January 14th, 2020
jappel@medicinehatnews.com@MHNJeremyAppel Administrators at the three local school boards are attempting to navigate how to stem the tide of youth vaping. The rate of teen vaping in Alberta increased to 22 per cent in 2017 from eight per cent in 2015, according to the University of Alberta School of Public Health. Medicine Hat Catholic Board of ... Read More »
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