November 6th, 2024

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@@CollinGallant Keeping up with increased information requests and questions from the community is straining staff, councillors heard during meetings Tuesday on the proposed 2025-26 operating budget, but technology, not more manpower, may address it over the next two years. Administrators say they have seen a near five-fold increase in freedom of information requests over three

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  • Legislature honours the late Alan Hyland with moment of silence

    @MedicineHatNews A moment of silence was observed in the Alberta legislature on Monday in honour of Alan Hyland, a long-serving MLA and local politician who died in June. Speaker Nathan Cooper read a brief biography at the opening of the session between the customary prayer, land acknowledgement and the singing of O’Canada. Hyland served as ... Read More »

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  • RCMP Briefs: Missing teen from Siksika Nation not seen since Monday

    @MedicineHatNews Gleichen RCMP are looking for a 16-year-old female last seen on Monday at Siksika Nation. Pashence Wolfchild stands about 5-foot-4 and weighs about 125-pounds with a medium complexion and brown hair and eyes. Authorities are concerned for her safety. Anyone with information about her whereabouts should contact the Gleichen RCMP detachment and 403-734-3056. Ostrich ... Read More »

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  • College offers workshop related to traumas associated with death and dying

    news@medicinehatnews.com Registration for Medicine Hat College’s ‘Resiliency in Time of Loss’ workshop, which provides essential tools to navigate trauma associated with death and dying, closes tomorrow at noon. The all-day session will focus on fostering resilience, self-care and empathetic support for others and will be taught by Dr. Shane Andrus. “To explore stories around loss, ... Read More »

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Local Sports

  • Colts host Catholic Central for football consolation finals

    sports@medicinehatnews.com@MedicineHatNews The Monsignor McCoy Colts senior football team still has one more game on the schedule this season. The Colts will host the Catholic Central Cougars on Friday for the B-Side Jerry Dawson Championship Trophy. That game gets underway at 5 p.m. at the Methanex Bowl. The Hat High Hawks are also in action this ... Read More »

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  • Medicine Hat 70+ Huff N Puff slow pitch team finished second at World Senior Games

    sports@medicinehatnews.com@MedicineHatNews The Medicine Hat Huff N Puffs 70+ senior slow pitch team brought home some hardware from the World Senior Games. The local 70+ team finished second in the C Division at the Huntsman World Senior Games held in St. George, Utah from Oct.14-18. It’s the same tournament where the Huff N Puffs 55’s senior ... Read More »

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  • Medicine Hat swimmer and coach represents Swim Alberta

    sports@medicinehatnews.com@MedicineHatNews Medicine Hat’s Rowynn Biffart raced for Swim Alberta over the weekend. The Alberta Marlin Aquatic Club swimmer and head coach Jordan Harper were selected by Swim Alberta to join the Aspire Team 2024, based on top World Aquatics Points. Swim Alberta selected eight swimmers, four boys and four girls, to attend the event at ... Read More »

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  • Noteworthy: A wait-and-see approach seems a bit more prudent regarding Division Ave. redo

    The hottest topic in Ticked Off-Tickled Pink these days – a fairly accurate reflection of citizens’ views and concerns – is the redeveloped Division Avenue. Many people have complained about the narrowing of one of the city’s main north-south arteries and how turning on or off the avenue will be made more difficult, and snow ... Read More »

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  • Let’s Chat: A little gem in Redcliff

    I enjoy living in a small town. I feel the benefits of this living outweigh the benefits of living in a larger centre. It is quiet and peaceful and we have much to offer to the community and those visiting us. In 2023, the population of Redcliff was 5,924 people. What is the attraction for ... Read More »

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  • City Notebook: Apparently the media got U.S. election coverage wrong again

    @@CollinGallant Do we need to talk about the U.S. election? Maybe. But what’s there to talk about? Most of the big news in the U.S. race seems to have happened in the summer, and now we just seem to be endlessly looping back to 2020 campaigns (or perhaps 2016), on this or that from either ... Read More »

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