First Palliser echocardiogram saved locally at Medicine Hat
Ajay Bhardwaj reports that Medicine Hat Regional Hospital performed its first local echocardiogram without sending patients to Calgary or Lethbridge. The $250 000 ultrasound machine enables quick, non invasive heart imaging to assess damage after a heart attack and guide treatment.
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Medicine Hat
Hoffman
Medicine Hat Regional Hospital
Palliser Health Authority
Calgary
Lethbridge
Ken Blair
Blair
Praful Parekh
Foothills Hospital
Laura Davies
Foothills
Probation Breach Triggers 30 Day Jail Term
Kenney James Trekofski was sentenced by Judge Dietrich Brand to 30 days in jail for breaching probation in provincial court. Crown prosecutor Christian Lim said he violated the order by consuming alcohol or illegal drugs while living with his ex wife at 684 Stewart Drive on December 27, 1999. the sentence will be served intermittently.
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Medicine Hat Kenney
James Trekofski
Dietrich Brand
Christian Lim
Trekofski
Stewart Drive
MADD President Says Courts Here Too Lenient
Medicine Hat MADD leader Sylvia Takacs criticizes local courts as too lenient while a national report by Robert Solomon notes progress in alcohol related traffic deaths. She cites three local and one nearby victim tributes and calls for stricter driver enforcement and administrative justice.
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Medicine Hat
Mothers Against
MADD
University of Western Ontario
Robert Solomon
Takacs
Taber
Prairie ashes: Enns couple leave SPCA gift and wish spread
Ursula Enns and Peter Enns died months apart leaving $20,000 to Medicine Hat SPCA. Ursula wished her cremated remains released to be scattered on the prairie wind. Relatives recall varied ideas while cremains sit at Pattison Funeral Home awaiting directions.
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Medicine Hat
SPCA
John Magnus
Welland
Ont
Ursula Enns
Magnus
Germany
Peter
Ursula
Medicine Hat S.P.C.A
Pattison Funeral Home
Enns
Mayfair Manor
Annabelle Davidson
Davidson
Anne Kempin
Saskatoon
South Saskatchewan
Kempin
Nutana
Greg Martin
Martin
E. coli recall hits 77000 kg lean beef from Lakeside Packers
The Lakeside recall affects about 77 000 kilograms produced May 31 in Brooks and sold to restaurants retailers and distributors in Canada and the United States. Health officials warn lean ground beef may harbor E. coli 0157 with ties to Walkerton Ontario and urge thorough cooking and proper handling.
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Medicine Hat Atters
Lakeside
Walkerton
Ont
Steve Turner
Cornerstone Iga Garden Market
Turner
Canada
United States
Brooks
Greg Marsh
Alan Cairney
Medicine Hat Mall
Safeway
Jack Liebrecht
Lakeside Packers
Liebrecht
Co-op
Canadian Food Inspection Agency
Costco
Quebec
Ontario
Saskatchewan
Alberta
B.C
Palliser Health Authority
Environmental Health Services
Bruce van Mulligen
Driving While Suspended Polak Fined in Two Offences
Michael John Polak, 31, was fined 1900 dollars for twice driving while his license was suspended. He was pulled over March 14 and March 23 by the same police officer. Brand fined Polak 400 dollars for the first offence and 1500 dollars for the second.
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Medicine Hatichael
John Polak
Lim
Polak
Brand
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