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Unnamed Hatter faces multiple charges after fatal rollover in Sask.

By MEDICINE HAT NEWS on July 13th, 2021

https://www.medicinehatnews.com@MedicineHatNews A Medicine Hat man has been charged after a deadly rollover accident near Kindersley, Sask., late Sunday night. The unnamed 26-year-old man was reportedly driving a vehicle filled with eight occupants on grid roads when it rolled “multiple times” near Highway 7 east of Kindersley at 11:40 p.m. on July 11. One passenger, a ... Read More »

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Teen thanking God, doctors for beating cancer

By LAUREN THOMSON Local Journalism Initiative Reporter on July 13th, 2021

lthomson@medicinehatnews.com Carson Presber, a student at Notre Dame Academy, was diagnosed with brain cancer shortly after the beginning of the pandemic, but received support from family, friends, his school and his church. Lois Presber, Carson’s mom, noticed something wasn’t right with her then 12-year-old son at the end of May last year. The Medicine Hat ... Read More »

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Watson has sights set on the podium

By KELLEN TANIGUCHI on July 10th, 2021

ktaniguchi@medicinehatnews.com@@kellentaniguchi The 2021 Olympic Games in Tokyo are going to look a lot different this year, but Sage Watson still has her sights set on the podium. “My goal is to make the final of the 400 (metre) hurdles and hopefully to go for a medal in there,” said Watson. “Then for our 4×4 women’s ... Read More »

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Summer Story Walk on now down at Police Point Park

By LAUREN THOMSON Local Journalism Initiative Reporter on July 10th, 2021

lthomson@medicinehatnews.com From now until Aug. 8, you can enjoy a nature walk and a story in Police Point Park, thanks to the Nature Centre and the Medicine Hat Public Library. The Story Walk, which has been a regular feature in both summer and winter for nearly the last decade at Police Point Park, is back ... Read More »

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Minister, job agency blame CERB for vacancies

By COLLIN GALLANT on July 10th, 2021

cgallant@medicinehatnews.com@CollinGallant Unemployment levels continue to fall in Medicine Hat region, but employers and employment agencies say it’s a struggle to fill part-time and lower wage positions in the service industry. Accommodation industry and retail stores are coming out of a winter of on-again, off-again restrictions for capacity, and restaurants closed entirely to in-person dining, though ... Read More »

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Tourism Medicine Hat puts focus on locals going local

By Justin Seward Southern Alberta Newspapers on July 10th, 2021

Tourism Medicine Hat’s focus is to let the province know how much there is to offer for visitors and locals in the southeast region. “We need to let locals know that they don’t have to go far for a great weekend or vacation,” said Mo Cranker, stakeholder engagement, Tourism Medicine Hat. “We want people across ... Read More »

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For The Record: City will relocate Riverside recycling drop-off to Northlands Co-op parking lot

By MEDICINE HAT NEWS on July 9th, 2021

https://www.medicinehatnews.com@MedicineHatNews A city recycling drop-off depot is relocating to north Crescent Heights at the end of July. The depot at the Shamrock Bottle Depot near Altawana Drive will be closed on July 29 and relocated to the Northlands Co-op parking lot near Division Avenue and Northlands Way, the city announced Thursday. Last year, the city’s ... Read More »

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Local stars shine at 2021 Alberta Provincial Music Festival

By Medicine Hat Rotary Music Festival on July 9th, 2021

The results are in for the 2021 Alberta Provincial Music Festival. For the last several months, musicians from across Alberta have performed via video submissions at their local music festivals. Adjudicators at the local level then recommended top performances to move on and compete at the Provincial Festival. This year 36 performers represented the Medicine ... Read More »

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Sod turned at renewable diesel refinery site

By COLLIN GALLANT on July 9th, 2021

cgallant@medicinehatnews.com@CollinGallant Cielo Waste Solutions and a local investors group turned sod Thursday at the site of “renewable diesel” refinery it plans to build in 2022. The site is near the junction of Highway 41 North and the Trans-Canada Highway, next to the Canadian Pacific mainline. It would be the first full-scale new refinery for the ... Read More »

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Cypress County blasts UCP’s helicopter rescue report

By ALEX McCUAIG Local Journalism Initiative Reporter on July 9th, 2021

amccuaig@medicinehatnews.com Cypress County is calling the recent report on emergency helicopter rescue in the province appalling and says it reflects a lack of respect for citizens in rural areas of Alberta. The Helicopter Emergency Management Services report released late last month recommended STARS be the sole provider of services in the province – a recommendation ... Read More »

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EMS union says UCP’s ambulance unveil is not news

By MEDICINE HAT NEWS on July 9th, 2021

https://www.medicinehatnews.com@MedicineHatNews The head of the Alberta paramedics union says this week’s announcement in Medicine Hat that ambulances can now deliver non-emergency patients to certain other facilities, not emergency rooms, is just window dressing. Mike Parker, head of the Health Sciences Association of Alberta, says its already happening and won’t help overburdened paramedics. “The minister is ... Read More »

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