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Video and telephone physician consultations made permanent
By Medicine Hat News on June 10th, 2020
The telephone and video doctor consultations that patients were introduced to during the COVID-19 lockdown will now continue, says Alberta Health. Minister of Health Tyler Shandro says these visits have been valuable, and by making them permanent, physicians will be appropriately compensated. The new billing codes introduced a few months ago for doctors to use ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Chief likes proposed drunk-driving law
By RYAN MCCRACKEN on June 10th, 2020
rmccracken@medicinehatnews.com@MHNMcCracken The provincial government is proposing new legislation that would allow first-time impaired driving offenders to avoid a criminal charge, which Medicine Hat Police Service chief Andy McGrogan says would help keep dangerous drivers off the road while freeing up court and police resources. Bill 21, the Provincial Administrative Penalties Act, would introduce the Immediate ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Rural crime ticks back up with lifted COVID restrictions
By MO CRANKER on June 10th, 2020
mcranker@medicinehatnews.com@mocranker As summer weather hits and people begin getting more normalcy back in their lives, the Redcliff RCMP is reminding people to be safe and smart when going about their days. When the COVID-19 pandemic first hit in March, the RCMP noted a slowdown in crime in the town of Redcliff and in Cypress County. ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Police arrest and charge four in June 3 drug bust
By Medicine Hat News on June 9th, 2020
Four people were arrested in Veinerville on June 3 in connection with a drug bust. A search of vehicles yielded nearly $20,000 worth of drugs, including 184 grams of methamphetamine, 28 grams of fentanyl, 28 grams of cocaine and 20 grams of psilocybin mushrooms. “Drug dealers will go to great lengths to protect their trade, ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Seniors service awards will focus on COVID support
By Medicine Hat News on June 9th, 2020
The province is accepting nominations for the 2020 seniors service awards to recognize people who have invested time, energy and resources to help seniors during the pandemic. Across Alberta, countless individuals and groups, including seniors themselves, have stepped up in new and innovative ways to ensure their friends, neighbours and community members have the supports ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!MHPS, RCMP blended with new initiative
By GILLIAN SLADE on June 9th, 2020
gslade@medicinehatnews.com@MHNGillianSlade A new initiative to address crime will see Medicine Hat Police Service and the RCMP working together across traditional boundaries. Andy McGrogan, chief MHPS, says the priority street crimes team is now expanding into a regional property crimes team after presenting a business case to the province showing the benefits of a new initiative. ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Chief Earl Legacy Fund provides 21 youth scholarships
By MO CRANKER on June 9th, 2020
mcranker@medicinehatnews.com@mocranker The Medicine Hat Police Service handed out 21 scholarships to Grade 6 students Friday from the Chief Earl Legacy Fund. The fund was created in 2008 to honour and remember police chief Gord Earl, who passed away suddenly years ago. Since then it has awarded money to 170 students locally. “This fund is a ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Farming Smarter group hosting ag knowledge event Thursday
By MO CRANKER on June 9th, 2020
mcranker@medicinehatnews.com@mocranker The Farming Smarter group out of the Lethbridge area is hosting an event this week to share agricultural knowledge to those working in the industry. The event is taking place Thursday at 211034 Hwy 512 just outside Lethbridge. There are 40 tickets available to see the event live, and other tickets open to purchase ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Man taken to hospital under Mental Health Act after Sunday incident
By Medicine Hat News on June 9th, 2020
In the early hours of Sunday morning Medicine Hat Police Services responded to a situation in the 300 block of Third Street SE where a male was damaging property and threatening self-harm. A 28-year-old male was on the balcony of a suite and was being extremely aggressive with police officers inside the suite who were ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Efforts being made to trace back the first positive case
By GILLIAN SLADE on June 6th, 2020
gslade@medicinehatnews.com@MHNGillianSlade The first case of CVOID-19 in Alberta was announced March 5 – a woman who had returned from a cruise on Feb. 21. Almost a month before, Jan. 27, Dr. Deena Hinshaw, Alberta’s chief medical officer of health, had declined to say how many Albertans had already been tested at that stage for COVID-19. ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!MHPS has postponed its spring bike auction due to pandemic
By Medicine Hat News on June 6th, 2020
The Medicine Hat Police Service has indefinitely postponed its spring police auction that sees unclaimed property, including a large number of bicycles, cleared out of the compound on Second Street SE in the River Flats. Officials told the News last month that the service had considered an online offering of items seized or picked up ... Read More »
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