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City to demolish long vacant YMCA jobs centre

By Collin Gallant on April 19th, 2025

@@CollinGallant The city will demolish the building it owns at the corner of First Street and Maple Avenue, and may need to leave the river-facing property bare for the foreseeable future to accommodate two abandoned natural gas wells near the former YMCA jobs centre. The municipal land department updated councillors on the property at committee ... Read More »

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Local video podcast puts spotlight on disability community

By ANNA SMITH Local Journalism Initiative on April 19th, 2025

asmith@medicinehatnews.com Medicine Hat’s own Dalton Ehry is highlighting members of the local disabled community with the help of the TELUS STORYHIVE. ‘Adapting’ was born out of a similar attempt made through Ehry’s workplace at REDI, where he had initially desired to promote some of the work he does there. That attempt did not ultimately come ... Read More »

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Final phase of Sixth Avenue project begins Tuesday

By ANNA SMITH Local Journalism Initiative on April 19th, 2025

asmith@medicinehatnews.com Work along Sixth Avenue SE and Third Street SE will continue Tuesday, as the Downtown Utility and Surface Upgrade Project enters its final phase. The project is expected to complete in late June, weather permitting. Access to businesses will remain open downtown throughout this construction, says the City of Medicine Hat. The 300 block ... Read More »

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Medicine Hat city police seek assistance locating pair of jewelry thieves

By MEDICINE HAT NEWS on April 19th, 2025

newsdesk@medicinehatnews.com The Medicine Hat Police Service is seeking public assistance in locating two suspects caught on camera stealing several pieces of jewelry out of display cases from a business located on Dunmore Road. Shortly after midnight on Monday the two suspects broke into the business, one suspect dressed in all black with a black ski ... Read More »

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Man accused of trying to kill cops may have trial set next week

By Medicine Hat News on April 19th, 2025

@MedicineHatNews A Medicine Hat man facing charges that he attempted to murder four police officers during a standoff last summer will have a trial date potentially set next week. Cole Anthony Scory was charged in August 2024 and has since been held in the Southern Alberta Forensic Psychiatric Centre while reports on his mental fitness ... Read More »

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Johnson says two-way trust and attention essential from MP

By ANNA SMITH Local Journalism Initiative on April 17th, 2025

asmith@medicinehatnews.com Medicine Hat-Cardston-Warner’s New Democratic Party candidate says that, above all, she hopes to be a representative that will earn and keep her constituents’ trust. Jocelyn Johnson previously ran as the federal NDP candidate in the 2021 election, and is seeking the seat again for many of the same reasons. “This is a strange election ... Read More »

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Medicine Hat Police Service takes possession of new drone

By MEDICINE HAT NEWS on April 17th, 2025

newsdesk@medicinehatnews.com Members of the Medicine Hat Police Commission were told the service has taken possession of a new operational commercial grade drone designed for various law enforcement applications during a public meeting Wednesday evening. The Medicine Hat Police Service launched the new DJI Matrice 30 Series drone last month that is equipped with multiple cameras ... Read More »

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Deadline looms to apply for Blue Cross’s Community Wellbeing grants

By ANNA SMITH Local Journalism Initiative on April 17th, 2025

asmith@medicinehatnews.com Only two weeks remain to apply for Alberta Blue Cross’s popular Community Wellbeing grant program. The program, which grants $1,000 to winning urban and rural Alberta-based organizations that promote the physical, mental or social wellbeing of community members, closes applications on April 30. “We were overwhelmed last year by the positive response to this ... Read More »

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City-wide Good Friday service moves to Co-op Place

By Medicine Hat News on April 17th, 2025

@MedicineHatNews For several decades a unified Good Friday service has been staged in Medicine Hat, but this year the city-wide evangelical observance will move to the city’s largest stage. Co-op Place will host the event on Friday morning, with the Medicine Hat Evangelical Association stating the change should make the event more accessible and add ... Read More »

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Revamped solar proposal near Hays is approved

By Medicine Hat News on April 17th, 2025

@MedicineHatNews A redrawn proposal for a major solar farm near Hays, Alta. has been approved by Alberta regulators after the Texas-based applicant removed portions of native grassland from the plans. Proteus Solar’s “Alberta 1, 2, and 3” solar farm proposals were delayed by a provincial moratorium on new renewable approvals in 2023, then the two ... Read More »

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Seeding complete for Food Grains Bank crop, with twice as many acres planted as years past

By Medicine Hat News on April 17th, 2025

@MedicineHatNews The crop is in the ground for the 26th annual effort of the local Canadian Food Grains Bank. Organizers for the Medicine Hat chapter inform the News that seeding 130 acres in south Medicine Hat began Tuesday afternoon. Parker Weiss, of Hatview Dairy, volunteered to plant the crop of spring wheat, which will be ... Read More »

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