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RCMP officers bust up drug trafficking operation in Siksika
By Medicine Hat News on November 5th, 2020
Mounties in Gleichen say they have broken up a “dial a dope” operation with the arrest of two people. RCMP state that an investigation of an overdose in that town brought them to a residence on Eighth Avenue with a search warrant. They seized “large amounts” of Oxycontin and other prescription pills along with several ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Company building S. Alta. wind farm invests in another Alberta company
By Medicine Hat News on November 4th, 2020
An Ontario-based utility firm building a wind farm near Jenner has invested in an Alberta company that focuses on power systems fuelled by flare or vented natural gas. Capstone Infrastructure, which is building the Buffalo-Atlee wind farm, announced on Oct. 30 that it has formed a partnership with Genalta Power Inc, though terms were undisclosed. ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Several charges after Bobcat takes on cop cars
By Medicine Hat News on November 3rd, 2020
City police dealt with a hit and run involving a wild cat on Sunday, but the good news is no humans – or animals – were injured in the incident. At about 9 p.m., members of the Medicine Hat Police Service responded to a report of a Bobcat excavator heading south on Dunmore Road. Reports ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Viterra grain elevators make the news
By Medicine Hat News on November 3rd, 2020
Grain handler Viterra is being honoured for a facility east of Medicine Hat, while one to the west is expanding. The Gull Lake terminal was named the “Elevator of the Year” on the Canadian Pacific Railway system by the railroad last week. Meanwhile work to triple the storage capacity of the Cassils Road depot in ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Young rancher wise beyond his years; has 2,000 reasons to smile
By Ryan Dahlman on November 2nd, 2020
Hayes Howe has a lot of reasons to smile these days. Sure it has been cold, but he is enjoying life on his mom’s Two Rivers’ Black Angus ranch near Empress. Hayes rides horses, works cows with his mom and has done pretty well with showing livestock. Recently through, the Canadian Angus Association’s Canadian Angus ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!City Notebook: A warm reprieve before the blistering pace returns
By COLLIN GALLANT on November 2nd, 2020
cgallant@medicinehatnews.com@CollinGallant Everyone can be forgiven for feeling a bit overloaded these days. The news cycle certainly is. The long empty times of disrupted lives ruled most of the spring before a hopefully more relaxed summer. Now a chinook gives us time to finish ripping out the rest of the gardens we so lovingly tended. The ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Forever be Dracula
By medicinehatnews on November 2nd, 2020
“As a disciplinary tool, all dad had to do was give me that famous stare,” stated Bela Lugosi Jr., son of the icon that will forever be Dracula – Bela Lugosi. With 113 feature films and shorts, roles in hundreds of stage performances, and numerous radio broadcasts and public appearances – Bela Lugosi was a ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Medicine Hat man charged in sexual assault cold case from 1994
By Medicine Hat News on November 2nd, 2020
A Medicine Hat man has been arrested and charged by Edmonton police in a sexual assault case that dates back 26 years. The Edmonton Police Service announced Friday that they issued the arrest warrant that was processed by local police after retesting evidence collected after a woman was allegedly raped in 1994. Dean Walter Moore, ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Halloween safety extra necessary during the COVID-19 pandemic
By Medicine Hat News on November 2nd, 2020
Medicine Hat police are reminding the general public as well as trick-or-treaters to take precautions to have a safe and healthy Halloween. Along with general health guidelines to minimize and avoid physical contact, motorists, homeowners, as well as trick-or-treaters should be aware of general hazards that are present year in and year out. As always, ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Alberta’s first case of influenza detected for the season
By GILLIAN SLADE on November 2nd, 2020
gslade@medicinehatnews.com@MHNGillianSlade The first case of influenza this season has been confirmed in Alberta. According to Alberta Health Services’ first weekly report on the new flu season, one case of influenza A has been confirmed in the central zone of the province. The province rolled out its flu immunization program this month and nearly 597,110 Albertans ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Hospitals reaching capacity in three Montana centres as dire COVID situation continues
By Medicine Hat News on November 2nd, 2020
Health officials in Montana are warning that hospitals are nearing capacity in Billings, Great Falls and Helena after steep increases in new coronavirus cases in late October. On Friday, 1,063 new cases along with 27 deaths were added to statewide figures that now show 10,450 active cases and 364 mortalities. About 360 people are hospitalized ... Read More »
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