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FireFit 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 »
Be the first to comment!Jehovah’s Witnesses convention moves to Lethbridge this year
By Medicine Hat News on June 3rd, 2025
@MedicineHatNews A church convention that packed Medicine Hat’s Co-op Place on back-to-back weekends over the past two years will rotate to Lethbridge this month. Jehovah Witnesses Canada announced Monday that they expect about 3,500 congregation members from southern Alberta, Saskatchewan and southeast British Columbia to attend a gathering at the Lethbridge Agri-food Hub & Trade ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!New Co-op scholarships available for MHC’s Pharmacy Technician program
By MEDICINE HAT NEWS on June 3rd, 2025
newsdesk@medicinehatnews.com Students entering Medicine Hat College’s new Pharmacy Technician diploma program in September will now have the opportunity to apply for one of two $15,000 scholarships funded by the Federated Co-operative Limited on behalf of the Co-operative Retailing System. MHC announced the two full-ride scholarships totalling $30,000 last week that will pay for the entire ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Natural gas rate falls for June, while power remains at 7-cent minimum
By Medicine Hat News on June 3rd, 2025
@MedicineHatNews The cost of natural gas will fall in June for city utility customers, it was announced with new rates on Monday. Hatters will be charged $1.93 for each gigajoule used during the month, down from $2.32 in May. That rate follows the cost of gas purchased for resale by the city in a rolling ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Regina senior killed when motorcycle leaves highway near Hays
By Medicine Hat News on June 3rd, 2025
@MedicineHatNews A motorcyclist from Regina is dead after he left the road and crashed south of Hays, Alta. on Sunday night, the Taber/Vauxhall RCMP detachment has reported. The accident occurred at about 5:30 p.m. on Sunday evening on Highway 875 south of Range Road 141. The victim is described as a 70-year-old male from Regina. ... Read More »
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