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Swimmers will be taking their flippers to new pools to start the summer. As city crews start preparations to shutdown Kinsmen Aquatic Park at the Big Marble Go Centre for renovations starting May 15, plans are being made to accommodate swimmers. Outdoor pools will open as follows: Hill Pool (44 Seventh St. SW) opens May [...] Read More »

cgallant@medicinehatnews.com@CollinGallant The province has renamed the “Regulated Rate Option” for electricity as “the rate of last resort,” but Medicine Hat will still have the pricing mechanism available when it decides on its next permanent rate-setting formula, potentially in 2025. Premier Danielle Smith outlined the name change Thursday, saying the former title gives a false impression [...] Read More »

@MedicineHatNews A Medicine Hat doctor accused of engaging in oral sex with a mentally disabled man in his care will appeal a professional conduct board ruling against him, while the professional association will appeal for harsher penalties than those that will allow him to continue seeing patients. The College of Physicians and Surgeons announced Thursday [...] Read More »

@@CollinGallant The City of Medicine Hat could provide some financial support to help Hatters conserve water this summer, say administrators who plan to roll out an information campaign soon ahead of impending drought this summer. Details of basin-wide water sharing agreements called for by the province are expected to be released today. Top administrators told [...] Read More »

bmiller@medicinehatnews.com Local firefighters have been training all week on how to manoeuvre large vehicles including school buses and semi trucks following a collision where a victim may need to be extracted. In a training scenario at the Marshall Avenue compound a small two-door vehicle found itself wedged under the rear end of a school bus [...] Read More »

Here is a roundup of stories from The Canadian Press designed to bring you up to speed on what you need to know today… Iran fires at apparent Israeli attack drones near airbase and nuclear site An apparent Israeli drone attack on Iran triggered air defences at a major airbase and a nuclear site early [...] Read More »

Here is a roundup of stories from The Canadian Press designed to bring you up to speed on what you need to know today… Rescue team gears up for new attempt to save orca A large seine fishing vessel capable of casting a net strong enough to hold a nearly 700-kilogram killer whale calf has [...] Read More »

ZEBALLOS, B.C. – A large seine fishing vessel capable of casting a net strong enough to hold a nearly 700-kilogram killer whale calf has arrived in Zeballos, B.C., to participate in the latest attempt to rescue the young orca stranded in a remote tidal lagoon. The flat-bottom aluminum vessel has a built-in crane-like device for [...] Read More »

OTTAWA – The 19-year-old Sri Lankan national charged in the mass killing of a newcomer family in Ottawa has no plan to seek bail, his lawyer says. Febrio De-Zoysa was arrested and charged in early March with six counts of first-degree murder and one count of attempted murder, after police found the family dead in [...] Read More »

OTTAWA – Canadian banks that refuse to identify the carbon rebate by name when doing direct deposits are forcing the government to change the law to make them do it, says Environment Minister Steven Guilbeault. Guilbeault is taking the stand after Tuesday’s federal budget promised to amend the Financial Administration Act so government payments accepted [...] Read More »

CALGARY, Alberta (AP) – Blake Coleman scored his 30th goal and MacKenzie Weegar netted his 20th as the Calgary Flames beat the San Jose Sharks 5-1 on Thursday night in the season-ending game for both teams. Adam Klapka posted his first NHL goal and Oliver Kylington, and Kevin Rooney also scored for Calgary (38-39-5). The [...] Read More »

This article was originally published on The Conversation, an independent and nonprofit source of news, analysis and commentary from academic experts. Disclosure information is available on the original site. ___ Authors: Ping Lam Ip, PhD student, Sociology, University of Alberta; and Andrea DeKeseredy, PhD student, Sociology, University of Alberta Alberta Premier Danielle Smith recently tabled [...] Read More »

EDMONTON – A national organization of post-secondary teachers is calling on Alberta to either change a proposed gatekeeping bill or scrap it altogether. The bill would give the province the right to veto federal agreements with provincial bodies, including post-secondary schools. The Canadian Association of University Teachers says such political intervention threatens academic freedom given [...] Read More »

EDMONTON – Alberta’s health minister says the province has “a bit of strain” in neonatal intensive care unit capacity but that there are beds available across the province. Health Minister Adriana LaGrange made the comments Wednesday after Edmonton doctors released an open letter to her and the provincial health-care delivery agency raising concern vulnerable babies [...] Read More »

EDMONTON – The Alberta government says it’s closing in on a new deal for family doctor pay, but a physicians’ group says it must include those with small patient rosters. The details of the framework announced Wednesday have yet to be hammered out, including specific rates. But the United Conservative government expects its new compensation [...] Read More »

A Medicine Hat doctor accused of engaging in oral sex with a mentally disabled man in his care will appeal a professional conduct board ruling against him, while the professional association will appeal for harsher penalties than those that will allow him to continue seeing patients. The College of Physicians and Surgeons announced Thursday the [...] Read More »

Commercial real estate agency Avison Young is anticipating a “landlords’ market” by the end of 2024 from the strong growth in lease rates. “Our market is super active right now in tenants looking to acquire new spaces. And we haven’t seen the inventory available to go with it up until recently where developers are starting [...] Read More »

The Chinook Woodturning Guild of Lethbridge and TNT 4-H Multi Club recently began a new partnership to allow for 4-H members to be mentored along through their woodturning projects. Guild members were helping with introductory products such as tops and beads to start on the lathes last weekend at Casa in what will be one [...] Read More »

“Frozen Jr.” the musical storms the stage at Wilson Middle School, community members are welcome to join Anna, Elsa, and other favorite characters from Monday through Thursday next week. “I hope that they’re transported. I hope when they come in that they’re not thinking ‘oh my gosh,’ but they’re not still just in a middle [...] Read More »

LETHBRIDGE HERALDapulido@lethbridgeherald.com The Southern Alberta Council on Public Affairs hosted Tiffany Hind Bull-Prete, University of Lethbridge associate professor of Sociology and intergenerational survivor of residential schools to speak about what indigenous children endured during the “stolen children era.” Hind Bull-Prete started her presentation Thursday by explaining why she uses the term “stolen children era” instead [...] Read More »

Group of Seven foreign ministers warned of new sanctions against Iran on Friday for its drone and missile attack on Israel, and urged both sides to avoid an escalation of the conflict. Meanwhile, an apparent Israeli drone attack on Iran saw troops fire air defenses at a major air base and a nuclear site near [...] Read More »

DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) – An apparent Israeli drone attack on Iran saw troops fire air defenses at a major air base and a nuclear site early Friday morning near the central city of Isfahan, an assault coming in retaliation for Tehran’s unprecedented drone-and-missile assault on the country. No Iranian official directly acknowledged the [...] Read More »

CAPRI, Italy (AP) – The United States told the Group of Seven foreign ministers on Friday that it received “last minute” information from Israel about a drone action in Iran, Italy’s foreign minister said. Italian Foreign Minister Antonio Tajani, who chaired the meeting of ministers of industrialized countries, said the United States provided the information [...] Read More »

Israel carried out a missile strike targeting an air defense unit in southern Syria, causing material damage, state-run SANA news agency quoted a military statement as saying Friday. The warplanes were seen around the time loud noises and drones were reported near a major Iranian air base and nuclear site early Friday. That area of [...] Read More »

DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) – Iran fired air defenses at a major air base and a nuclear site early Friday morning near the central city of Isfahan after spotting drones, which were suspected to be part of an Israeli attack in retaliation for Tehran’s unprecedented drone-and-missile assault on the country. No Iranian official directly [...] Read More »