Medicine Hat Library staff pick top reads of 2016
MHPL staff share their favourite books of 2016 with Hatters. Notable picks include Do Not Say We Have Nothing by Madeleine Thien, Reading it reminds Shelley Ross of Tiananmen, and The Nest by Cynthia D’aprix Sweeney about a faltering inheritance. Other selections span The Wild Robot, The Meaning of Human Existence, and Fables.
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Saskatchewan NDP seeks direction after election loss
Saskatchewan NDP faces leadership delay a year after Cam Broten's resignation. Interim leader Trent Wotherspoon says he will not pursue the top job as party strategists weigh future: a billion-dollar budget hole and critiqued land deal at Global Transportation Hub in Regina frame the scrutiny.
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Union Cites Harsh Talks on Wages as Economy Cited
Barbara Cape of SEIU West blasts Premier Brad Wall for hinting at wage rollbacks and layoffs to fix Saskatchewan’s $1 billion deficit. She notes 13,000 members in health care and education would not benefit from a boom while calling for investment in public services and staff resources. Wall argues wage costs are 60 percent of spending and includes a broad “everything on the table” stance.
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Fire damages landmark Banff hotel during renovation
A fire at the Mount Royal Hotel in Banff caused extensive roof and top-floor damage after RCMP officers evacuated guests from the 3rd and 4th floors. About 256 guests were moved to a nearby hotel with no injuries reported. The roof fire likely started in renovation materials.
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Good Samaritan and truck driver die after highway crash
RCMP report a northbound truck crossed the median on the Queen Elizabeth 2 Highway near Innisfail Alberta, killing the driver and a Calgary man who stopped to help. A second southbound semi struck debris and the two men. Southbound lanes closed for hours. speed alcohol and road conditions ruled out.
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Calgary police seize record fentanyl haul in city history
Calgary officers seized 35 321 fentanyl pills in a drug bust at a rented home in an affluent area. Acting Insp Mark Hatchette said it is the largest fentanyl seizure in Calgary history and linked to a broader rise in overdoses and social disorder. Police also recovered firearms, other drugs, ammunition, and body armour. David Pratice faces drug and weapons charges.
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Funeral service set for couple killed by alleged drunk driver
Merle and Marilyn Sheppard died after being struck by a pickup on Little Port Road in Lark Harbour as they walked home from a Christmas gathering. The driver, Walter Alfred Joyce, Marilyn’s sister’s husband, faced court in Corner Brook and is to return January 17.
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