Local News
RCMP recover safe and merchandise stolen from Vulcan County Co-op
By Medicine Hat News on October 3rd, 2019
Mounties have recovered a store safe and $13,000 worth of merchandise taken during a break-in at a rural Co-op store in Vulcan County. Gleichen RCMP searched a property near Cluny on Sept. 27 and arrested three people after a stolen vehicle was spotted near the location. They say lottery tickets, ammunition, consumer goods and cigarettes ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Hatter arrested on sex charges involving children, animals
By medicinehatnews on October 1st, 2019
WARNING: This story contains content that may be disturbing to some readers. ————— A Medicine Hat man has been arrested for multiple sex offences involving children and animals. Along with the help of Medicine Hat Police Service, ALERT arrested the man at his Medicine Hat home. A release from ALERT alleges “the suspect had been ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Dozens of air cadets stranded by weather during weekend training
By MO CRANKER on October 1st, 2019
mcranker@medicinehatnews.com@MHNmocranker A group of Medicine Hat Air Cadets spent the weekend training a few hours out of the city and were supposed to travel back to the city Sunday – then the weather happened. The group got word Sunday during heavy snowfall that only one of two buses scheduled to bring them back to the ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Highway driving hindered by snow across entire region
By COLLIN GALLANT on October 1st, 2019
cgallant@medicinehatnews.com@CollinGallant Traffic snarls continued on major highways on Monday afternoon. A noon-hour accident on the westbound Trans-Canada near Brooks ground traffic to a halt one day after the RCMP recommended against travel on the covered highway in whiteout conditions. North of Medicine Hat, snow-covered conditions persisted Monday east of Broods, on Highway No. 36, north ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Harvest up to speed but regional yields are down
By Medicine Hat News on September 28th, 2019
Harvest in southern Alberta has caught up to speed as cold weather approaches, but yields are down after a dry spring and summer, according to the latest Alberta crop report. With snow forecast for southwest and southeast Alberta this weekend, the crop report dated Sept. 23 states that nearly three quarters of major crops are ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!NDP budget meeting Oct. 1 in Hat
By Medicine Hat News on September 28th, 2019
A date and place for an alternative provincial budget discussions in Medicine Hat has been set by the Alberta New Democrats. Medicine Hat was listed as one of eight locations where the party would discuss the provincial budget expected later this month. Finalized details were publicized Thursday. The meeting will be held Oct. 1 in ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Wild Horse winter hours start Oct. 1
By Medicine Hat News on September 27th, 2019
Hours of operation at the Port of Wild Horse will return to reduced winter hours starting Oct. 1, the Canadian Border Service announced on Thursday. The border crossing into Montana located 150 kilometres south of Medicine Hat will operate daily from 8 a.m. until 5 p.m. until next May. The crossing operates until 9 p.m. ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Woman suffers minor injury in three-vehicle collision atop the Altawana Hill
By Medicine Hat News on September 24th, 2019
A woman was hospitalized with minor injuries after a three-vehicle collision Monday morning. According to police, the collision occurred about 8:15 a.m. at Division Avenue and Eighth Street NW after a Ford truck slowed down for traffic at a red light. It was hit from behind by a Kia Sorento, which was itself hit by ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Events Calendar Sept. 23-29, 2019
By Medicine Hat News on September 23rd, 2019
Sept. 23 – Sunrise Coffee Time, MH Public Library, 10 a.m. Sept. 24 – Discover: Virtual Veiner, MH Public Library, 10 a.m.-noon, (ages 50+) Sept. 24 – Stitching in the Afternoon, MH Public Library, 1:30-3:30 p.m. Sept. 24 – Paint Night with Painter Girl, The Hat’s Olive Tap, 5-8 p.m. Sept. 24 – Comedy Night ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Police say suspicious package incident has turned out to be nothing
By Medicine Hat News on September 21st, 2019
So far, the Medicine Hat Police Service’s investigation into an incident that caused the local courthouse’s evacuation Thursday hasn’t “revealed any suspicious activity, packages or substances,” according to a Friday news release updating the public. One individual who was on the premises was taken to the hospital as a precaution, but police say it was ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!‘Vote for Dave’ signs depict as-of-yet unofficial independent candidate
By Medicine Hat News on September 21st, 2019
Hatters may have noticed “Vote for Dave” signs all over the city this past week. The makeshift electoral signs are referring to Dave Phillips, an independent candidate who last ran in the 2015 provincial election. Phillips often contacts this newspaper during election periods touting his purported candidacy, but only officially ran in 2015. In that ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!
