Local News
Fitness classes ramping up for young and old as new year brings new motivation
By MEDICINE HAT NEWS on January 14th, 2025
newsdesk@medicinehatnews.com On Monday a series of free fitness classes, including bootcamps, yoga and mindfulness classes, opened for students and staff at Medicine Hat College to encourage healthy living and staying active in the new year. Every day the college will host several fitness classes beginning just after 7 a.m. until 5 p.m., and will include ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!City accepting official applications of proposals for Towne Square seacan uses
By ANNA SMITH Local Journalism Initiative on January 14th, 2025
asmith@medicinehatnews.com The City of Medicine Hat has opened the application window for proposals to repurpose one or more of the eight seacans previously located downtown at Towne Square. The seacans were initially approved for removal in a council meeting in November, and the City has since been seeking ideas for what should be done with ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Pair face numerous charges after weapons bust in Saskatchewan by international border authorities
By Medicine Hat News on January 14th, 2025
@MedicineHatNews Two men are charged with weapons offences and sneaking firearms back and forth into Canada after they were detained in a remote area south of Val Marie, Sask. on Jan. 6. U.S. border patrol states a truck with two men in it was stopped at about 9 p.m. that night and the RCMP’s Integrated ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Pair of men in their 60s face drug trafficking, weapons charges after bust in Swift Current
By Medicine Hat News on January 11th, 2025
@MedicineHatNews Two men in their sixties are charged with dealing cocaine after Mounties in Swift Current seized drugs, replica firearms and other weapons late last month. Police say they executed a search warrant at a home on 10th Avenue NW in that city on Dec. 23 and found 36 grams of cocaine, cash and two ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!MH Public Library to help residents find themselves with Enneagram Adventure
By ANNA SMITH Local Journalism Initiative on January 11th, 2025
asmith@medicinehatnews.com The Medicine Hat Public Library is inviting residents to get a deeper understanding of themselves through an “Enneagram Adventure.” An enneagram is a personality system that features unique types of person, often used in the modern day to examine interpersonal dynamics and move toward self-awareness, self-understanding and self-development, both professionally and personally. “Whether you’re ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Winter Storm Warning: Poor travel conditions forecasted this weekend for area highways
By MEDICINE HAT NEWS on January 11th, 2025
newsdesk@medicinehatnews.com Environment Canada issued a special weather statement Friday afternoon for the City of Medicine Hat that heavy snowfall from 25-50 cm is expected throughout the weekend. Highway conditions, especially Highway 41, are expected to be poor for travel as county and provincial plowing crews will be out in force to deal with the snowfall. ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Local jobs trending better than most of Alberta
By Medicine Hat News on January 11th, 2025
@MedicineHatNews The unemployment rate in southern Alberta fell slightly in December while the provincial jobless rate rose by a full point due to an expanding labour force. The measure in the Medicine Hat-Lethbridge economic region sat at 5.4 per cent last month, one-tenth of a percentage point lower than in late 2023. That comes even ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!NDP attacks province’s decision to appoint deputy minister to oversee AHS
By ANNA SMITH Local Journalism Initiative on January 11th, 2025
asmith@medicinehatnews.com An announcement earlier this week in regards to new leadership within Alberta Health Services has been met with criticism from the Alberta NDP. Word from the province stated that the next new provincial health agency, Acute Care Alberta, will be established on Feb 1. Alongside the appointment of the interim president and CEO of ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Veiner Centre hosting free event to chase away post-holiday blues
By MEDICINE HAT NEWS on January 11th, 2025
newsdesk@medicinehatnews.com The Unison at Veiner Centre is hosting an event later this month called “Healing After the Holidays” that will provide practical strategies to restore well-being and embrace the new year. The hour-and-a-half free workshop will include guided activities, discussions and mindfulness practices, and each participant will be provided insights and tools to beat the ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Corporate services director vacates the role
By Medicine Hat News on January 11th, 2025
@MedicineHatNews Medicine Hat News Another top city official has moved on, as corporate services managing director Dennis Egert is leaving his position, Medicine Hat city staff were told on Friday. Egert, the top official overseeing finance, treasury and related departments, had spent 10 years with the city, and most recently helped guide the new two-year ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Province responds to ATA criticisms around kindergarten standard testing
By MEDICINE HAT NEWS on January 11th, 2025
newsdesk@medicinehatnews.com The Minister of Education is speaking out after the Alberta Teachers Association shared concerns around standardized diagnostic assessment testing that will be subjected to kindergarten students beginning Jan. 13. Wednesday, ATA president Jason Schilling told reporters the government-mandated testing consumes significant learning time, and the data interpreted from the test results are unclear and ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!
