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Redcliff woman among arrested in stolen goods bust
By Collin Gallant on November 17th, 2018
Medicine Hat News A Redcliff woman and four others are facing charges after RCMP in Vulcan say they broke up a stolen goods operation that included thefts from Medicine Hat, Redcliff, Brooks and numerous oil well sites. Authorities state Mounties from Nanton and Vulcan searched a rural property on Nov. 13 and arrested five people ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!AHS inks three-year deal with Geneal Support Services
By Medicine Hat News on November 17th, 2018
The Canadian Press EDMONTON Alberta Health Services has ratified a three-year collective agreement with the Alberta Union of Provincial Employees General Support Services. The three-year retroactive agreement expires on March 31, 2020, and sets out terms and conditions for the diverse group of health support employees who work in areas such as administration; trades and ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Redcliff woman charged after stolen property recovered near Vulcan
By medicinehatnews on November 16th, 2018
A Redcliff woman is among five charged after RCMP in Vulcan recovered a trove of stolen property. Executing a search warrant at a rural property near Vulcan, Mounties recovered firearms, crossbows, ATVs, drugs, copper wire and more. The property was stolen from the Vulcan, Medicine Hat, Brooks, Redcliff, Strathmore and Calgary areas. A marijuana grow ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Wet snow and flurries blanket the region
By Medicine Hat News on November 16th, 2018
Plows were out in Medicine Hat and the region on Friday mornings as wet snow and flurries moved into southeast Alberta over night. In Medicine Hat, police reported a jackknifed semi and backups on the Kin Coulee dip before 8:30 a.m. Motorists on Highway 3 reporting snow and ice covered roads and reduced visibility at ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Leaders use breakfast to campaign
By Collin Gallant on November 16th, 2018
cgallant@medicinehatnews.com @CollinGallant With a provincial election expected in the next six months, and a federal vote likely by the end of next year, elected officials in the region used Thursday’s Leadership Breakfast to lay out their coming campaigns. “I’ll be unapologetically partisan,” said Glen Motz, the MP for Medicine Hat-Cardston-Warner in the opening statement of ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!MHPS introduces creative stress-relief method that also accessorizes beloved canine
By Mo Cranker on November 16th, 2018
mcranker@medicinehatnews.com @MHNmocranker The Medicine Hat Police Service has a new way for people to find a little bit of peace during high-pressure or stressful situations. The Mulder Ties program was recently created by victim assistance volunteer Carrie Stober and allows children and adults to draw on blank ties with markers during stressful times at court ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Closing arguments in sex assault trial
By Jeremy Appel on November 16th, 2018
jappel@medicinehatnews.com @MHNJeremyAppel The Crown and defence presented closing arguments to the jury Thursday in the Court of Queen’s Bench trial of a local pastor who allegedly molested his niece and impregnated her. Crown prosecutor Andrea Robbenhaar argued the evidence gathered from six witnesses proves beyond a reasonable doubt that the accused took advantage of his ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Accused pleads not guilty to 10 charges of a sexual nature
By Jeremy Appel on November 16th, 2018
Medicine Hat News A local man facing 10 counts of sexual assault, sexual exploitation, sexual interference and invitation to sexual touching over an eight-month period pled not guilty to all charges Thursday at Medicine Hat Provincial Court. Scott David Hansford, 35, has a trial set for April 24, 2019, which is slated to take the ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Local man charged with several crimes against the same person
By Jeremy Appel on November 16th, 2018
Medicine Hat News A 22-year-old from Medicine Hat faces charges of uttering threats, assault and sexual assault with a knife against the same person, in addition to breaking into their home and causing damage. Mahad Abdullahi Dayib was charged Nov. 3 with these offences, which stem from three separate incidents from August through November. Between ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!TCH intersection could finally get traffic lights
By Collin Gallant on November 16th, 2018
cgallant@medicinehatnews.com @CollinGallant A decade-old hope of having traffic lights installed at a major highway intersection in Dunmore could be close to reality, Cypress County Deputy Reeve Richard Oster told a business breakfast on Thursday. County officials plan to meet with Alberta Transportation administrators next week in Edmonton as part of the Rural Municipalities conference, with ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Ex-Rattlers allege unfair treatment
By Sean Rooney on November 15th, 2018
srooney@medicinehatnews.com @MHNRooney Seeing three of his teammates flunk out, two others charged by the police, then nine suspended for partying wasn’t enough for Osato Obaseki to leave the Medicine Hat College Rattlers men’s basketball team. Now he and another former Rattler allege they were treated unfairly when they were kicked off the roster — and ... Read More »
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