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Activity, extracurricular school fees to increase next year
By MEDICINE HAT NEWS on July 4th, 2025
newsdesk@medicinehatnews.com Some public school fees for extracurriculars, field trips, activities and sports will see an increase in the upcoming school year due to rising costs in transportation, food and supplies. The Medicine Hat Public School Division is also introducing several new programs and academies for students this fall. School trustees approved the fee increases in ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!City’s parks and rec working on various court upgrades
By MEDICINE HAT NEWS on July 4th, 2025
The City of Medicine Hat’s parks and recreation team is renovating multiple tennis, pickleball and basketball courts this year. A handful of courts around the city are seeing upgrades and renovations as part of the city’s efforts to enhance recreation amenities, a release reads Thursday. The Herald Courts near Gershaw Drive are under construction and ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Study says Primary Care’s Virtual MD is having early success
By ANNA SMITH Local Journalism Initiative on July 4th, 2025
asmith@medicinehatnews.com Primary Care Alberta’s Virtual MD has proven effective for triage, directing patients and keeping Albertans out of emergency rooms, finds a study published in the Canadian Journal of Emergency Medicine. More than half of patients who were assessed by Virtual MD physicians followed through on recommendations to seek the indicated care since the service ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!ALERT Medicine Hat seizes fentanyl and cocaine totalling more than $250,000, charge three
By Medicine Hat News on July 4th, 2025
ALERT Medicine Hat’s organized crime team seized 1,010 grams of cocaine and 800 grams of fentanyl, along with smaller amounts of methamphetamine and cash proceeds of crime. “This would rank as one of the largest fentanyl seizures in Medicine Hat and we are already seeing an impact on the drug’s supply in the community. Working ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Search spanning three provinces underway to locate missing mother and daughter
By MEDICINE HAT NEWS on July 4th, 2025
newsdesk@medicinehatnews.com Police in Regina are seeking any information that could lead to locating 46-year-old Erin Sawatzky and her eight-year-old daughter Zuri, who are considered at risk due to health concerns and are believed to be travelling across Western Canada. The mother and daughter were last seen in Regina shortly after midnight on June 19. Police ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Medicine Hat College celebrates 60th anniversary this September
By MEDICINE HAT NEWS on July 4th, 2025
newsdesk@medicinehatnews.com In September 1965, fewer than 100 full-time and 11 part-time students attended the new Medicine Hat Junior College for the first time after it opened its doors in the same building Medicine Hat High School is located now. At that time the college only offered university transfer programs in subjects that included commerce, household ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Three sent to hospital following single-vehicle rollover
By MEDICINE HAT NEWS on July 4th, 2025
newsdesk@medicinehatnews.com Three people were transported to Brooks Hospital to treat minor injuries that occurred after a vehicle struck a light pole at a high rate of speed outside the Medicine Hat College campus in Brooks on Monday afternoon. RCMP report the driver mistakenly pressed the accelerator instead of the brake pedal, causing the vehicle to ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Dancer Olivia Avinou has been named recipient of the prestigious Jean Grande-Maitre Award for ballet
By ANNA SMITH Local Journalism Initiative on July 4th, 2025
asmith@medicinehatnews.com Given to only one dancer a year, Olivia Avinou has been given the Jean Grande-Maitre Award for ballet. Born originally in Medicine Hat and attending Ross Glen School, River Heights School and then Crescent Heights High School, Avinou moved into Calgary after being invited into the professional program at Alberta Ballet School three years ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Cypress County’s Ag Connections Conference returns in November
By ANNA SMITH Local Journalism Initiative on July 3rd, 2025
asmith@medicinehatnews.com Cypress County has announced the dates and part of the lineup for the 2025 Agricultural Connections Conference, which promises to bring together producers from the region and beyond. Now in its third year, the event continues to grow as Alberta’s largest professional development conference for primary producers, drawing attendees from across southern Alberta, Saskatchewan ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Duplex on Industrial Ave. severely damaged by fire
By MEDICINE HAT NEWS on July 3rd, 2025
newsdesk@medicinehatnews.com Sirens rang out at 2 p.m. Tuesday afternoon after firefighters received a report of a large structure fire at a multi-residential home located in the 600 block of Industrial Avenue in the North Flats. Upon arrival crews witnessed a smoking structure engulfed in flames, and two engine crews from Station No. 2, a rescue ... Read More »
1 responseMHPL hosting Big Truck Day at Big Marble Go
By ANNA SMITH Local Journalism Initiative on July 3rd, 2025
asmith@medicinehatnews.com The Medicine Hat Public Library is inviting residents of all ages out to see the mightiest machines on the city streets this Saturday for the annual Big Truck Day. The Big Marble Go Centre will host a series of large vehicles and offer a chance to learn about all the different machines, starting at ... Read More »
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