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Noteworthy: As if we don’t have enough to worry about with addictions
The craving for food may not be just because you think you’re hungry. It could be a simple, but strong addiction to processed food products. Some food, designed by scientists to give us a sugar or salt ‘hit,’ can have an effect on the brain within one second of hitting our mouths. That’s 10 times ... Read More »
Miywasin Moment: Kindling Connection
“There are different ways of telling stories. Some people would get up and they would recite really long stories; they would almost sing or chant them. Then there were stories that people played with fiddles and were part of fiddle dances. There were the stories that were told in the evening in the winter, and ... Read More »
Cypress agricultural conference to return annually
asmith@medicinehatnews.com Following the success of last year’s Ag Connections Conference, put on by Cypress County, council has approved the event to be hosted every year. The November conference was initially planned to be a much smaller event, said Beth Cash, economic development officer for Cypress County, but had the “great problem” of expanding exponentially throughout ... Read More »
Barnes, a proponent of recall laws, says they’re too hard to achieve
cgallant@medicinehatnews.com@CollinGallant Opponents of Calgary Mayor Jyoti Gondek will have to collect more than half a million signatures to force a new election, a requirement that local “recall” advocate Drew Barnes says is proof of the impractical hurdles in the legislation. Another Hatter, Mayor Linnsie Clark, who faced an unsuccessful recall challenge last fall said she ... Read More »
Letter: MLA town hall neglects to offer what town hall should
Dear editor, I attended the “town hall meeting” on Friday at the Medicine Hat Public library. Defined by Oxford dictionary as “an event at which a politician or public official answers questions from members of the public,” I expected a back-and-forth conversation between Premier Danielle Smith and those attending. A rare chance for her constituents ... Read More »
Letter: Decisions like these are hard to ignore
Dear editor, I am trying my best to ignore politics in Alberta right now because, quite frankly, it is no good for my mental health. It doesn’t make any sense and the politicians are ignoring the professionals who know what they are talking about. Apparently politicians think pharmacists can be as good as family doctors ... Read More »
Let’s Chat: Acceptance for all
I am five weeks into learning about gender and it has been an amazing experience. The class is learning about the historical importance gender and sexuality have played within many cultures, and we are also learning firsthand how the transgender and medical communities have been thrust into the political landscape of conservatism within Alberta. I ... Read More »
Man from Minnesota gets eight years for trafficking after being caught with 100 fentanyl pills in 2021 Montana traffic stop
@MedicineHatNews A man convicted of buying 100 fentanyl pills in Havre, Mont. has been sentenced to eight years in prison for drug trafficking, the Montana District of the U.S. Attorney’s office has announced. Rembrandt Carlos Kemp, 33, of Fridley, Minn., was found guilty by a jury at trial last fall of drug dealing in the ... Read More »
Property crime rising in Cypress County, Redcliff RCMP report
Redcliff RCMP presented their enhanced officer report to Cypress County on Tuesday, covering both the July-September and October-December quarters. Property crime has increased drastically, said Staff Sgt. Michael Courty during the report, with a 102 per cent increase from July to September, compared to previous years, with these mostly being theft of vehicles or of ... Read More »
Pembina looks to add solar production at Empress plant
@MedicineHatNews Pembina is planning to add solar power production at its Empress straddle plant to supplement a massive natural gas unit commissioned two years ago. The pipeline company applied Feb. 2 to the Alberta Utilities commission to expand its industrial facility designation and build a 4.9-megawatt solar system at the facility in northeast Cypress County. ... Read More »
Corbet exemplifies what Tigers look for in players
jtubb@medicinehatnews.com@ReporterTubb Joe Frazer has had to adjust his morning schedule because of one player. The Medicine Hat Tigers associate coach has found himself arriving to the rink earlier and earlier to ensure he’s not leaving defenceman Nate Corbet waiting to get his day started. Frazer says Corbet is at Co-op Place by 7 a.m. to ... Read More »
