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Sheepdog championships get underway
By Gillian Slade on August 24th, 2018
gslade@medicinehatnews.com @MHNGillianSlade It takes stamina, skill, discipline and teamwork to move sheep through a sheepdog championship course, and some of the best in the world participated in the event near Medicine Hat on Thursday. Border collies faced an unknown championship course and sheep that have never before been herded by a dog. At the ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Air quality to get worse as smoke blows back in
By Medicine Hat News on August 23rd, 2018
Air quality in Medicine Hat is expected to get dramatically worse today due to smoke from B.C. wildfires. The Air Health Quality Index forecasts Medicine Hat to reach a maximum level of 9, high risk, on Thursday evening. On Thursday morning the index sits at 4, moderate risk. After rising on Thursday the maximum forecast ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Commission quickly OKs pot stores
By Collin Gallant on August 23rd, 2018
cgallant@medicinehatnews.com @CollinGallant More than a dozen potential cannabis retailers crammed into a city hall board room Wednesday afternoon as the Medicine Hat municipal planning commission approved nine locations where the substance can be sold this autumn. Development permits were approved unanimously and without discussion. After a brief question-and-answer session between applicants and planners about next ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Woman gets probation for assaulting her own mother
By Jeremy Appel on August 23rd, 2018
jappel@medicinehatnews.com @MHNJeremyAppel A woman accused of assaulting her mother was sentenced Wednesday to one year probation. Raven Lee Harniman appeared in Medicine Hat Provincial Court in person, with the victim also in attendance. Harniman pled guilty to assault and failure to comply with undertaking. Two additional charges of threats causing death and unlawful confinement were ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Midwifery gaining in popularity in southern Alberta
By Gillian Slade on August 23rd, 2018
gslade@medicinehatnews.com @MHNGillianSlade The number of midwives in Medicine Hat has increased, while hospital privileges to give birth with a midwife now extend to Brooks, it has been announced. Carissa Murray has just joined the team at Medicine Hat Midwives, and Brooks is the third hospital on stream with midwifery hospital privileges in southern Alberta ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Motz plans to listen a lot at CPC convention
By Jeremy Appel on August 23rd, 2018
jappel@medicinehatnews.com @MHNJeremyAppel Medicine Hat-Cardston-Warner MP Glen Motz is currently in the Maritimes gearing up for the Conservative Party of Canada convention this weekend in Halifax. Motz told the News he went early to consult with stakeholders in the firearm debate sparked by the federal government’s Bill C-71, which places further restrictions on gun ownership across ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Court Briefs: Eighth court appearance adjourned for man facing trafficking charges
By Jeremy Appel on August 23rd, 2018
jappel@medicinehatnews.com @MHNJeremyAppel A man charged with three counts of trafficking controlled substances had his case adjourned to Sept. 6. Kaide Edward Baynham made his eighth appearance in Medicine Hat Provincial Court on Wednesday. He faces an additional charge from the same incident of possessing property obtained through crime. Defence lawyer Lyndon Heidinger requested the adjournment ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Redcliff library showing documentary on famous French-Canadian cowboy
By Gillian Slade on August 23rd, 2018
Medicine Hat News A documentary film about a legendary cowboy will be shown Sept. 9 at the Redcliff Public Library from 1:30-3:30 p.m. Anyone is welcome to attend. The full feature-length documentary unveils the amazing story of Ernest Dufault, also know as Will James. This French-Canadian man became one of the most legendary cowboys of ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!‘My heart has never left Medicine Hat’: New CAO returns to a changing city
By Collin Gallant on August 22nd, 2018
cgallant@medicinehatnews.com @CollinGallant Bob Nicolay says he’s looking for a new challenge and has found it in his old stomping grounds. The 62-year-old former chief commissioner of the City of Medicine Hat was announced as the incoming chief administrative officer on Monday. The position is comparable to the one he left in 1999 after a long ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Musical equipment donated to McMan’s Inn Between Youth Shelter
By Jeremy Appel on August 22nd, 2018
jappel@medicinehatnews.com @MHNJeremyAppel The World Organization for Mental Power donated on Tuesday three guitars — one acoustic and two electric — an amplifier, a ukelele and some sheet music to the McMan’s Inn Between Youth Shelter. WOMP is a Medicine Hat-based non-profit working to promote mental health and suicide awareness. Kaitlin Whitney, WOMP’s social media manager, ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Man charged with impersonating police has matters adjourned to Sept. 6
By Jeremy Appel on August 22nd, 2018
jappel@medicinehatnews.com @MHNJeremyAppel A man arrested last week for impersonating a police officer in a preschool made a brief appearance Tuesday in Medicine Hat Provincial Court. Michael Carolan, 38, who appeared in court via closed-circuit TV from Calgary Remand Centre, faces additional charges of uttering threats and breach of probation stemming from the same incident. According ... Read More »
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