August 27th, 2025

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MLA Frey won’t run again

By COLLIN GALLANT on September 27th, 2022

cgallant@medicinehatnews.com@CollinGallant Michaela Frey will not seek re-election as the United Conservative MLA for the Brooks-Medicine Hat riding, she announced Monday morning, stating she planned to continue “advocating” for conservatives and the community while concentrating on “growing her family.” The announcement coincided with her first wedding anniversary on the weekend, but Frey told the News she ... Read More »

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Animation festival Saturday will feature several films from local artists and beyond

By KENDALL KING on September 27th, 2022

kking@medicinehatnews.com Works by animators from Medicine Hat, as well as those around the world, will be showcased Saturday at 7 p.m. at the Medicine Hat Public Library. The free event is being hosted by Club 404, a student-run film and animation production club operated by Medicine Hat College students, and Quickdraw Animation Society, a Calgary-based ... Read More »

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Sold-out fall production sale in Irvine

By Samantha Johnson Local Journalism Initiative Reporter on September 27th, 2022

reporter@medicinehatnews.com The inaugural Fall Gather and Production Sale at Irvine School Agriculture Discovery Centre sold out on Saturday, and was a huge success judging by the standing ovation organizer and MC Nichole Neubauer received as the event drew to a close. Principal Trent Rayner welcomed all those attending. “When (the idea) was brought to me, ... Read More »

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Codling moth decimates local apple crops

By Samantha Johnson Local Journalism Initiative Reporter on September 27th, 2022

reporter@medicinehatnews.com Codling moth can devastate an apple, pear or walnut crop. In Medicine Hat this summer, many apple trees in the city lost their entire crop. Gerry Prince, a resident of the city, said via email, “Everyone I know on the south side of town had problems and had to throw most of their apples ... Read More »

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Third annual Cowboy Poetry and Western Music Show set for next weekend

By Medicine Hat News on September 24th, 2022

The Medicine Hat Cowboy Poetry and Western Music Show will gallop back into the Medicine Hat High School Theatre on Oct. 1. The third annual event will kick off at 4:45 p.m. will a poetry and music session featuring local performers. Meliora Service Dogs will take the stage at 5:30 p.m. for a service dog ... Read More »

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Prairie Wind Dancers bringing square dance back to the Hat

By Medicine Hat News on September 24th, 2022

Grab a pardner, square dancing is coming back to the Hat. The Prairie Wind Dancers will be celebrating their return to the floor on Oct. 21 at St. Barnabas Hall, and are welcoming dancers new and old to join in on the fun. “Since we’ve been shut down for so long, there’s only about one ... Read More »

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Fundraiser set up for family of plane crash victim

By MEDICINE HAT NEWS on September 24th, 2022

https://www.medicinehatnews.com@MedicineHatNews A GoFundMe account has been set up for the family of one of two victims of a fatal plane crash near Shaunavon on Sept. 18. The fundraiser names Jaden Hallman, 22, as one of two people who died after the Cesna 172 that took off from Swift Current at about 10 a.m. crashed and ... Read More »

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Local podcasters show love of community (and cats)

By KENDALL KING on September 24th, 2022

kking@medicinehatnews.com The air is light as Hatters Linda Tooth and Michelle Marshall sit down to record for their weekly podcast Cats, Community and Conversations. While the pair don’t shy away from topics serious in nature, they aim to create an atmosphere comfortable for both guests and listeners in which to approach such. “We want it ... Read More »

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Company plans to build own power source for crypto mining

By COLLIN GALLANT on September 24th, 2022

https://www.medicinehatnews.com@MedicineHatNews Alberta’s latest cryptocurrency mine will be set up near Tilley, the latest in a number of applications to place dataprocessing centres on or near Alberta natural gas plants in order to produce their own power. The application – to install six natural gas-fired generators near the Trans-Canada Highway about 15 kilometres east of Brooks ... Read More »

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Police station mural honours Indigenous

By MEDICINE HAT NEWS on September 24th, 2022

https://www.medicinehatnews.com@MedicineHatNews The boardroom at the Medicine Hat police headquarters has a new mural honouring Indigenous culture and a new name provided in a ceremony on Friday. “Aahkoinnimaan ni,” pronounced phonetically as “awe-queen-ih-mach-knee” means in Cree “The Sacred Pipe.” It was selected by Kainai Nation Elder Charlie Fox, who revealed the name during a two-hour ceremony ... Read More »

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Hat-Lethbridge region posts 3.9% unemployment rate

By MEDICINE HAT NEWS on September 24th, 2022

https://www.medicinehatnews.com@MedicineHatNews Unemployment in southern Alberta is the lowest in the province, which itself also sits at the national average after years above the Canadian rate. Jobless figures for August were released on Sept. 9, but new regional analysis from Alberta Labour states the Medicine Hat-Lethbridge region posted a 3.9 per cent unemployment rate last month. ... Read More »

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