May 15th, 2025

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Presentation-style format breeds confidence at Heritage Fair

By Brendan Miller on February 2nd, 2024

bmiller@medicinehatnews.com Students at CAPE School are busy adding the final touches to Canadian history projects they will be presenting to a panel of community judges on Saturday. Each year CAPE School asks students in Grades 4-9 to participate in either a Science or Heritage fair as part of their curriculum rather than as an extracurricular ... Read More »

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MHPS recruiting for constable positions

By MEDICINE HAT NEWS on February 2nd, 2024

The Medicine Hat Police Service is hiring for the position of police constable. Any applicants selected from this process will be sworn in as police cadets and commence 20 weeks of police recruit training at the MHPS starting in early 2025. The Police Officer Cadet Training Program is accredited by Lethbridge College and follows standards ... Read More »

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Steam train due to pass through the Hat again in late April

By Medicine Hat News on February 2nd, 2024

@MedicineHatNews A steam train that passed through the Hat in December will return in late April as it begins a continent-wide tour celebrating CP Railway’s major expansion to the U.S. and Mexico. The Empress 2816 engine was delivered to Calgary in late 2023 and will be the feature locomotive on the 11-stop “Final Spike” tour ... Read More »

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MHC launching kinesiology diploma for fall 2024

By MEDICINE HAT NEWS on February 2nd, 2024

Medicine Hat College has announced a new program for students interested in fitness, health, sport, rehabilitation and recreation. Launching this fall, the two-year kinesiology diploma will provide students with the theory and experience for a career as an exercise professional, exploring topics including anatomy and physiology, nutrition, fitness assessment and exercise prescription, coaching and the ... Read More »

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Several enhancements coming to Southridge Community Park this spring

By Medicine Hat News on February 1st, 2024

The city is working to revamp Southridge Community Park this year, however some minor closures are expected as work continues throughout the spring. Over the next couple months the city is expecting periodic shutdowns to the public washrooms as construction continues on a new wall on the east side of the building. However the washroom ... Read More »

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Basically no change to local power rates for February

By Medicine Hat News on February 1st, 2024

@MedicineHatNews Local power rates will receive only a minor adjustment today after the City of Medicine Hat’s power utility moved to set electricity prices in three-month blocks rather than offering contract rates or resetting the default price monthly. The bare rate for January through March is 8.42 cents per kilowatt hour, but with an additional ... Read More »

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NDP pension town hall draws full house

By Brendan Miller on February 1st, 2024

bmiller@medicinehatnews.com More than 130 people packed the library’s Honor Currie Room to attend a town hall-style meeting with NDP Lethbridge-West MLA Shannon Phillips and Calgary-Foothills MLA Court Ellingson for a conversation around the province’s proposed Alberta Pension Plan. Extra chairs and space were needed to accommodate the number of people who attended, and not all ... Read More »

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Province wants collaborative water conservation

By COLLIN GALLANT on February 1st, 2024

cgallant@medicinehatnews.com@CollinGallant The City of Medicine Hat has been preparing for two months to enter talks toward a potential water sharing agreement in southern Alberta to deal with the likelihood that drought will continue into next summer, the News has learned. Separate to that, local emergency planners will update the city’s response plan as a “matter ... Read More »

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Online camping registration information for Sask., Alberta

By Medicine Hat News on February 1st, 2024

@MedicineHatNews Online reservations for campsites in Saskatchewan provincial parks will begin in early April on a staggered basis, that province announced Wednesday. Seasonal campsite reservations open April 1, followed by the ability to block off nightly and group campsites for specific parks over the following week. A breakdown shows that reservations for Cypress Hills provincial ... Read More »

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Coaldale RCMP seek information to help locate missing teen boy

By Medicine Hat News on February 1st, 2024

RCMP in Coaldale are seeking information to help locate missing teenage boy that went missing Tuesday. 13-year-old Dominik Rickaby was last seen at his Coaldale residence and police say he may be in Lethbridge. Rickaby is a caucasian male approximately 5′ 7′ and weights 160 pounds. He has brown hair and brown eyes and was ... Read More »

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Local young bright mind hopes to inspire youth to explore science

By Brendan Miller on January 31st, 2024

bmiller@medicinehatnews.com A local student is hoping to inspire other girls to explore the opportunities available in STEM fields following her recent success at the Canada Wide Science Fair. Katelynn Standell is in Grade 10 and was recognized on a national scale for a method she innovated to isolate and grow bacteriophage that are proven powerful ... Read More »

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