July 8th, 2025

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Sanctions on local doctor lifted after ruling on sexual misconduct overturned

By Medicine Hat News on June 26th, 2025

@MedicineHatNews A professional standards appeal board has quashed a ruling that a Medicine Hat doctor performed sex acts with an autistic patient eight years ago. That lifts sanctions against Dr. Ian Gebhardt, and also denies a cross-appeal by the College of Physicians and Surgeons of Alberta officials that the sanctions were too light and a ... Read More »

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It’s Old News: Happy centennial, Canada!

By Medicine Hat News on June 26th, 2025

@MedicineHatNews Dominion Day, Confederation Day and Canada Day. In 1967 Canada and Hatters celebrated the nation’s centennial in style, and the party lasted in the Hat for months and concluded with a joint centennial and Stampede parade that drew 28,000 people to downtown. The News is looking back at major events and local interest as ... Read More »

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Police seek assistance identifying man involved in altercation

By MEDICINE HAT NEWS on June 26th, 2025

newsdesk@medicinehatnews.com Medicine Hat police have released a security camera screenshot of a male wearing a baseball hat, dark jacket, blue jeans and boots who is believed to be a person of interest related to an altercation at a Redcliff gas station last Sunday. Police say the altercation occurred at approximately 4 p.m., and the male ... Read More »

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RCMP in Saskatchewan seek suspect in truck theft who then fled officers

By Medicine Hat News on June 26th, 2025

@MedicineHatNews Mounties in Swift Current have issued an arrest warrant for a man they believe stole a truck earlier this week and then drove away from police during a vehicle stop on June 19. Donny Gurney, 28, of the Nekaneet First Nation, is wanted on charges of vehicle theft, fleeing from police and dangerous driving. ... Read More »

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Community celebration event will be held to mark Hill Pool’s new look

By MEDICINE HAT NEWS on June 26th, 2025

The city will make a splash in July to celebrate the upgrades to Hill Pool. A community celebration will be held July 14 from 4-8 p.m. at Hill Pool and Park, an event focused on showcasing the new look of the pool, which opens Saturday. The outdoor pool has long been a pillar of summer ... Read More »

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Torch run honours local athletes prior to Special Olympics

By BRENDAN MILLER on June 26th, 2025

bmiller@medicinehatnews.com Athletes who represent Medicine Hat at the Special Olympics Alberta Summer Games this July received a warmhearted send-off by members of the Law Enforcement Torch Run team downtown Wednesday afternoon. Twenty athletes, who will compete in approximately 10 events at the Summer Games held in Grande Prairie from July 11-13, were joined by officers ... Read More »

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Local rising country star gets gift of touring in style

By MEDICINE HAT NEWS on June 26th, 2025

newsdesk@medicinehatnews.com Rising local country music star Morgan Klaiber will saddle up on some new horsepower as she hits the road for several performances across Western Canada this summer in a new truck and trailer gifted by Sun City Ford Wednesday afternoon. The donation coincides with the dealership’s aim to support local talent, including Klaiber, whose ... Read More »

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In the news today: Foreign aid transparency, Quebec chopper crash victims found

By Canadian Press on June 26th, 2025

Here is a roundup of stories from The Canadian Press designed to bring you up to speed… Aid chief wants more visibility abroad and at home The MP overseeing foreign aid says Canada must take a more efficient, more visible approach to development and humanitarian assistance to make the case for maintaining aid spending as ... Read More »

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Ottawa’s foreign aid chief eyes red tape, visibility as Canada resists cutbacks

By Canadian Press on June 26th, 2025

OTTAWA — The MP overseeing foreign aid says Canada must take a more efficient, more visible approach to development and humanitarian assistance to make the case for maintaining aid spending as the United States pulls back. “Those that are staying the course need to be more nimble and need to be more versatile,” said Randeep ... Read More »

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Bodies of three people missing after Airmedic helicopter crash in Quebec recovered

By Canadian Press on June 25th, 2025

MONTRÉAL — The search for three people who were unaccounted for after a medical transport helicopter crashed on Quebec’s North Shore came to an end late Wednesday night after police divers located their bodies in a lake. Montreal-area company Airmedic says Quebec’s provincial police have found the bodies of its two missing crew members, along ... Read More »

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Canada brings seven citizens out of Israel, West Bank as most find their own way out

By Canadian Press on June 25th, 2025

OTTAWA — Global Affairs Canada says it brought just seven Canadians out of Israel and the West Bank to Jordan on buses offered Wednesday. Ottawa started offering evacuations from both regions later than some of its allies, and has taken note of low uptick from Canadians. A chartered flight from Jordan left Tuesday for Athens ... Read More »

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