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news@medicinehatnews.com Alberta’s RCMP major crimes unit is investigating a homicide that occurred in Gleichen on the evening of April 24. Gleichen RCMP say they were contacted at 7:20 p.m. by EMS who responded to a call of an unresponsive male. Upon paramedics arrival the male was pronounced deceased and had injuries consistent with being assaulted. [...] Read More »

newsdesk@medicinehatnews.com@MedicineHatNews The Medicine Hat Health Foundation, in partnership with Davis GMC Buick, would like to congratulate Rita Maier, as she drives home in her new 2024 GMC Terrain Denali as the owner of the winning Driving Donations for Local Healthcare fundraising raffle ticket. The Driving Donations for Local Healthcare early bird prize was drawn on [...] Read More »

bmiller@medicinehatnews.com Lyle Rebbeck was raised in a house full of classical music; on Saturdays his father would have their home radio tuned into opera. Rebbeck was raised as a classical saxophone player and would discover his love for jazz music in his early 20s while playing at the University of Saskatchewan. “I joined the jazz [...] Read More »

bmiller@medicinehatnews.com Three local playgrounds are undergoing renovations with a focus on accessibility and inclusion in the design process. Work is underway at outdoor playgrounds in Tower Estates Park, Muir Park and the Hill Pool Park and all will be closed until upgrades are completed. Notably, the city is repurposing the existing Viking ship structure from [...] Read More »

newsdesk@medicinehatnews.com@MedicineHatNews Cypress County council has defeated a motion to request a municipal inspection from the Minister of Municipal Affairs. The idea was first brought forward as a notice of motion by Coun. Robin Kurpjuweit at the Feb. 6 meeting, and subsequently was pushed forward until this week’s regular meeting where the motion failed. Kurpjuweit stressed [...] Read More »

VANCOUVER – A high-risk sex offender who went on the run for 10 days in Vancouver has pleaded guilty to breaching his long-term supervision order and failing to attend court. The province’s prosecution service confirmed that Randall Hopley entered the guilty pleas in provincial court on Friday. Hopley walked away from a halfway house in [...] Read More »

VANCOUVER – British Columbia is preparing to ban most public drug use, a change to parts of its decriminalization pilot project that the premier says should have been in place all along. The province has made an “urgent” request to Health Canada to make amendments to B.C.’s exemption under the Controlled Drugs and Substances Act [...] Read More »

OTTAWA – The Canadian Press erroneously attributed a Conservative statement about subsidies to Sebastian Skamski, a spokesperson for Opposition leader Pierre Poilievre. In fact, it was a joint statement from Conservative industry critic Rick Perkins and Conservative trade critic Kyle Seeback[...] Read More »

VANCOUVER – The British Columbia government is asking Health Canada to “urgently change” the province’s decriminalization policy to stop drug use in public. Premier David Eby says in a statement the change would make illicit drug use illegal in all public spaces, including inside hospitals, on transit and in parks. The U-turn by the provincial [...] Read More »

VANCOUVER – The British Columbia government is asking Health Canada to “urgently change” the province’s decriminalization policy to stop drug use in public. Premier David Eby says in a statement the change would make illicit drug use illegal in all public spaces, including inside hospitals, on transit and in parks. The U-turn by the provincial [...] Read More »

EDMONTON – Alberta’s government says a new draft social studies curriculum for elementary schools is ready to be tested in classrooms this fall. But the union representing teachers says the curriculum is a fail and the rollout needs to be delayed. The United Conservative Party government first tried three years ago to update the province’s [...] Read More »

EDMONTON – Recent research suggested a truly horrifying thought – that T. Rex, perhaps the most fearsome predator to walk the earth, was also smart enough to use tools, hunt in packs and pass down knowledge. But a new paper throws cold water on those dinosaur fever dreams. A year ago, an American researcher published [...] Read More »

LETHBRIDGE, Alta. – Former Calgary mayor and current NDP leadership candidate Naheed Nenshi says the Alberta government is operating out of spite with new legislation that would grant it sweeping powers over municipalities, including the right to fire councillors, overturn bylaws and postpone elections. The proposed law would also allow political parties to run on [...] Read More »

