Berms in Medicine Hat could double town flood wall costs
Collin Gallant reports that the Medicine Hat flood protection program faces cost overruns and funding gaps. Initial dike projects for Lions Park and Harlow community now exceed estimates, with bids higher than planned. The city seeks provincial grants and possible reserve funds to cover the shortfall as contracts edge past eight million dollars and September tenders rise.
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Beds shortfall hits Medicine Hat seniors homes
Alberta Health Services data show 34 seniors waiting at home and 27 in hospital on Sept 30, with about 50 awaiting beds mid September. Over three years only 40 new senior spaces opened. officials forecast 100 new spaces needed yearly and 18 restorative beds planned, while ASLI grants and park place beds proceed.
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Medicine Hat
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Bourque jailed for 75 years in Mounties killings
Justin Bourque was sentenced to at least 75 years in prison for the Mounties killings in Moncton. Judge David Smith called the act a "blind rage" fueled by hatred for authority. The court noted Bourque showed little remorse as the victims’ families spoke outside.
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RCMP
Clocks Fall Back as Daylight Saving Ends Sunday
Fire officials remind residents to use the extra hour this Sunday to replace battery-powered smoke alarms or test hard-wired detectors as daylight saving time ends at 2 a.m. Sunday. Saskatchewan does not observe the clock change, remaining one hour behind Alberta on Monday.
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