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Seven COVID deaths this month at Good Sam’s South Ridge Village
By KENDALL KING, Local Journalism Initiative Reporter on October 28th, 2021
kking@medicinehatnews.com Medicine Hat’s Good Samaritan South Ridge Village reported last Friday that since the beginning of October, seven residents within the facility have died as a result of COVID-19. South Ridge Village is one of eight Good Samaritan properties throughout the province currently being impacted by COVID-19 outbreaks. Among the eight properties, South Ridge Village ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Resident with photo evidence of parking lot collision seeks author of Ticked Off
By MEDICINE HAT NEWS on October 28th, 2021
https://www.medicinehatnews.com@MedicineHatNews Are you ticked off? Someone might be looking for you. A Medicine Hat man contacted the News recently about a being caught in a Catch-22 after attempting to do his civic duty. He took a picture of a car leaving the scene of an accident downtown after it hit a parked vehicle while leaving ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Eerie timing with Domestic Violence month around the corner
By COLLIN GALLANT on October 28th, 2021
cgallant@medicinehatnews.com@CollinGallant Authorities in the region are dealing with what they say is a second case of intimate partner homicide in as many weeks, just as advocates and police plan to launch “Domestic Violence Awareness” month, later this week. Police allege Timothy Ray Faulkner killed his live-in partner Corinne Schneider on Monday in their apartment near ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Jazz quartet’s album puts focus on acceptance of one’s self
By KENDALL KING, Local Journalism Initiative Reporter on October 27th, 2021
kking@medicinehatnews.com Music with Mandy, a jazz and family entertainment quartet, released a new album titled From My Head to My Toes on Oct. 22. The group consists of Mandy Morris, a Medicine Hat native and the group’s front woman, as well as seasoned jazz musicians Matt Morris on keys, Kodi Hutchison on bass and Jim ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Barnes opposes vaxx mandate for RCMP
By MEDICINE HAT NEWS on October 27th, 2021
https://www.medicinehatnews.com@MedicineHatNews MLA Drew Barnes intends to call on the province to oppose a federal vaccination mandate for RCMP officers. Barnes, the independent MLA for Cypress-Medicine Hat, made the notice of motion Monday as the legislature resumed for the fall sitting. It asked the legislature to approve a statement of support for the National Police Federation, ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Being Batty, Halloween Story Walk available for kids through Medicine Hat Interpretive Program
By Medicine Hat News on October 27th, 2021
The Medicine Hat Interpretive Program is offering some festive fall fun this weekend with the Being Batty kids program and their Halloween Story Walk. Being Batty invites participants aged 4-7 to learn about bats and bat conservation in honour of international Bat Week, which runs Oct. 24-31. The event will take place on Oct. 30. ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Poppy campaign returns with modernized ‘tap’ option for donations
By COLLIN GALLANT on October 27th, 2021
cgallant@medicinehatnews.com@CollinGallant The annual poppy campaign, which kicks off in Medicine Hat on Friday, will have a modern twist as the Royal Canadian Legion celebrates 100 years since the poppy was adopted as the symbol of Remembrance Day. Donors will be able to tap credit and debit cards at booths at three shopping centres, Medicine Hat ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Restriction exemption program now in place at Hockey Hounds
By MEDICINE HAT NEWS on October 27th, 2021
https://www.medicinehatnews.com@MedicineHatNews A vaccination verification program will be expanded to include the Hockey Hounds Arena next week, the city announced Tuesday. It had been the last city recreation facility to operate at lower capacity without employing the “restrictions exemption program,” or REP, outlined by the province in mid-September. That will change on Nov. 1 however, as ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Man arrested after woman found dead
By Medicine Hat News on October 27th, 2021
A woman is dead and a man is in custody following an incident in downtown Medicine Hat early Monday evening. A 911 call sent police to a home on the zero hundred block of Third Street SE at about 5:45 p.m., where officers located a deceased female. An unidentified adult male was arrested at the ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Getting to Know Your Leaders: Sissons brings passion for community, outdoors to trustee role
By LAUREN THOMSON Local Journalism Initiative Reporter on October 27th, 2021
lthomson@medicinehatnews.com Yvonne Sissons, one of two new Medicine Hat Public School Board trustees, is a mother of three with a passion for public education and the opportunities it can offer. Originally from small town Saskatchewan, Sissons has lived most of her adult life in Alberta. “I made the move to Alberta to pursue a career ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Montana forced to add area-code dialing after national suicide hotline started
By MEDICINE HAT NEWS on October 27th, 2021
https://www.medicinehatnews.com@MedicineHatNews The creation of a U.S. national suicide hotline will require Montana residents to add the area code for local calls beginning this week. The 10-digit dialing system came into force on Oct. 24, with the state’s area code – 406 – now required to precede existing phone numbers that will not change. The step ... Read More »
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