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No decision, but debate on mayor’s legal bills revs up
By Collin Gallant on June 17th, 2025
@@CollinGallant A heated and at times emotional debate on whether Mayor Linnsie Clark should be reimbursed for $76,000 in legal bills incurred while challenging council sanctions was taken up Monday, but postponed before a final decision until late July. The issue has hung over council since last August, but was only formally put on the ... Read More »
1 responseMedicine Hat man facing multiple theft charges
By MEDICINE HAT NEWS on June 17th, 2025
newsdesk@medicinehatnews.com Jayden Skinner, 26, has been arrested and charged with multiple property related offences as police continue to investigate a series of recent thefts. Last Tuesday, Skinner was arrested following a break and enter that occurred in the area of Cotton Way SW after a photo of Skinner led to his arrest the following day ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!More than 200 bikers join ride for local kid
By BRENDAN MILLER on June 17th, 2025
bmiller@medicinehatnews.com Over the weekend, more than 220 bikers from across the province gathered at the Irvine Hotel with their engines roaring, ready to raise funds for Myah Litowsky, who is battling multiple rare autoimmune diseases, during the fifth annual Ridin’ For Kids Foundation charity motorcycle ride, which raises significant funding to help one in southern ... Read More »
1 responseMethanex purchase of Texas production approved by U.S. regulators
By MEDICINE HAT NEWS on June 14th, 2025
newsdesk@medicinehatnews.com Methanex says U.S. regulators have approved its purchase of a competitor’s methanol and ammonia production plants in Texas. The Vancouver-based global company headquartered in Vancouver and with a major facility in Medicine Hat announced the plan to purchase OCI in September 2024 for US$2.05 billion. On Friday, Methanex stated that the review period under ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Former MLAs agree: Medicine Hat and Brooks should split up
By Collin Gallant on June 14th, 2025
@@CollinGallant Three former city MLAs agree: Medicine Hat and Brooks should be in different provincial ridings. But a commission now contemplating changes to Alberta’s electoral districts told a public meeting Friday in the Hat that returning to pre-2019 boundaries isn’t a simple exercise. The Alberta Election Boundaries Commission is currently touring the province to hear ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Desjardins given honorary degree, shares insights on leadership and the power of community with MHC’s graduating Class of 2025
By BRENDAN MILLER on June 14th, 2025
bmiller@medicinehatnews.com Medicine Hat Tigers head coach and general manager Willie Desjardins shared his journey and experience as a hockey coach during an inspirational address to more than 500 Medicine Hat College graduates Friday afternoon during a convocation ceremony held at Co-op Place. Desjardins was presented with this year’s honorary applied degree for his contributions in ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Suspect in custody already believed to be behind multiple thefts
By MEDICINE HAT NEWS on June 14th, 2025
newsdesk@medicinehatnews.com Police say they have recovered two stolen vehicles and laid charges against a suspect in a string of recent thefts. On Friday, the Medicine Hat Police Service stated that Jayden Skinner, of Medicine Hat, faces multiple charges of theft and property crime after officers investigated a break-and-enter on Cottonwood Way on June 10. Skinner ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Inaugural ‘Valour on the Green’ golf tourney held to support vets
By BRENDAN MILLER on June 14th, 2025
bmiller@medicinehatnews.com Dozens of Canadian Forces Veterans from across the province and beyond gathered on the links of Redcliff Riverview Golf Club on Friday afternoon to participate in the first “Valour on the Green” gold tournament that supports the Veterans Association Food Bank and the Field of Crosses Memorial Project. All golfers participating in the tournament ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Majority of Albertans to pay if they want a COVID vaccine now
By MEDICINE HAT NEWS on June 14th, 2025
newsdesk@medicinehatnews.com In what the Government of Alberta is labelling a “new approach” to COVID-19 vaccinations, most Albertans will be paying out of pocket if they’d like a dose. The federal government earlier this year moved purchasing responsibilities of COVID vaccinations to the provinces, an early sign that changes might be coming since this provincial government ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Research survey aims to better understand 2S/LGBTQIA+ sexual and reproductive needs
By ANNA SMITH Local Journalism Initiative on June 13th, 2025
asmith@medicinehatnews.com The Community-Based Research Centre has released a Canada-wide survey to better understand the sexual and reproductive health needs of 2S/LGBTQIA+ people. The survey, called “Our Bodies, Our Health,” is a partnership between research teams in Vancouver, Edmonton, Winnipeg, Toronto, Montreal and Halifax, as well as seven community-based research training programs. “2S/LGBTQIA+ communities have historically ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Spotlight put on Veiner Centre supports for World Elder Abuse Awareness Day
By MEDICINE HAT NEWS on June 13th, 2025
newsdesk@medicinehatnews.com Sunday marks World Elder Abuse Awareness Day across the globe and the Unison at Veiner Centre is reminding aging residents about supports available to victims through the Alberta Elder Abuse Awareness Council and Medicine Hat Police Service. The Veiner Centre offers an outreach program to adults 50-plus who are experiencing abuse in any manner, ... Read More »
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