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Common Sense Health: Curriculum for a long healthy life
By Dr. Gifford-Jones and Diana Gifford-Jones on June 6th, 2025
This past week, we found ourselves in Rome – one of us in person, the other traveling vicariously on video connections. The intent was not to study ancient ruins, but to witness something much more modern and, we daresay, more vital: a graduation ceremony. The event was brimming with the exuberance of youth, the blossoming ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Stampede Roundup: Come for the chucks, stay for the farm and ranch show
By Ryan McCracken on June 6th, 2025
The white-knuckle thrill of WPCA Chuckwagons is returning to the Medicine Hat Exhibition & Stampede Grandstand next week, June 12-15, for another unforgettable four days of racing – but this year’s event offers even more. Purchasing a ticket to take in one of our WPCA Chuckwagon racing events means you’ll get free admission to the ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Municipal Matters: Reflecting on how our neighbourhoods change
By Randi Buchner on June 5th, 2025
It’s easy to overlook just how much Medicine Hat has transformed over the years. The neighbourhoods we know today are the result of continuous change – shaped by both new development and thoughtful redevelopment of existing areas. Take Riverside, for example. Once a stretch of sparse homesteads between the CP Rail line and the South ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!MH Duplicate Bridge results for April, 2025
By MEDICINE HAT NEWS on June 5th, 2025
newsdesk@medicinehatnews.com Medicine Hat News Tuesday, April 1 Howell Movement 1. Mona Girling – Charlotte Jobb 2. Pat Hannay – Leslie Tomczyk 3. Rick Burry – Marnie Burry Friday, April 4 Howell Movement 1. Lloyd Fowlie – Rita Langford 2. Leslie Tomczyk – Marnie Burry 3. Lorena Kelly – Betty Biffard Tuesday, April 8 North/South 1. ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!MH Duplicate Bridge results for May, 2025
By Medicine Hat News on June 5th, 2025
Friday May 2 North/South 1. Cliff Bryanton – Charlotte Jobb 2. Cheryl Storrs – Bob Storrs East/West 1. Marcia Garman – Munden Coates 2. Vonda Reddekop – Pat Hannay Tuesday May 6 North/South 1. Marnie Burry – Cliff Bryanton 2. Rita Langford – John Weatherhead East/West 1. Sally Sehn – Marcia Garman 2. Pat Hannay ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!All Psyched Up: Trauma and loss
By Linda Hancock on May 31st, 2025
They say the shoemaker’s kids are barefoot! Well, since my accident last year when I fell 40 feet headfirst down an escalator at the Calgary Airport and then, in January, had cataract surgery which resulted in a very slow recovery, I was surprised to realize I have been in mourning for my physical losses and ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Science Smarts: Green up your thumbs with this at-home soil pH test
By Patty Rooks on May 31st, 2025
Oh my, we are getting into one of my favourite times of the year – gardening season! Based on advice from my favourite farmer, I always wait to put my plants out after the May long weekend, so I think it is time to get out there and get planting. Before I start though, I ... Read More »
1 responseCollector’s Corner: 25-cent coins, from 2000 to present day
By Ron Schmidt on May 31st, 2025
The last article we discussed the 25-cent piece until the year 2000. Today we will carry on to today’s date. As I mentioned in the last article there were millions of 12 different coins produced each year in 1999/2000. In 2000 the creativity and community coins , an error was made, and “P” has been ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!By the Way: Do not be afraid – you are not alone
By Scott Raible on May 31st, 2025
In a world filled with uncertainty, fear, and constant change, it’s no surprise that people are searching for comfort, strength, and peace. According to YouVersion, the most searched Bible verse of 2023 was Isaiah 41:10, and in 2024, it was Philippians 4:6. These verses are more than just popular-they’re powerful. They show us what our ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Heritage in the Hat: Medicine Hat’s first subway
By Sally Sehn on May 30th, 2025
Chances are, you’ve driven past it a thousand times but never noticed it. In plain view, but gone in the blink of an eye, is a large bronze plaque on the southwest side of the First Street subway. The plaque which dates to 1954 is only legible from the adjacent sidewalk. Why was this unassuming ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Common Sense Health: Mental health: The missing pillar in universal health care
By Dr. Gifford-Jones and Diana Gifford-Jones on May 30th, 2025
Benjamin Rush, one of the signers of the American Declaration of Independence and often called the father of American psychiatry, pushed for more attention towards “diseases of the mind”. He published his observations in 1812, and here we are in 2025 – still playing catch-up. For decades, we’ve been talking about universal health care. Canada, ... Read More »
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