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Doctor Game: Heroin for opioid addicts, none for cancer patients
Where is the common sense and compassion in this country for cancer patients who suffer in agony? I write this because drug addicts, who largely seek pleasure from opioid drugs, are now getting better pain control than cancer victims. And these patients and their families should be enraged by what is happening. The federal minister ... Read More »
Clubs Calendar Dec. 11-17
MONDAY — Do you have a drinking problem? Alcoholics Anonymous meetings are held seven days a week in Medicine Hat. For times and locations, call 403-527-2065. — Moms’ Walking Group, 9:30 to 10:30 a.m., meet in Mall Food Court in front of A&W. Walk, then have coffee. — TOPS (Take Off Pounds Sensibly) 5:30 p.m., ... Read More »
Amy Lewis’ killer eligible for release
Medicine Hat News The man who killed 23-year-old Medicine Hat College nursing student Amy Lewis was up for release this past weekend. Reported first by Global News Calgary, Jerrison Herve Stopanski, 39, was eligible for statutory release on Saturday. Upon release, Stopanski will have to abide by multiple conditions. They include reporting any intimate relationships ... Read More »
Hampers put together to help college students in need
tkalinowski@medicinehatnews.com @MHNTimKal Medicine Hat College ecumenical chaplain Kristy Reimers-Loader was handing out goodies in the form of Christmas food hampers last Friday for students who may not be eating as healthy as they should at this time of year. “We have 180 food hampers we are giving away to students to alleviate hunger here at ... Read More »
National Affairs: Why PM’s plan for trade between Canada and China may not work
Justin Trudeau is apparently holding out for a more comprehensive trade deal with China. The prime minister should be careful what he asks for. The much-discussed but still theoretical Canada-China free trade pact has been undergoing a kind of perils-of-Pauline adventure this week. It seemed alive and well Sunday when the prime minister landed in ... Read More »
Stopanski up for release this weekend
Medicine Hat News The man who killed 23-year-old Medicine Hat College student Amy Lewis is up for release this weekend. Reported first by Global News Calgary, Jerrison Herve Stopanski, 39, is eligible for statutory release on Saturday. Upon release, Stopanski will have to abide by multiple conditions. They include reporting any intimate relationships he has ... Read More »
Insurance Understood: Insurance planning is similar to hot cocoa
Last week it snowed so I asked my family if they would like hot cocoa. They jumped on the idea and then I realized that I didn’t necessarily know how to make it. So, I looked it up online and it turned out that it was super simple to make. Really only a few ingredients ... Read More »
Over-the-top-romance and luxury in an over-the-water bungalow at Sandals in Jamica
Steve MacNaull Special to the News As self-imposed exiles go, this one is exquisite, sexy, opulent and indulgent. My wife, Kerry, and I are holed up in one of the new, sumptuous over-the-water bungalow at Sandals South Coast Resort in Jamaica, and, we don’t want to leave. So, we don’t. We sequester ourselves in a ... Read More »
Noteworthy: Fast workers, wedding gifts and John John
Seeing the construction of the Tim Hortons, 7-Eleven, Petro Canada gas bar/car wash at the Strachan Road/Dunmore Road corner was almost like watching a sped-up video. Those construction workers must have been on 24-7 schedules É It has been an apologetic-filled couple of months for Justin Trudeau and his government. First, to Indigenous Canadians in ... Read More »
Wheat Kings get the last laugh
rmccracken@medicinehatnews.com @MHNMcCracken The Medicine Hat Tigers were forced to settle for a single point on Friday night at Westman Place. Brandon Wheat Kings captain Tanner Kaspick scored just less than four minutes into overtime to shake off a comeback scare and secure a 4-3 win over the Tigers on Medicine Hat’s fourth sudden death appearance ... Read More »
UCP finance critic opposes carbon changes
cgallant@medicinehatnews.com @CollinGallant Alberta’s environment minister says changes to how large polluters pay for carbon dioxide emissions will return money to the private sector in grants to help spur industry scale refurbishments across the province. However, local MLA Drew Barnes, the opposition finance critic, says it punishes industry and will create a system of “winners and ... Read More »
