Notorious killer and rapist Paul Bernardo has been denied parole for a third time after the families of his victims made an emotional plea to the Parole Board of Canada on Tuesday to keep him behind bars. The parole board noted that while Bernardo has made some progress, there is still significant concern about his ris...

Police said Wednesday that a suspect allegedly stealing parcels from porches across Medicine Hat has been arrested. A 38-year-old man was charged on Nov. 8 in connection with several reports of theft that occurred after packages were delivered and left unattended, police said. It is believed that the suspect may be lin...

A break-in has occurred at a technology shop near downtown Medicine Hat, the store said in a post Saturday. Photos posted by the store show IFIX Technology's front windows and interior cases were smashed. The incident took place around 7 a.m. Saturday morning, according to a post from the store. "Police are here a...

A Medicine Hat man has been arrested in connection with a dozen break-ins at Tim Hortons restaurants across Alberta and Saskatchewan in recent months, RCMP say. Reports of break and enters were reported at 12 Tim Hortons Alberta locations, including Brooks, High River, Hanna, Vermilion, Rocky Mountain House, Rocky View...

A member of the Lethbridge Police Service has been charged in connection with an off-duty incident.The constable, whose identity will not be released to protect the identity and privacy of the victim, was arrested on Tuesday by RCMP, who assisted with the investigation.He is charged with criminal harassment, mischief a...

A 33-year-old Medicine Hat man was arrested Monday after he was tracked down by police with help from the HALO Air Ambulance. That's according to details revealed in a news release from the Medicine Hat Police Service on Tuesday. Several residents posted about seeing a helicopter and large police presence in the city. ...

A 66-year-old Medicine Hat man has died after sustaining injuries in a motor vehicle collision involving a motorcycle and a SUV on Highway 1 by Redcliff. Redcliff RCMP, the Redcliff Fire Department and paramedics were dispatched to the crash site at 5:13 p.m. on Sunday evening. The motorcycle driver was transported to ...

A 34-year-old man has been arrested after police responded to reports of a stabbing downtown Medicine Hat on Wednesday evening. Members of the Medicine Hat Police Service were called to the area of First Street Southwest and Sixth Avenue Southeast, according to a statement on Thursday. Police officers found an injured ...

A senior Bow Island man was arrested this week and charged with several illicit drug possession charges. A "substantial amount of cocaine, methamphetamine and proceeds of crime" was seized by the Bow Island RCMP, police said Friday. Police, with the assistance of the Southern Alberta Crime Reduction Unit, mad...

A motorcyclist was seriously injured in a motor vehicle collision that also involved a SUV earlier this week, police say.Police, fire and emergency services responded to the incident at the intersection of South Boundary Road Southeast and Southridge Drive Southeast at 6:53 p.m. on Tuesday.While the motorcyclist was tr...

Bow Island RCMP has asked for the public's help to identify a pair of suspects that used a forklift to steal a safe from the Bow Island Hardware Store. An investigation revealed two male suspects entered the building through the rear door and, along with the safe, stole a spool of wire and several Milwaukee tools. They...

RCMP arrested a man that had passed out inside a vehicle that was parked on the front lawn of a Redcliff home on Friday afternoon.Inside the vehicle, officers found what they believe was methamphetamine, cocaine and fentanylThey also seized a 22-calibre pen gun and bear spray.A 35-year-old Medicine Hat man is facing se...

A 34-year-old man wanted on a Canada-wide warrant was taken to hospital Saturday afternoon after shooting himself in the South East Hill neighbourhood of Medicine Hat, police said.The Medicine Hat Police Service said officers tried to convince the man to surrender when they located him at a residence in the 400 block o...

A 39-year-old Medicine Hat man is facing numerous firearms and drug related offences following an investigation by the ALERT Medicine Hat organized crime team, with assistance from police.READ: Police make arrest in Medicine Hat's Southridge neighbourhoodOn Sept. 19 at approximately 2:20 PM, a man was arrested followin...