LETHBRIDGE, Alta. – The first debate in the Alberta NDP leadership race was mostly a civil affair Thursday but it wasn’t all smooth sailing for former Calgary mayor Naheed Nenshi. Close to 500 people turned out at the Yates Theatre in Lethbridge to hear Nenshi, three current NDP members of the legislature: Calgary’s Kathleen Ganley [...] Read More »

EDMONTON – The Alberta government announced Thursday a new payment model that would allow nurse practitioners to make 80 per cent of what family doctors are paid. Health Minister Adriana LaGrange said nurses eligible for the payment plan must commit to caring for 900 patients and operate their clinics on weekends, evenings and holidays. They [...] Read More »

A 96-year-old Lethbridge woman doesn’t hold back on her passion for painting and sharing it with the community. Cynthia Wilson is a local artist who rediscovered her passion for painting at the age of 91 and has continued painting since. Wilson, in an interview at Age Care Columbia where she lives, said her passion for [...] Read More »

LETHBRIDGE HERALDdshurtz@lethbridgeherald.com Three men facing drug charges in relation to a police bust earlier this year had their matters addressed briefly Thursday in Lethbridge court of justice. Zachary Tracyn Bottle of Fort Macleod, Marty Lee Fransen of Lethbridge and Charles Edward Sitek of Calgary, were arrested in February following an investigation by Lethbridge police and [...] Read More »

LETHBRIDGE HERALDdshurtz@lethbridgeherald.com Two Lethbridge residents charged in 2023 following a drug bust in the city are set to stand trial later this year. Dylan Ivan Sokol and Kristina Lucille Zinger, whose matters were addressed Thursday in Lethbridge court of justice, are scheduled to stand trial for four days beginning Nov. 4. The two accused were [...] Read More »

LETHBRIDGE HERALDapulido@lethbridgeherald.com Nord-Bridge Seniors Centre offered its members an opportunity to enjoy an intergenerational board game afternoon with Grade 5 students from Park Meadows Elementary School Thursday. Ashley Kern, program coordinator at Nord-Bridge, said the program has been running for almost 10 years now and it has become something members look forward to. She said [...] Read More »

LETHBRIDGE HERALDabeeber@lethbridgeherald.com Funding is available businesses, building owners and tenants in the core to address security issues. The Crime Prevention Through Environmental Design (CPTED) grant provides funding for permanent property improvements that enhance security and crime prevention measures. The program provides 50 per cent of matching funds up to a maximum of $5,000 per successful [...] Read More »

OMAHA, Neb. (AP) – A tornado plowed through suburban Omaha, Nebraska, on Friday afternoon, damaging hundreds of homes and other structures as the twister tore for miles along farmland and into subdivisions. Injuries were reported but it wasn’t yet clear if anyone was killed in the storm. Multiple tornadoes were reported in Nebraska but the [...] Read More »

BRIGHTON, Colo. (AP) – A former paramedic who injected Elijah McClain with ketamine avoided prison and was sentenced to probation Friday after his homicide conviction in the Black man’s death, which helped fuel the 2020 racial injustice protests. Jeremy Cooper faced up to three years in prison. He administered a dose of the sedative ketamine [...] Read More »

OMAHA, Neb. (AP) – A tornado plowed through suburban Omaha, Nebraska, on Friday afternoon, demolishing homes as the twister tore for miles along farmland and into subdivisions. It wasn’t yet clear if anyone was injured or killed in the storm. Multiple tornadoes were reported in Nebraska but the most destructive storm moved from a largely [...] Read More »

NEW YORK (AP) – President Joe Biden said Friday that he is willing to debate his presumptive Republican opponent, Donald Trump, later this fall ““ his most definitive comment yet on the issue. Trump said he was ready, though he questioned Bidens’s willingness. Biden’s comment came during an interview with the Sirius XM radio host [...] Read More »

LONDON (AP) – King Charles III will resume his public duties next week following treatment for cancer, Buckingham Palace announced Friday. Charles took a break from public appearances almost three months ago to focus on his treatment for an undisclosed type of cancer. The palace said Charles would make a public visit to a cancer [...] Read More »