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Province announces 10-year strategy to end gender-based violence
By ANNA SMITH Local Journalism Initiative on May 14th, 2025
asmith@medicinehatnews.com The province is putting together a made-in-Alberta solution to help combat gender-based violence. To this end, they have created a 10-year Strategy to End Gender-Based Violence, a “bold, provincewide plan that addresses all forms of gender-based violence,” says the province. This strategy contains both short- and long-term actions to both strengthen current efforts and ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!RCMP officer in Swift cleared of wrongdoing after woman dies in hospital shortly after peaceful arrest
By Medicine Hat News on May 14th, 2025
@MedicineHatNews A Mountie in Swift Current has been cleared of any wrongdoing after a resident of that town died in hospital shortly after being arrested last year. A report released last week by the Saskatchewan Serious Incident Response Team states that on May 5, 2024 family members requested a welfare check for the 55-year-old female ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Hatter with Canada-wide driving prohibition arrested
By Medicine Hat News on May 14th, 2025
A 26-year-old Medicine Hat man is facing several charges after he was taken into custody earlier this week for attempting to evade police. On Sunday, a service patrol member spotted a vehicle on College Drive and 13th Avenue SE with a driver who was suspended on a Canada-wide licence prohibition. When the officer attempted to ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Prairie Rose to add two Calgary schools to division
By ANNA SMITH Local Journalism Initiative on May 14th, 2025
asmith@medicinehatnews.com Prairie Rose Public Schools will be branching out into Calgary after a finalized draft agreement to operate two unnamed schools within that city. PRPS was approached in March by Alberta Education, said superintendent Reagan Weeks during the May 13 public school board meeting, to see if they would consider operating the two schools. What ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Wild Horse border starting summer hours on Thursday
By Medicine Hat News on May 14th, 2025
@MedicineHatNews Summer hours of operation at the Wild Horse border crossing will come into effect on May 15, meaning the Port of Entry south of Medicine Hat will be open four hours later each evening. Travellers will be process until 9 p.m. until Sept. 30. That is opposed to winter hours which sees the board ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Alberta Sugar Beet Growers ink new five-year deal with Lantic
By Medicine Hat News on May 13th, 2025
@MedicineHatNews Lantic Sugar has a new five-year agreement with the Alberta Sugar Beet Growers to supply the company’s Rogers Sugar refinery in Taber. The deal, announced May 9, will cover the 2025 to 2029 seasons. “We are pleased to have reached an agreement with the Alberta Sugar Beet Growers for another five years,” said Lantic ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Eight businesses and homes impacted by large industrial fire in Brooks
By MEDICINE HAT NEWS on May 13th, 2025
newsdesk@medicinehatnews.com A fire in Brooks destroyed a large building in the industrial area with eight business tenants and multiple residential tenants on Friday afternoon, leaving no human injuries but claiming the life of one family pet. Firefighters from Duchess, Tilley, Bassano, Rosemary, Patricia, Gem and the County of Newell, joined six units from Brooks to ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Seven Persons gets chance to show off community
By ANNA SMITH Local Journalism Initiative on May 13th, 2025
asmith@medicinehatnews.com Saturday saw a pair of festivities in Seven Persons, showcasing people and possibilities from the region. Cars both from everyday travel and for display were visible from Highway 3, lining the streets as residents gathered for a celebration of the greater community. The event surrounded Premium Sausage’s 35th anniversary sale, and the people of ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Daily measles case tracker for southern Alberta
By Medicine Hat News on May 13th, 2025
An additional case of measles has been found in southern Alberta and as such, Alberta Health Services has issued a notice regarding possible points of infection for residents. Those who present with measles symptoms are asked to stay home and call Health Link at 811 before visiting any healthcare facility or provider. Individuals who were ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!AUPE says post-secondary workers ‘insulted’ by low-ball offer, likely to take next steps
By MEDICINE HAT NEWS on May 13th, 2025
newsdesk@medicinehatnews.com According to the Alberta Union of Provincial Employees, cuts to public funding have led to significant staff reductions at Red Deer Polytechnic, the South Alberta Institute of Technology and Olds College. The union said Monday that provincial universities, colleges and other post-secondary institutions are being “gutted” by deep cuts to funding and services. “Students ... Read More »
1 responseCity won’t benefit from TIER freeze until 2027
By Collin Gallant on May 13th, 2025
@@CollinGallant The industrial price on carbon emissions – one of the key considerations in ongoing city power division planning – could now be the subject of talks between the province and Ottawa Premier Danielle Smith announced Monday that Alberta will freeze the levy, known as TIER, at current levels as she hopes to open new ... Read More »
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