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ATA concerned with province’s new paid COVID vaccine plan
By MEDICINE HAT NEWS on June 20th, 2025
newsdesk@medicinehatnews.com As the province decides most Albertans will have to pay for COVID-19 vaccines beginning this fall, the government is facing backlash from several organizations, including the Alberta Teachers Association. President Jason Schilling sent a letter Thursday to Adriana LaGrange, one of three health ministers, highlighting the important role of vaccines in keeping schools a ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Woman arrested for assaulting police officer
By MEDICINE HAT NEWS on June 20th, 2025
newsdesk@medicinehatnews.com Forty-six-year-old Flora Mona is facing several charges after confronting officers armed with a knife following a dispute that took place at a residence in Brooks on Wednesday afternoon. RCMP attended the home shortly after 3:15 p.m. to locate Mona, who was wanted on warrants related to an assault and failure to attend court. Upon ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Valedictorians of 2025: CHHS top student dreams of coming home to open dental practice
By BRENDAN MILLER on June 20th, 2025
bmiller@medicinehatnews.com This year’s class valedictorian at Crescent Heights High School has aspirations of becoming a dentist in Medicine Hat, or perhaps a teacher in physics or chemistry, but before that, Micheal MacIntosh plans to spend a year at Medicine Hat College before moving to Edmonton to attend the University of Alberta. Last month MacIntosh was ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Teen’s body recovered after drowning in Oldman River at Lethbridge
By Medicine Hat News on June 20th, 2025
@MedicineHatNews The body of a teenager who drowned attempting to swim across the Oldman River at Lethbridge was recovered Thursday morning, the Lethbridge Regional Police Service announced. Authorities say they were called to the scene at about 7 p.m. on Wednesday by a report that the 17-year-old male went under the water near the High ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Students share dance skills after graduating Alberta Ballet program
By BRENDAN MILLER on June 20th, 2025
bmiller@medicinehatnews.com Grade 1-4 students at George Davison School put their best foot forward Thursday afternoon as they performed dance and movement routines they’ve learned for their parents and guardians. Over the past six weeks the students participated in an outreach program provided by Alberta Ballet Canada, established to provide access to high quality dance programs ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!CUPE says no to provincial pension idea, as do most Albertans, it turns out
By MEDICINE HAT NEWS on June 20th, 2025
newsdesk@medicinehatnews.com Alberta’s president of the Canadian Union of Public Employees says she was not surprised that only 10 per cent of Albertans support the Alberta Pension Plan, an idea proposed and promoted by the UCP since Premier Danielle Smith took over. On Thursday, Ray Uppal shared results of a survey conducted by the provincial government ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!River warnings likely with incoming rain
By Medicine Hat News on June 20th, 2025
@MedicineHatNews Up to four inches of rain across southern Alberta, and double that amount in the southern foothills, are expected this weekend in the first major widespread rainfall of the spring, which could give a boost to reservoirs and river levels across the south. It has also led to high-stream flow advisories issued Thursday afternoon ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Valedictorians of 2025: Eagle Butte’s Deacon Martin says balance helped him succeed
By ANNA SMITH Local Journalism Initiative on June 19th, 2025
asmith@medicinehatnews.com For Eagle Butte High School’s graduating class, their story is just beginning as they prepare to enter post-secondary, the workforce and adult life – and 2025 valedictorian Deacon Martin is no exception. This year saw a few possible candidates for valedictorian, says Martin, so finding out he would be the one to take the ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Stampede keeps this year’s parade route same as 2024
By MEDICINE HAT NEWS on June 19th, 2025
newsdesk@medicinehatnews.com The Medicine Hat Exhibition & Stampede Parade will mimic last year’s downtown route after receiving positive feedback from the community. The parade will start at the Medicine Hat Police Service station and turn onto Maple Avenue before a left turn onto First Street SE. It will then flow toward city hall before making a ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Kindergarten teacher, students go viral, make late-night TV in the U.S.
By MEDICINE HAT NEWS on June 19th, 2025
newsdesk@medicinehatnews.com A heartwarming viral video of a local kindergarten teacher connecting with her students has been seen by more than 86 million people on Instagram, with more than three million likes, and has now made an appearance on the on Jimmy Kimmel Live! Show, used as part of his opening monologue Tuesday. “Summer is almost ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Medicine Hat wants own provincial riding, while Brooks seems happy as is
By Collin Gallant on June 19th, 2025
@@CollinGallant Hatters have told a commission examining provincial election boundaries that the city should be central to a two-riding setup in the far southeast of the province, but submissions from Brooks suggest officials see the current setup working well. The Alberta Electoral Boundaries Commission held public meetings in the two cities last week, and heard ... Read More »
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