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‘Do better’: Former anchor furious at JPBG for CHAT-TV shutdown
By Medicine Hat News on June 4th, 2025
@MedicineHatNews Count Rhonda Carlson among those broken hearted about the loss of CHAT-TV, but also among those angered by the decision. The former lead anchor and news director at the station told the News on Tuesday that the station in the relatively small market “always fought upstream and punched above our weight” and could have ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Cypress County approves sponsorship for Elkwater’s Canada Day festivities
By ANNA SMITH Local Journalism Initiative on June 4th, 2025
asmith@medicinehatnews.com Cypress County council approved on Tuesday a $500 sponsorship of the Elkwater Canada Day celebration, as requested by the Elkwater Community Association. In recent years, this event has gathered more than 1,000 people to the area, for the parade, food trucks and surrounding celebrations. The sponsorship, to cover parade supplies, was paid for from ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!One final thank-you to Tigers nation following successful season
By BRENDAN MILLER on June 4th, 2025
bmiller@medicinehatnews.com Hundreds of Medicine Hat Tiger fans packed Co-op Place on Monday to celebrate the team’s championship season with players and coaches during a final send-off party following their 2025 Memorial Cup run. “I couldn’t be more proud than all of us are, fans are just incredibly proud of these boys, the stuff they’ve done ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!CHAT-TV closes down
By Collin Gallant on June 3rd, 2025
Medicine Hat News Medicine Hat’s television station is shutting down, the company that owns CHAT-TV announced to employees at a staff meeting Tuesday morning, the News has learned. Jim Pattison Broadcast Group cited several years of difficult business conditions and operating loses in a statement posted after the meeting to the company’s Medicine Hat news ... Read More »
1 responseFireFit Championships regional event converges on the Hat
By BRENDAN MILLER on June 3rd, 2025
bmiller@medicinehatnews.com Fifteen of Medicine Hat’s finest demonstrated their levels of fitness, strength and teamwork over the weekend while competing in the 2025 Medicine Hat FireFit Championships Alberta Regional Event that tested firefighting skills and physical endurance in emergency situations. The event times competitors while they complete the FireFit course, known for being “the toughest two ... Read More »
1 responseMajor fire on Sunday destroys building on Eagle Butte Road
By ANNA SMITH Local Journalism Initiative on June 3rd, 2025
asmith@medicinehatnews.com Cypress County Fire responded to a massive structure fire near Eagle Butte Road on Sunday evening just past 7 p.m. Station 1 responded with two engines, one water tender and a wildland fire apparatus, fire chief Jason Linton told the News on Monday, but additional support was requested by the Incident Commander upon arriving ... Read More »
1 responseInvestigation ongoing after man shot downtown
By MEDICINE HAT NEWS on June 3rd, 2025
newsdesk@medicinehatnews.com Medicine Hat police say there are no risks to the public after a man was transported to the hospital with non-life threatening injuries after a shooting downtown Saturday. Officers were called to the parking lot of the Mayfair Manor apartments, located at 407 Fifth Ave. SE, and located a male victim who had sustained ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Public hearings underway regarding northeast power line
By COLLIN GALLANT on June 3rd, 2025
Hearings into city power line upgrades in the northeast began Monday with a group of Parkview residents reiterating their stance that a preferred option for taller lines along residential streets in Crescent Heights should be approved. That is opposed to an alternate route along Parkview Drive, which some homeowners say would obstruct their view of ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Pawâkan Macbeth will hit the Esplanade stage Friday evening
By ANNA SMITH Local Journalism Initiative on June 3rd, 2025
asmith@medicinehatnews.com As inspired by the youth of Frog Lake First Nation, a Cree takeover of Macbeth comes to the Esplanade stage this Friday. Pawâkan Macbeth is a Cree re-imagining of the original tale, says Barry Belinsky, director of the remount. While the performance has familiar elements that those who are familiar with the Shakespearean story ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Council OKs $1.9M for women’s shelter, talks cap on grants
By Collin Gallant on June 3rd, 2025
@@CollinGallant The Medicine Hat Women’s Shelter will receive $1.85 million from the city toward its major renovation – the first outlay under a municipal non-profit capital grant program – but $1 million less than originally requested. That difference is due to $1 million in provincial grants to help modernize the Phoenix Safehouse, which is underway ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Interpretive Program hosting information session on healthy soils
By Medicine Hat News on June 3rd, 2025
The Medicine Hat Interpretive Program is calling all gardeners, naturalists and curious souls to learn about one of the more populous and overlooked systems in the Healthy Living Soils Public Program. “Did you know that a tablespoon of healthy soil contains more organisms than there are people living on Earth?” said park interpreter Genevieve Mathieu. ... Read More »
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