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Blue Cross announces nine recipients for its Indigenous Scholarship program
By ANNA SMITH Local Journalism Initiative on April 24th, 2025
asmith@medicinehatnews.com Alberta Blue Cross is pleased to announce the nine recipients of the 2025 Indigenous Scholarship program. The recipients each receive $1,500, awarded based on personal goals, financial need and community involvement. A total of 120 applications were received this year, 47 more than the 73 applications submitted in 2024. The recipients this year are ... Read More »
1 responseLibrary hosting bully session for teens
By MEDICINE HAT NEWS on April 24th, 2025
newsdesk@medicinehatnews.com Tonight the Medicine Hat Public Library is hosting a one-hour information session for teenagers who are being bullied, or know someone who is being bullied. Teens aged 13-19 are invited to drop by the Honeycomb House at the library from 5-6 p.m. to learn how to set healthy boundaries and tips on how to ... Read More »
1 responseCouncil approves four special meetings for spring
By Medicine Hat News on April 24th, 2025
@MedicineHatNews A series of meetings for council members this spring will outline large issues, including a potential rearrangement of the city’s energy company, community wellness plan and others. Four sessions would be held alternating with regular council meetings after they were approved Tuesday. “I’d rather they be scheduled,” said Coun. Alison Van Dyke, citing the ... Read More »
2 responsesMore measles found in the province’s South zone
By ANNA SMITH Local Journalism Initiative on April 24th, 2025
asmith@medicinehatnews.com An additional case of measles has been identified in southern Alberta, and as such, Alberta Health Services has issued a notice regarding possible points of infection for residents. Individuals who were in the following locations during the specified dates and times may have been exposed to measles: April 16 Taber Health Centre – emergency ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!More than 300 contestants and livestock in town for annual spring rodeo
By BRENDAN MILLER on April 24th, 2025
bmiller@medicinehatnews.com On Friday night the Medicine Hat Exhibition & Stampede annual Broncs & Honky Tonks Indoor Spring Rodeo kicks off as one of the first approved rodeos in Canada. More than 300 cowboys, cowgirls and quality Kessler Championship livestock are set to compete in Canadian Professional Rodeo Association events that will feature saddle bronc, bareback ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Man charged after allegedly stealing two vehicles, damaging property while evading Brooks RCMP
By MEDICINE HAT NEWS on April 23rd, 2025
newsdesk@medicinehatnews.com William Holub, 43, from Calgary has been charged with several offences after allegedly stealing a Jeep and erratically driving it through a fence and ditch last Saturday evening. Brooks RCMP received a complaint of a stolen 2018 Jeep Grand Cherokee that had been located at the Canada West Storage facility shortly after 11:20 p.m. ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Upcoming discussion looks to help seniors stay independent
By MEDICINE HAT NEWS on April 23rd, 2025
newsdesk@medicinehatnews.com The Unison at Veiner Centre is hosting a discussion on home care in May that will highlight services that are available to help seniors stay independent while maintaining a good quality of life at home. The two-hour Home Care Presentation held by Palliser Friends of Medicare will cover a range of topics, including different ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Walsh Welcome Centre forced to close after building sells
By ANNA SMITH Local Journalism Initiative on April 23rd, 2025
asmith@medicinehatnews.com Cypress County’s Walsh Welcome Centre has closed due to the property being sold by the provincial government. While the timing was a surprise, says county Reeve Dan Hamilton, they expected that this was an eventuality. “We knew when we had the lease that it was just year to year. So if something like this ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Council uses reserves to keep tax hike to 5.6%
By Collin Gallant on April 23rd, 2025
@@CollinGallant Medicine Hat will dip further into its bank account to keep a tax increase to the approved 5.6 per cent after growth in the assessment base – estimated to be zero last year – actually shows a net negative. That’s due to high-profile tax changes for the Aurora Greenhouse, which becomes a non-taxable farm ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Discussion series on child online safety continues with focus on gaming addiction
By MEDICINE HAT NEWS on April 23rd, 2025
newsdesk@medicinehatnews.com Next Wednesday evening a six-part in-person presentation and discussion series, which provides parents and caregivers tools and information to help raise children in the digital age, will continue looking into the world of internet, gaming and adult content addiction. The presentation titled “Is it addiction? Navigating an Online World of Internet, Gaming & Adult ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Members of public help officers locate wanted vehicle thief
By MEDICINE HAT NEWS on April 23rd, 2025
newsdesk@medicinehatnews.com Multiple members of the public assisted RCMP in locating 41-year-old Jeffery McLean of Regina, who was wanted after allegedly evading police in a stolen Fort F350. On Sunday, Oyen RCMP responded to a request from the Kindersley RCMP to assist in locating a stolen Ford F350 that had fled from police out of Saskatchewan ... Read More »
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