Emergency services and city hall operate Easter weekend
Alberta offices close for Easter Monday but emergency financial aid and child welfare services continue 24 hours. Call 1-800-638-0715 or 1-800-387-KIDS for help. Alberta HR and Children’s Services reopen Tuesday at 8:15 a.m. Medicine Hat City Hall open Monday. council meets as usual. Garbage collection resumes after Good Friday shutdown.
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Medicine Hat
Alberta
Alberta Human Resources and Employment and Children’s
Bug bombs fail to deter roaches in San Diego apartment
Eighteen bug bombs exploded in a 65 square metre San Diego apartment, tearing the ceiling, shattering windows and ripping cabinets. Three residents were in a bedroom when fumes from the bombs triggered a blast. no injuries were reported. The blast caused about 50 000 dollars in damage but the roaches remained.
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San Diego
Endo Beneberu
Wit and Wisdom: Bride Questions Cooking Ability
Humorous ditty notes trouble in marriage as a new bride asks if her spouse can cook. Anonymous author uses witty line to reflect domestic doubts and lighthearted marital banter.
Northern Alberta B C hit by 5 3 quake rumble
An earthquake measuring 5.3 struck northeastern British Columbia and northwestern Alberta Friday evening. The epicenter was 40 kilometres northeast of Dawson Creek. No major damage reported though some items toppled. Dam safety checks were conducted at W A C Bennett Dam with no damage found. Local residents described strong shaking and confusion as the quake was felt in Peace River and nearby towns.
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Dawson Creek
B.C
Alberta
David McCormack
Natural Resources Canada
Wayne Cousins
B.C. Hydro
W.A.C. Bennett
Peace River
Hudson’s Hope
Don Good
Wanda Lee Bowen
Grande Prairie
Sexsmith
Easter faith and festivities color Hatters Good Friday Cross Walk
More than 1,500 people gathered at the Exhibitions and Stampede Grounds for Cross Walk a Good Friday service in Medicine Hat. St Barnabas Anglican Church pastor Gene Packwood calls Easter the core Christian event noting Jesus rise offers salvation and eternal life. Holy Saturday and Maundy Thursday services are observed while Easter Bunny traditions persist.
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Medicine Hat
Canada
Exhibition and Stampede Grounds
Lorne Hustak
Claudette
Erica
Nolan
Christ
Michael Teliske
Brady Kenzie
Melissa Baldrey
Laura
Kelly Reynolds
Kelly
Gene Packwood
St. Barnabas Anglican Church
Evangelical Fellowship of Canada
Cross Walk
Jesus
Packwood
Youths Arrested After Nova Scotia Train Derailment
Police arrested three male youths suspected of sabotaging a passenger train near Stewiacke Nova Scotia after a derailment injured 24 people. Investigators focus on a mispositioned railway switch and lock as the cause with charges possible for damaging property and endangering lives. Six people wounded, four in hospital with skull fractures as of Friday.
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Stewiacke
N.S
Nova Scotia
RCMP
Rick Head
Head
Heller
Queen Elizabeth II Health Sciences Centre
Halifax
Margaret Murphy
Jackpot winner Pat Frankenfield questions Alberta gaming probe
Pat Frankenfield met with two Alberta Gaming and Liquor Commission investigators after three wheels on a 10 X Pay machine flashed a $6,250 win at Casino by Vanshaw. She claims the top light did not flash and suspects a malfunction or tampering. The commission said it would review the incident and the machine was sent to Reno for analysis.
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Medicine Hat
Pat Frankenfield
Alberta Gaming and Its Liquor Commission
Frankenfield
Vanshaw
Alberta Gaming and Liquor Com
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Gaming Commission
David Hennig
Alberta Liquor and Gaming
Hennig
Reno
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