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City police nab suspect wanted by cops in Winnipeg
By Medicine Hat News on July 24th, 2020
On Wednesday evening Medicine Hat Police Service, working in partnership with the Winnipeg Police Service, responded to a report of a stolen BMW SUV approaching the city. MHPS conducted a high-risk vehicle stop and arrested a 24-year-old male from Calgary without incident. A search of the vehicle also revealed stolen property that is possibly from ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Fire department investigating small back-alley blaze on SE Hill
By Medicine Hat News on July 24th, 2020
Medicine Hat Fire Services responded to the scene of a fire on the Southeast Hill on Thursday morning. Scott Hanelt, fire marshall and chief investigator, says the fire took place in the back lane between homes on Sixth and Seventh streets in the 200 block. The main area of the fire appears to have been ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Eye doctors want to negotiate on their own
By Medicine Hat News on July 23rd, 2020
The Eye Physicians and Surgeons Association of Alberta called on the Government of Alberta to negotiate directly with a group of its physicians rather than with the Alberta Medical Association. Minister of Health Tyler Shandro said the previous government had appointed the AMA as the exclusive representative of physicians in legislation in 2018. In order ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Pedestrian in motorized wheelchair struck and killed by vehicle on Tuesday
By GILLIAN SLADE on July 23rd, 2020
gslade@medicinehatnews.com@MHNGillianSlade At about 8:30 p.m. on Tuesday evening Medicine Hat Police Service responded to a call after a pedestrian was hit by a motor vehicle on Anson Avenue in Tower Estates near the airport. The 71 year-old male pedestrian was transported to hospital and later died from his injuries. Insp. Brent Secondiak says the person, ... Read More »
1 responseMan behind collapsed real estate company guilty of fraud
By COLLIN GALLANT on July 23rd, 2020
cgallant@medicinehatnews.com@CollinGallant The man behind a collapsed real estate company that had dozens of Hatters as investors and once owned a proposed local community has been found guilty of one count of fraud and another of misleading investors. Ronald James Aitkens, who was the controlling mind behind the Foundation Group of Companies, according to court documents, ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!City won’t access loan program to cover overdue utility money
By COLLIN GALLANT on July 23rd, 2020
cgallant@medicinehatnews.com@CollinGallant The City of Medicine Hat is currently carrying about $2 million worth of unpaid utility bills one month after a deferral program ended, but the city won’t access interest-free loans provided by the province to tide them over. Local finance officials told the News that about 20 per cent of its monthly utility billings ... Read More »
1 responseHutterite colony near Swift has spike in COVID cases; Sask. adds 60
By Medicine Hat News on July 23rd, 2020
A jump in positive COVID-19 cases in Saskatchewan is being attributed to a Hutterite Colony near Swift Current, according to a release on Wednesday afternoon by the Saskatchewan Health Authority. Across that province, 60 new cases were reported, including 43 on “single communal living setting” in the Rural Municipality of Lawtonia, southeast of Swift Current. ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Heat warnings arrive as temperatures soar
By Medicine Hat News on July 23rd, 2020
Right on cue, Medicine Hat is in a heat warning in the third week of July just as Medicine Hat Stampede Week would have kicked off. Festivities are cancelled this year due to the pandemic, but Medicine Hat was the hotspot in Canada at 3 p.m. as the temperature sat at 32.8C. A hot air ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Impaired-related charges for suspect in alleged drunk driving incident
By Medicine Hat News on July 23rd, 2020
A 21-year-old man has been arrested by police after allegedly driving drunk early Wednesday morning. Police received phone calls around 2 a.m. that a Dodge Ram crashed into two vehicles on Storrs Crescent. The driver then fled the scene. Police located the driver and the truck in the Ross Glen area after hearing a tire ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Teen woman killed in Highway 3 collision last week
By Medicine Hat News on July 21st, 2020
A head-on crash on Highway 3 east of Taber last week claimed the life of a 19-year-old woman, RCMP reported on Monday. Police say the collision occurred at 6:50 a.m. on July 17, and neither speed nor alcohol appear to be factors. The driver of the eastbound car, a woman from Nobleford, was pronounced dead ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Woman dies in motorcycle collision
By Medicine Hat News on July 21st, 2020
Medicine Hat News A 58-year-old woman is dead after a single vehicle motor collision Monday afternoon. The crash happened at the intersection at Holsom Road and Highway 3. The woman was the lone occupant on a motorcycle. Police closed the intersection into the evening Monday, investigating the crash... Read More »
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