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March 12, 2010 Medicine Hat's unemployment rate has shown a big jump between February this year and last. A year ago, the rate for the Lethbridge-Medicine Hat region was 4.7 per cent. Today it's at 6.4 per cent. Provincially, the unemployment rate went up in February to 6.9 per cent. --- Police have taken down a marijuana grow op in Redcliff. A search warrant on a home on 7th street s.e Redcliff last night revealed a hydroponic grow op. 81 plants were seized along with a small amount of cannabis resin. As well - 5 long barrel 22 calibre rifles and 5 thousand dollars in cash were seized. The value of the operation is estimated at over one hundred thousand dollars. Police have charged a woman with a number of drug production, possession and trafficking and firearms offenses. More charges are expected. --- Swear or spit in Medicine Hat -- and you could soon be fined. The city is looking at introducing a new behavioural bylaw. It would give officers the power to hand out tickets. Offences would include loitering. Similar bylaws exist in other Alberta municipalities. The bylaw has already been reviewed by the office of the city solicitor. It's expected to make its way to city council for first reading, within the next month. --- Medicine Hat and area didn't factor into the warmest winter in 63 years. Environment Canada meteorologist Brian Stephora says the November to February period was actually colder this year - compared to last. But Stephora says March has been about six degrees milder than last year -- so - the overall average for this winter may still come out even. --- The president of the Canadian Association of Petroleum Producers says the government has taken a major step in the right direction. --- Canada has recorded its 17th case of mad cow disease in an animal born in 2004 in Alberta. --- A Calgary Co-op store has been victimized again by food tampering -- the third time in two months. --- A brain-injured baby whose parents dropped a court battle to keep him on life support has died in their arms in Edmonton. --- Saskatchewan farmers whose livestock is killed or injured by predators will be compensated by the federal and provincial governments. --- It's time to ''spring forward.'' ---
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