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Smith in Hat for local forums next week

By COLLIN GALLANT on May 11th, 2023

cgallant@medicinehatnews.com@CollinGallant The eyes of Alberta will again be on Medicine Hat next week as UCP leader Danielle Smith takes part in her first unscripted event of her re-election campaign as premier. A televised debate from Edmonton next week will put her side-by-side with Alberta NDP Leader Rachel Notley, but days before that happens, United Conservative ... Read More »

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Standard annual flood barrier training today

By MEDICINE HAT NEWS on May 11th, 2023

https://www.medicinehatnews.com@MedicineHatNews Local emergency officials will practise with erected flood barriers on Thursday morning near the YMCA’s downtown location as part of annual refresher drills to ready crews in case of emergency. A city release Wednesday states residents should not consider the drill, at the River Road entrance to the YMCA and Medicine Hat Arena parking ... Read More »

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Walk to Cure Diabetes set for Saturday at Kin Coulee bandshell

By MEDICINE HAT NEWS on May 11th, 2023

https://www.medicinehatnews.com@MedicineHatNews The annual “Walk to Cure Diabetes” in support of raising research funds is set to the take place this weekend in Medicine Hat. The event, sponsored by SunLife Financial and put on by the local chapter of the Juvenile Diabetes Research Foundation, will begin at 11 a.m. on Saturday morning from the bandshell in ... Read More »

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Cattle prices climb to prices not seen in about a decade

By MEDICINE HAT NEWS on May 11th, 2023

https://www.medicinehatnews.com@MedicineHatNews Cattle prices are rising to levels last seen in the mid-2010s while crop prices are falling back from record pricing last year, according to new data from Statistics Canada and analysis from ATB Financial. Feeder cattle hit $225.01 per hundredweight in March in the province, but that is the result of low inventory, while ... Read More »

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Two candidate forum set for next week ahead of provincial election

By James Tubb on May 10th, 2023

Medicine Hat News Two candidate forum dates in Medicine Hat have been set for next week ahead of the May 29 general election. The Medicine Hat Chamber of Commerce will host candidates in the Brooks-Medicine Hat riding on Wednesday, May 17 from 7-9 p.m. at a location that was still being determined on Tuesday. Candidates ... Read More »

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Local artist and brewery partnering to raise funds for MHHF

By KENDALL KING on May 10th, 2023

kking@medicinehatnews.com Local artist Theresa Eisenbarth and Medicine Hat Brewing Company are partnering to raise funds for Medicine Hat Health Foundation through sale of the limited-edition “Finlay Crossing” beer and the exclusive painting depicted on its label. A well-known professional painter recognized for her use of vivid colours and impressionistic style, Eisenbarth is also a long-time ... Read More »

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Local jobless rate nudged up

By MEDICINE HAT NEWS on May 10th, 2023

https://www.medicinehatnews.com@MedicineHatNews Medicine Hat News The unemployment rate in southern Alberta rose in April. Statistics Canada released province-wide data for last month on May 5, but the provincial Jobs ministry annalysis this week shows the jobless rate in the Medicine Hat-Lethbridge economic region sat at 5.7 per cent during the month. That is up from 5.1 ... Read More »

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Portion of Saratoga Trail temporarily closed for work

By Medicine Hat News on May 10th, 2023

Medicine Hat News Starting today, a portion of Saratoga Trail will be closed for rehabilitation. The City announced Monday the closure will start near South Railway Street SE and continues until just south of the businesses along the Factory Street SE curve. The work, which they say is expected to last up to five weeks, ... Read More »

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Medicine Hat High Earth Club showcases work

By Samantha Johnson Local Journalism Initiative Reporter on May 10th, 2023

reporter@medicinehatnews.com At the recent meeting of the Medicine Hat and District Horticultural Association, the Medicine Hat High School Earth Club gave a presentation to members. Teacher and Earth Club mentor Jennifer Matt along with Grade 12 student and club member Bethany Klein provided information on Earth Club activities and projects. The club creates infographics on ... Read More »

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Hinman throws hat into Taber-Warner race

By COLLIN GALLANT on May 10th, 2023

cgallant@medicinehatnews.com@CollinGallant Paul Hinman has entered the provincial election as a candidate in the Taber-Warner riding and leader of Wildrose Loyalty Coalition, a new party that joins a crowded competition in rural Alberta. The familiar face in Alberta’s political outsider scene joins a five-name ballot in the southern Alberta riding that he represented in the early ... Read More »

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