Hat man Blair Carriere to face preliminary inquiry
Blair William Carriere faces two counts each of unlawful confinement sexual assault and assault after a May 16 abduction in Medicine Hat. A 21-year-old woman was forced into a car trunk, driven to a gravel pit southeast of the city, beaten and assaulted before escaping when he fell asleep.
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Blair William Carriere
Carriere
Medicine Hat
South Ridge
RCMP Seek Tractor-Trailer Driver After Fatal Highway Crash
Redcliff RCMP hunt for a highway tractor truck with a hay trailer after a 49 year old Medicine Hat woman died Saturday night when she swerved to avoid hay bales. Investigators are reviewing CFB Suffield video and weigh scales while urging public tips to identify the vehicle as it traveled from Highway 1 toward Suffield and then north on Highway 884.
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Redcliff Rcmp
Cpl
Garry Pletz
Pletz
CFB
Suffield
Pleiz
RCMP
Medicine Hat woman in serious condition after collision
Valerie Sox, 46, was a passenger in a 2000 Saturn when it collided with a motorcycle on 10th Avenue Saturday night. Her daughter, Stephanie Preston, says her mother suffered a fractured skull with brain bleeding and is in serious condition after surgery. The 18-year-old motorcyclist was treated for leg fractures and cuts. Police continue to investigate.
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Medicine Hat
Stephanie Preston
Valerie Sox
Sox
10Th Avenue
Preston
Calgary
Photo radar plan for Medicine Hat area
Police will set up photo radar on Wednesday at Kingsway Avenue and Elm Street playground. Garbage collection will occur in Zone as scheduled. For more details visit The News Online at www.medicinehatnews.com.
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Kingsway Avenue
Elm Street Playground
Medicine
Medicinehatnews.com
City backs $80,000 emergency services study
City council approved Alberta Fire Training School to conduct an 80k functional study of emergency services. The three month contract aims to map current needs and a long term plan, with a final report due to council in October. Concerns over bidding fairness and scope were raised but the motion passed.
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Alberta Fire Training School
AFTS
Alberta Bizio
Ald
Wayne Craven
Bizio
Commissioner of Public Services
Bob Warner
Duane Roset
Garth Vallely
John Hamill
Friesen
Hamill
Julie Friesen
Public Services Committee
Council
The Simpsons on Stage Impresses Medicine Hat Audience
The Simpsons staged as live theatre at the Medicine Hat Cultural Centre runs nightly at 7 30 p m through Saturday. Local actors deliver convincing voices and characterizations with cartoon like props and tech tricks drawing strong audience praise.
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David Kelly
Layne Sletter
Marge
Lisa
Angela Schenkey
Marge Simpson
Melanie Degenstein
Kendra Lee
Degenstein
Arlen Watch
Keith Sletter
Medicine Hat Cultural Centre
City protects Ross Creek Natural Park in restricted access move
Medicine Hat council adopted a motion to bar most vehicles from Ross Creek Natural Park preserving its prairie ecosystem. Only emergency, city utility and trail maintenance vehicles may enter, with access limited under special circumstances. The decision follows petitions by residents led by Terry Cooper and faces future challenges over a proposed natural gas well by I X L Industries.
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Ross Creek
Terry Cooper
Cooper
Cathy Smith
Bill Cocks
Bob Warner
Wayne Craven
Jack Coleman
I-Xl Industries
Alberta Energy and Utilities Board
Alberta nurse runs across Canada for home care funds
Edmonton nurse Ann Keane launched a cross country run to raise money and awareness for National Home Care and the Hope Foundation. Michelle Picard drives behind her, sharing updates from Medicine Hat and Calgary as Keane plans to reach Vancouver Island by mid September. Support at powerofpeoplerun.com or by calling 780 469 5094.
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Alberta
Ann Keane
Edmonton
Canada
National Home Care
Hope Foundation
Medicine Hat
Calgary
Ann
Michelle Picard
Keane
Picard
St. John’s
Newfoundland
Vancouver Island
Saskatchewan
Powerofpeoplerun.com
John Duke of
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