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Dog and owner begin healing together
By MO CRANKER on January 27th, 2020
mcranker@medicinehatnews.com@MHNmocranker After a number of tough weeks – three-year-old Yorkie Little Man and his owner Diane Galvez are finally able to relax a little. While spending a bit of time with Galvez feet from the entrance to their Cambridge Street apartment, Little Man was attacked by a much larger dog on Jan. 10. He was ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!‘A special weekend as brothers’: Hale siblings hope they represented the Hat well on Canadian Family Feud
By MO CRANKER on January 27th, 2020
mcranker@medicinehatnews.com@MHNmocranker Feb. 17 – mark your calendars, Hatters. The Hale brothers will be making their television debut on CBC’s Canadian Family Feud next month – oldest brother Troy says they had a blast. “It was fantastic,” said Hale. “It was really one of the best weekends we’ve had in our lives with the five of ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!TOP Fest provides week of fun and smiles
By MO CRANKER on January 27th, 2020
mcranker@medicinehatnews.com@MHNmocranker The annual Tongue on the Post Music Festival came to a close Saturday with day full of performances at Medalta. The event ran for the 14th consecutive year and saw a lot of success, says executive director Rob Pape. “It’s been a phenomenal week,” he said. “We’ve had such great attendance – the music ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Local vet specialist works with pets to help them live their best lives
By MO CRANKER on January 27th, 2020
mcranker@medicinehatnews.com@MHNmocranker It’s been an interesting ride for Mylo, an eight-year-old Border Collie Shar-Pei mix. When he was just nine months old, he was hit by a car and left to die on Highway 3. Thankfully a couple found him and took him to get care. While it initially looked like he was going to lose ... Read More »
1 responseBalancing needs of oil industry and municipalities is no easy task: Turnbull
By COLLIN GALLANT on January 25th, 2020
cgallant@medicinehatnews.com@CollinGallant After a wild week of debate about how to stabilize the struggling oilpatch without harming municipalities, a top official with the province’s only municipally owned petroleum producer says work needs to be done. Phil Turnbull is chair the city of Medicine Hat’s energy committee. It steers the gas exploration and production company that is ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Local man charged in drug seizure that came out of missing persons case
By Medicine Hat News on January 25th, 2020
A Medicine Hat man is charged following a substantial drug seizure in Taber this month after police in that town investigated a missing persons report from city police. The Taber Police Service announced on Jan. 17 that it confiscated 74 grams of cocaine, some cannabis and one gram of carfentanil during a vehicle stop stemming ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!MHPS introducing ‘high-risk’ drone use
By GILLIAN SLADE on January 25th, 2020
gslade@medicinehatnews.com@MHNGillianSlade Medicine Hat Police Service has announced it will now use drones for increased efficiency plus public and police safety. “Our intent is to use them for high-risk situations and missing persons,” said Insp. Brent Secondiak. “Lots of police agencies across the country have used them for years, in some case decades.” The high-risk incidents ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Bookstore marks Family Literacy with storytime event
By MO CRANKER on January 25th, 2020
mcranker@medicinehatnews.com@MHNmocranker Medicine Hat’s downtown used book store is holding an event Monday to celebrate Family Literacy Day. The Page and Whisker will be donating $2 from every purchase to the Medicine Hat Public Library and is hosting a children’s reading night. “We wanted to support literacy initiatives in the community,” said store manager Dana Kerr. ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Take good care of him: A tribute to Corey Beierbach
By MO CRANKER on January 25th, 2020
mcranker@medicinehatnews.com@MHNmocranker When the lights went out and the music started playing, all eyes were on Corey Beierbach. “I’m overwhelmed,” he said after his band, The Straight Jackets, kicked off a night full of music. “I feel so grateful and blessed – I have such amazing friends and family.” Friday night marked the Hat Rocks Cancer ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Telephone town hall meeting Tuesday with Travis Toews
By Medicine Hat News on January 25th, 2020
Albertans are invited to participate in a “telephone town hall meeting”with Travis Toews, minister of finance, regarding the provincial budget. People south of Red Deer are invited to participate on Tuesday from 6:30-8 p.m. The format is an opportunity for the government to speak directly to Albertans and listen to their priorities, states a press ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!City Notebook: No hurry for Harry
By COLLIN GALLANT on January 25th, 2020
cgallant@medicinehatnews.com@CollinGallant The whole world is wild about Harry, but not, it appears in Medicine Hat. A more imaginative town might extend an invitation to the prince who is in the middle of a very public debate about how he wants a more private life. It’s not that strange an idea. Not so many years ago ... Read More »
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