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Saskatchewan’s population tops 1.23M
By Medicine Hat News on June 20th, 2024
@MedicineHatNews The population of Saskatchewan in nearing one and one-quarter million people, that province announced Wednesday. According to quarterly population updates provided by Statistics Canada, there were 1,231,043 people in Saskatchewan on April 1. That’s 30,503 more than the same time last year, and a 2.6 per cent annual increase. The population reached 1 million ... Read More »
1 responseRCMP in Saskatchewan recover gold bar, stolen guns in raid
By Medicine Hat News on June 20th, 2024
@MedicineHatNews A gold bar and two stolen guns were seized during a drug raid in Kindersley, Sask., on June 10, the RCMP reports. A release states officers from the Kindersley Detachment and Prince Albert Crime Reduction unit executed two search warrants on June 10 and took three men into custody. Police say they found 198 ... Read More »
1 responseMajor flooding in Montana produces surprise gift for Alberta
By Medicine Hat News on June 20th, 2024
@- JUSTIN SIBBET LOCAL JOURNALISM INITIATIVE REPORTER Alberta Newspapers Millions of litres of water flowing freely from a broken irrigation pipe in Montana is headed north. A major break at the St. Mary River Siphon near Babb, Mont., on Monday, water that would normally have been diverted to the American portion of the Milk River, ... Read More »
1 responseAlberta Teachers Association outlines underfunding of public education
By MEDICINE HAT NEWS on June 20th, 2024
news@medicinehatnews.com Medicine Hat News The Alberta Teachers Association says more than one-third of Alberta school divisions will be cutting teaching positions next year despite a significant increase in student enrolment. The Medicine Hat Public School Division board was included in the report that includes 17 provincial divisions expected to cut a total of 250 full-time ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Only partial approval for major solar play near Hays
By Collin Gallant on June 20th, 2024
@@CollinGallant Alberta utility regulators have approved smaller portions of a proposed solar power facility near Hays, Alta., that was held up by an approvals pause last fall, but has denied the largest portion of the project containing key infrastructure. Texas-based Proteus Power put forth three related applications to build the “Alberta Solar” projects on land ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Two people charged following high-risk vehicle stop
By MEDICINE HAT NEWS on June 20th, 2024
news@medicinehatnews.com Police have charged two people in relation to an altercation that occurred at a home located in the 400 block of 19th Street NE involving a firearm Tuesday afternoon, after conducting a high-risk vehicle stop on the Maple Avenue Bridge. An unnamed 33-year-old female and 34-year-old Tim Nymark-Guerette have been charged after police received ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Nenshi tells Hat crowd NDP momentum has grown tenfold since Notley stepped down
By BRENDAN MILLER on June 20th, 2024
bmiller@medicinehatnews.com Former Calgary mayor and NDP leadership candidate Naheed Nenshi spoke Wednesday to more than 350 supporters during a town hall event held at the Monarch Theatre as NDP members will learn of their next leader this Saturday. During his address Nenshi spoke about growing support the NDP has received since the 2023 election and ... Read More »
1 responsePrairie Rose opens new building for specialized programming
By ANNA SMITH Local Journalism Initiative on June 20th, 2024
asmith@medicinehatnews.com Prairie Rose Public Schools opened the doors to its new South Alberta Collegiate learning facility in Medicine Hat on Wednesday, a place where specialty programming will be created and executed. The building, formerly used to hold tractors, said superintendent Reagan Weeks, is a space for students from throughout the wide area of the division’s ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Local school divisions welcome cellphone ban
By ANNA SMITH Local Journalism Initiative on June 20th, 2024
asmith@medicinehatnews.com School districts in Medicine Hat and area are largely optimistic regarding a recent ministerial order restricting the use of personal electronics such as cellphones during class periods. The announcement was made Monday and will require phones and similar electronics to be powered off and out of sight during instructional periods for students in all ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Two people arrested in high-risk vehicle stop
By MEDICINE HAT NEWS on June 19th, 2024
news@medicinehatnews.com A male and female were taken into custody after police responded to a weapons complaint at a northeast residence that led to a high-risk vehicle stop along Maple Avenue Bridge shortly after 2 p.m. Tuesday. Police originally received a report that an altercation had occurred at a home in the 400 block of 19th ... Read More »
1 responsePrairie Rose gets funding hike to match enrolment
By ANNA SMITH Local Journalism Initiative on June 19th, 2024
asmith@medicinehatnews.com Prairie Rose Public Schools trustees reviewed the division’s year-to-date financials Tuesday, current to the end of May. An increase in Alberta Education funding of roughly $1.3 million is expected due to an uptick in enrolment, as well as other funding from the province. There is also an increase in fee revenue with the opening ... Read More »
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