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Redcliff native says Invictus Games will help him heal both body and mind

By COLLIN GALLANT on February 14th, 2020

cgallant@medicinehatnews.com@CollinGallant At 55 years of age, and with “wrecked legs” from three decades in the infantry, Wade Stach is one of the oldest members of the Canadian Invictus Games team. But the Redcliff native says it’s the path that will help him overcome depression caused by chronic ailments and the stress left from serving in ... Read More »

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Near normal runoff expected in southwest Saskatchewan

By Medicine Hat News on February 12th, 2020

Near normal runoff is expected in southwest Saskatchewan this spring despite lower than usual snowfall and thanks to a wetter than average fall, the province’s Water Security Agency has announced. The outlook for 2020 states the southern portions of the province received well-above-normal precipitation in the autumn as freeze-up occurred, which will increase the runoff ... Read More »

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IPC reports profitable production increase at its Suffield block plays

By Medicine Hat News on February 12th, 2020

The major oil company operating on the Suffield block saw profits and production rise there during 2019, according to the year-end financial report of International Petroleum Corporation released on Tuesday. The global producer recorded a 2 per cent production increase in the field it purchased two years ago from Cenovus while prices nearly doubled compared ... Read More »

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Lethbridge police search for murder suspect also wanted for killing in Edmonton

By TIM KALINOWSKI Lethbridge Herald on February 12th, 2020

The Lethbridge Police Service is confirming a man wanted for Lethbridge’s first homicide in two years is also wanted for a second murder in Edmonton two days later. Mohamud Omar Dhiblawe, 29, of Toronto, is charged with one count of second-degree murder in connection with the shooting death of a 35-year-old man in west Lethbridge ... Read More »

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Bow Island family settling in after arriving to Canada in November

By Alberta Newspaper Group on February 11th, 2020

Syrian mother Najah and her three boys Yo’rob, Asad and Ayham Brimo have settled into Bow Island nicely since arriving in the town back in November after being in Lebanon as a refugee family for eight years. The opportunity was made possible when Shayla Hopkins started the Bow Island Refugee Committee in August, and with ... Read More »

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Events Calendar Feb. 10-16, 2020

By Medicine Hat News on February 10th, 2020

Feb. 10-13 – Play Time in the Play Space, MH Public Library, 11 a.m.-8 p.m. Feb. 10 – Colouring in the Afternoon, MH Public Library, 1:30-3:30 p.m. Feb. 10 – Tween Night: Chocolate Olympics, MH Public Library, 7-8:30 p.m., ages 10-12 Feb. 10 – Theory of a Deadman, Canalta Centre, 7-11:30 p.m. Feb. 10 – ... Read More »

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Alberta committee will review legislation on continuing care

By GILLIAN SLADE on February 8th, 2020

gslade@medicinehatnews.com@MHNGillianSlade At the moment, home care, supportive living and long-term care is governed by its own legislation, but the government is establishing a committee to review this. Current continuing care legislation dates back to 1985 and includes six acts, six regulations and three standards. The review will contribute to Alberta’s first comprehensive continuing care legislation ... Read More »

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NAV Canada correction

By Medicine Hat News on February 8th, 2020

An article that detailed a new lease for NAV Canada and the Medicine Hat Regional Airport, published on Feb. 5, included incorrect description of the company. NAV Canada is a private corporation which provided air traffic control services. It is not a Crown corporation as stated. Officials inform the News that the firm does not ... Read More »

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Brooks Solar expansion OK’d on condition of blocking people’s view

By Medicine Hat News on February 8th, 2020

A substantial expansion of the Brooks Solar facility has been approved on condition, among others, that the company shield the solar panel arrays from the view of neighbours with a line of trees. Residents near the proposal expansion argued at December hearings that the value and enjoyment of their properties would be hampered by a ... Read More »

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City Notebook: Calls to Ottawa substitute ‘Teck Frontier’ for ‘Trans Mountain’

By COLLIN GALLANT on February 8th, 2020

cgallant@medicinehatnews.com@CollinGallant It was a full-court press on Friday for the approval of the Teck Frontier Mine. Local MLA Drew Barnes went as far as to say a rejection of the project by the federal Liberals might be enough to spark a referendum on separation. Alberta Environment Minister Jason Nixon called a press conference on Friday ... Read More »

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Arrest made after ‘serious incident’

By JEREMY APPEL on February 8th, 2020

jappel@medicinehatnews.com@MHNJeremyAppel A 32-year-old man has been arrested and charged with nine offences in relation to a “crime spree” across the city Thursday, which included a “serious incident” near Southview School that resulted in a shelter-in-place, police say. According to a Medicine Hat Police Service news release, the crimes were committed over an 11-hour period before ... Read More »

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