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Organ donation awareness literally vital
By KENDALL KING, Local Journalism Initiative Reporter on March 26th, 2022
kking@medicinehatnews.com As the fourth annual Green Shirt Day approaches, individuals in Medicine Hat and across the country are starting conversations about organ donation in the hopes of recruiting new donors and in recognition of those who have donated. Green Shirt Day began in 2019 in honour of Logan Boulet, one of 29 passengers injured in ... Read More »
1 responseCPC leadership candidate coming to Medicine Hat tonight to mingle with members, general public
By MEDICINE HAT NEWS on March 26th, 2022
https://www.medicinehatnews.com@MedicineHatNews A federal Conservative leadership candidate from Saskatchewan will be in Medicine Hat tonight to rally support. Joseph Bourgault operates a farm implement manufacturing firm in St. Brieux, Sask, near Saskatoon, and is seeking to lead the national party on a platform decrying pandemic restrictions, carbon pricing and “globalism,” which he says is a threat ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Property rights legislature committee will be in Medicine Hat for public hearing on April 12
By MEDICINE HAT NEWS on March 26th, 2022
https://www.medicinehatnews.com@MedicineHatNews A series of public hearings this spring into real property rights in Alberta got underway Friday in Edson before the special committee of the legislature arrives in Medicine Hat next month. The committee is tasked with examining whether current legislation of expropriation and avenues for compensation and remedy are adequate, as well as whether ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Local golf season just around the corner
By Medicine Hat News on March 26th, 2022
It’s time for Hatters to dust off their clubs and start dreaming about shooting a hole in one. With warmer spring weather upon us and on the horizon, Medicine Hat and area golf courses are opening up and getting back in action. Paradise Valley was the first course to open for 2022 as it got ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Skateboard group acts fast after racial-slur vandalism
By KENDALL KING, Local Journalism Initiative Reporter on March 26th, 2022
kking@medicinehatnews.com A recent incident in which racial slurs were spray painted on a wall at the Kinsmen Skate Park is not reflective of the city’s skateboard community, says Skateboard Association representatives. The incident took place March 17, when several individuals described as being young were observed spray painting racial slurs, including the N-word, on the ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Calgary pastor arrested in Coutts blockade gets bail
By Delon Shurtz Southern Alberta Newspapers on March 26th, 2022
A judge has granted Calgary pastor Artur Pawlowski’s bid for freedom, and released him from custody Friday following a lengthy bail review in Lethbridge Court of Queen’s Bench. Madam Justice Gaylene Kendell pointed out however, that while Pawlowski is released on charges relating to the Coutts blockade in January and February, he will remain in ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Kenney singles out Beasley as divider
By COLLIN GALLANT on March 26th, 2022
cgallant@medicinehatnews.com@CollinGallant Premier Jason Kenney singled out a former candidate in Brooks-Medicine Hat riding as an example of far-right activists who might split his party ahead of a confidence vote in his leadership. Speaking at a funding announcement in Calgary on Friday, Kenney was quizzed by reporters about new reports that he told aides he would ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!NDP oversight lacking in ARCHES’ SCS funding, auditor report finds
By AL BEEBER, SOUTHERN ALBERTA NEWSPAPERS on March 25th, 2022
A report by the Office of the Auditor General about handling of grant funding for ARCHES in Lethbridge confirms that the former NDP government removed accountability and oversight from it, says the Associate Minister of Mental Health and Addiction. The report, issued Tuesday by Auditor General Doug Wylie, concluded there were shortcomings in how grants ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Calgary man wanted in double stabbing turns himself in to MHPS
By MEDICINE HAT NEWS on March 25th, 2022
https://www.medicinehatnews.com@MedicineHatNews A Calgary man wanted in connection to a double stabbing at an Okotoks campground turned himself in to Medicine Hat police on Tuesday, authorities say. An RCMP release Monday called for tips to the whereabouts of Ryan Cameron Bain, 38, after they issued an arrest warrant on two charges of attempted murder. They believe ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Local author’s second book hits the shelves
By KENDALL KING, Local Journalism Initiative Reporter on March 25th, 2022
kking@medicinehatnews.com Local author John Cherwonogrodsky is looking forward to sharing his newest book Thirty Short Stories on Make Believe; Some Nice, Some Naughty with Medicine Hat are area residents. Cherwonogrodsky, who published his first book SomethinK for Everyone in 2019, is a scientist by trade but has always had a knack for writing. “I just ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!BBBS hopes to play fundraising catchup with Mega Bike event
By KENDALL KING, Local Journalism Initiative Reporter on March 25th, 2022
kking@medicinehatnews.com Big Brothers Big Sisters Canada’s National Mega Bike event is rolling into Medicine Hat on Sept. 17, and organizers are hopeful the event will generate support for the local chapter of BBBS – something executive director Holly Stadnicki feels is necessary after several other annual events had to be cancelled. “We’ve not been able ... Read More »
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