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CHHS’s Shrek the Musical promises much more than a familiar story
By ANNA SMITH Local Journalism Initiative on January 28th, 2025
asmith@medicinehatnews.com Crescent Heights High School is bringing to the stage a story many have seen before, but never quite like this, with their latest production: Shrek the Musical. Director Jennifer Davies explained that she had previously been in a production of the show in 2013, but wanted to wait to bring it back to the ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!United Nurses holds morale-boosting rally ahead of bargaining
By ANNA SMITH Local Journalism Initiative on January 28th, 2025
asmith@medicinehatnews.com Health-care workers and their families took to the downtown sidewalks on Saturday, an echo of the start of the famous 1988 UNA strike. The rally, headed by the United Nurses of Alberta as part of a province-wide date of action, had members braving the chill outside city hall as they carried signs to show ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!RCMP: Dogs run over in Bindloss
By Collin Gallant on January 27th, 2025
Medicine Hat News Update: The RCMP now believes this incident was accidental in nature and they consider the case closed. Mounties in Oyen are looking for information about a vehicle that they believe was intentionally used to run over two dogs near Bindloss. RCMP said on Monday that a white sedan was travelling on Railway ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Staff and student information from 2010 upwards accessed in large-scale cyber attack; free identity protection services offered
By MEDICINE HAT NEWS on January 25th, 2025
newsdesk@medicinehatnews.com On Friday the Medicine Hat Public School Division received an update from PowerSchool, a third-party cloud platform, relaying direct impacts that apply to local schools following a data breach that affected hundreds of schools in Canada and the U.S. at the beginning of the month. On Jan. 9, both MHPSD and the Medicine Hat ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Alberta Blue Cross puts out call for Indigenous scholarship applicants
By Southern Alberta Newspapers on January 25th, 2025
Indigenous students across the province are encouraged to apply for Alberta Blue Cross Scholarships, with the deadline to apply being Jan. 31. The Alberta Blue Cross offers nine scholarships of $1,500 to Indigenous students every year through their Indigenous scholarship program. The scholarships are awarded based on personal goals, financial need and community involvement. Previously ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Alberta Blue Cross challenges residents to winter walk
By ANNA SMITH Local Journalism Initiative on January 25th, 2025
asmith@medicinehatnews.com Tens of thousands of Albertans will be heading outside to brave the chill on Feb. 5, as part of Winter Walk Day 2025. A shared initiative of the Government of Alberta, SHAPE Alberta, Fitness Alberta, TrailNet, In Motion, Alberta Recreation and Parks Association, Ever Active Schools, Alberta Blue Cross and Alberta Motor Association, Winter Walk ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Skateboard Association sets lofty goal in second year of period poverty drive
By ANNA SMITH Local Journalism Initiative on January 25th, 2025
asmith@medicinehatnews.com The Medicine Hat Skateboard Association is looking to end period poverty in the city with a returning outreach campaign. This is the second year the association has done a drive to collect menstrual products for the Root Cellar Food and Wellness Hub, but Davie James said that this year, they’re planning a bit bigger. ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Jurassic Solar farm hookup delayed until end of 2025
By Medicine Hat News on January 25th, 2025
@MedicineHatNews Northland Power has an agreement to sell power from the Jurassic Solar + Battery facility, but has applied to delay hooking up the project near Dinosaur Provincial Park to the provincial grid until the end of 2025. The Canadian-based global energy firm applied Wednesday to the Alberta Utilities Commission to extend a construction deadline ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Yuill family donates $5 million to MHC health education
By ANNA SMITH Local Journalism Initiative on January 25th, 2025
asmith@medicinehatnews.com Medicine Hat College will see an enhanced capacity and programming for Healthcare students, thanks to a $5 million dollar pledge from the Yuill Family Foundation. The donation, announced Friday in a ceremony at the College, marks the largest donation to MHC in history, for which President Kevin Shufflebotham expressed deep gratitude for what it ... Read More »
1 responseSTEM school open house sparks passion for science and learning
By BRENDAN MILLER on January 25th, 2025
bmiller@medicinehatnews.com Thursday evening Crestwood STEM School came alive with robots, virtual reality and engineering challenges during the schools annual Family STEM night that brings families together with industry professionals, Medicine Hat College and the Association of Professional Engineers and Geoscientists of Alberta. The open-house style event allowed students to show skills they have been developing ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Top-tier talent takes stage during Tongue on the Post folk music festivals closing weekend
By BRENDAN MILLER on January 25th, 2025
bmiller@medicinehatnews.com This weekend the 19th annual Tongue on the Post folk music festival wraps up with several live musical performances and will be bringing its headline acts back to the college stage as the festival comes to a close Sunday. Saturday several artists, including Bobby Dave, Jed & The Valentine, John Hewitt and The Eisenhaurs ... Read More »
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