A Medicine Hat man was arrested after police located a loaded sawed-off shotgun in a hotel room, according to a news release on Tuesday.The Medicine Hat Police Service was conducting follow-up investigations at a hotel on Redcliff Drive Southwest on Sept. 10 and found the gun inside one of the rooms.Handout/Medicine Ha...

Police have arrested a Medicine Hat man who allegedly pointed a BB-style handgun at a group of youths. A verbal altercation occurred between the 43-year-old man and the group outside the Medicine Hat Mall. He pulled out a firearm before fleeing the scene, the Medicine Hat Police Service said Friday. Thanks to witness s...

A judge who has been working in the southern Alberta region for more than a decade now has a new position.Justice Eric Brooks will serve as an assistant chief justice in the Alberta Court of Justice, presiding over the base courts of Lethbridge and Medicine Hat, as well as the regional circuit courts in the area.He rec...

An 82-year-old female pedestrian was killed the motor vehicle collision that occurred in a south end neighbourhood of Medicine Hat last week, a police spokesperson told CHAT News on Wednesday.An investigation is still ongoing but no charges are anticipated, they added.Emergency services swarmed to the scene of a fatal ...

Police used a crisis negotiator to de-escalate a tense situation and take a suspect into custody in Medicine Hat's north end early Saturday morning.Patrol officers responded to a domestic violence complaint shortly after 7 p.m. on Friday at a condominium complex located in the 1600 block of Saamis Drive Northwest, poli...

The Town of Kindersley in Saskatchewan has been ordered to pay $175,000 after a worker was fatally injured when entering a sewer manhole.The workplace death happened two years ago, and the town pleaded guilty last week to one Occupational Health and Safety violation.The town was charged with failing to prevent a worker...

A 54-year-old Medicine Hat man forcibly entered a residence in the South Flats neighbourhood early Wednesday morning, police say.The Medicine Hat Police Service responded to a report of a break and enter at 2:52 a.m., according to a statement released Thursday.The homeowners were present when their home was broken into...

Two brothers have been charged with multiple drug-related offenses after ALERT Medicine Hat seized $20,000 worth of methamphetamine, cocaine and other illicit pills and substances.ALERT, with help from the Medicine Hat Police Service, made the arrests on Aug. 7, authorities said Monday.The specialized unit began its in...

Two Medicine Hat residents have received weapons assault charges after a gun was fired in the Tower Estates area earlier this month, police said Friday. After an ongoing dispute between two males, several individuals arrived at a residence in the early hours of Aug. 3.As the confrontation escalated, one of the men disc...

The suspect in an officer-involved shooting at a Medicine Hat apartment building under two weeks ago has been charged with several counts of attempted murder, city police revealed in an update Wednesday.Cole Scory, 30, was charged with four counts of attempted murder with a firearm, assault with a weapon, possession of...

Prison sentences have been handed down in connection to the treatment of a newborn in Lethbridge, Alta.In July, a 33-year-old woman and a 39-year-old man each received sentences on different dates. In order to protect the identity of the young victim, the names of the two adults cannot be released.The man will spend th...

A 46-year-old suspected drug dealer has been arrested by Medicine Hat police for a third time in the past year.The woman was arrested by ALERT Medicine Hat's organized crime team, with help from the Medicine Hat Police Service, after an investigation.Police seized 30 grams of cocaine, one gram of fentanyl, five grams o...

The Medicine Hat Police Service is asking for the public's help with an investigation into a major collision that occurred last week.First responders responded to the scene of a serious injury motor vehicle collision at 10:30 p.m. on July 18.When police, fire and medical services arrived at the intersection of Strachan...

The Lethbridge Police Service will be joined by officers from law enforcement agencies across the country, including the Medicine Hat police, as members of the Hells Angels come to the city Wednesday.It is expected that a large number of Hells Angels and their supporters will arrive in the city on July 12. The public i...