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Airport ride completion improves by 30% following WestJet schedules changes
By MEDICINE HAT NEWS on August 23rd, 2025
newsdesk@medicinehatnews.com More flights are completing connections to and from Calgary every day after WestJet brought its larger 78-seat Q400 aircraft to the Medicine Hat Regional Airport last fall, in fact the number has increased to a near perfect 98 per cent flight competition rate. This completion factor aligns Medicine Hat with what is the industry ... Read More »
1 responseRed Cross wildfire response trumps all disaster relief in recent history, including COVID
By Medicine Hat News on August 23rd, 2025
asmith@medicinehatnews.com The 2025 nationwide wildfire response has been the biggest in recent Red Cross history. Since May, the Red Cross has provided humanitarian assistance to people impacted by wildfires across the country, including Saskatchewan, Manitoba, Ontario and Atlantic Canada. This work has even surpassed the response from the COVID-19 pandemic. Operations have included 1,200 personnel, ... Read More »
1 responseDelays possible as city wraps up annual resurfacing projects
By MEDICINE HAT NEWS on August 23rd, 2025
newsdesk@medicinehatnews.com Delays and lane closures are expected for only a few more weeks as the city’s annual roadway resurfacing program is anticipated to be complete by the middle of September. However, there is still lots of work to be completed by crews before then. On Friday resurfacing work began on a portion of Southridge Drive, ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!City in talks with international environment solutions company to build composing facility
By MEDICINE HAT NEWS on August 23rd, 2025
newsdesk@medicinehatnews.com City staff have engaged in discussions with Ambipar, an environment management company, as work continues on building a future food waste composting facility. The $9.5-million project was held off the 2025-26 budget as the city looks to potentially split some of the costs with Cypress County and Redcliff, and was the largest capital ask ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Council candidate wants to be voice for small business
By ANNA SMITH Local Journalism Initiative on August 23rd, 2025
asmith@medicinehatnews.com Twelve years ago, council candidate Kirsten Spek came to Medicine Hat and fell in love with the city, and now she hopes to encourage others to do the same. Spek is the owner of Couture Hair & Beauty, which she purchased roughly 10 years ago; after moving from Fort McMurray seeking something new for ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Registration open for annual Redcliff Coal Burner race
By MEDICINE HAT NEWS on August 23rd, 2025
newsdesk@medicinehatnews.com Online registration is now open for the annual Coal Burner 5K Cross Country Run in support of the Redcliff Youth Centre. The 5k run or walk is aimed for all fitness levels, from casual walkers to seasoned runners, and will take participants on a trail through the Redcliff River Valley Coulees later on Sept. ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Brooks RCMP identify human remains as 20-year-old missing woman
By MEDICINE HAT NEWS on August 23rd, 2025
newsdesk@medicinehatnews.com RCMP in Brooks say 20-year-old Fatima Ahmed has been identified as the deceased person following the discovery of human remains Wednesday evening in the alley near Southshore Drive. “RCMP send condolences to Fatima’s family and friends,” reads a media release. Ahmed, a resident of Brooks, was originally reported missing a day after she was ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Police seek possible witnesses to Trans-Canada Way collision
By MEDICINE HAT NEWS on August 23rd, 2025
newsdesk@medicinehatnews.com The Medicine Hat Police Service is asking anyone who witnessed a serious head-on collision between two vehicles on Thursday morning to reach out and speak to a member of the Traffic Unit. The collision occurred shortly after 10:15 a.m. Thursday in the 1400 block of Trans-Canada Way, according to the police. Both drivers were ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Adjustments coming to north zone bus routes following public feedback
By MEDICINE HAT NEWS on August 23rd, 2025
newsdesk@medicinehatnews.com Changes to city bus routes 10 and 11 take effect Aug. 28 in an attempt to improve service and schedule adherence in Crescent Heights. Changes will be in effect between 6:54 a.m. and 10:45 p.m. every day as the city gauges the impact, and feedback is welcomed until the end of the year. Of ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!McMan’s funding for youth shelter cut beyond ability to operate safely
By ANNA SMITH Local Journalism Initiative on August 23rd, 2025
asmith@medicinehatnews.com Though the Roots Youth Shelter is closing, McMan Youth, Family & Community Services assures it still has other services for those in need. Tracie Mutschler, executive director for McMan South, says the shelter is closing due to a reduction in funding. While this is a difficult decision, she says they are unable to maintain ... Read More »
1 responseCOVID shots will cost $100, province switched to two-phase rollout
By ANNA SMITH Local Journalism Initiative on August 23rd, 2025
asmith@medicinehatnews.com Albertans who pay for their COVID-19 vaccination this fall will foot $100, the province has announced. The cost was unveiled as part of an updated rollout, which had been set occur over four phases, but will now be just two, with phase one starting Oct. 1. Those eligible for a phase-one free shot include ... Read More »
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