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Hat High student brings Black History to forefront
By KENDALL KING, Local Journalism Initiative Reporter on February 18th, 2022
kking@medicinehatnews.com Grade 12 student Ladi Bil is making Black History Month known in Medicine Hat High School and throughout the city’s public school division by offering presentations about notable black Canadians and encouraging discussions about the various black cultures which exist around the world. Bil, a member of MHHS’s student council, decided to organize educational ... Read More »
7 responsesCelebrate the industry with Canadian Ag Day on Feb. 22
By KENDALL KING, Local Journalism Initiative Reporter on February 17th, 2022
kking@medicinehatnews.com Stakeholders in the agriculture industry are inviting Albertans to celebrate Canadian Ag Day on Feb. 22 by taking part in agriculture education, showing support online or enjoying a meal made with farm fresh produce. “It’s a fun day, whether it’s just taking a moment when you’re having dinner, lunch or breakfast and saying, ‘Where ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Former city CAO takes old job in Grande Prairie
By COLLIN GALLANT on February 17th, 2022
cgallant@medicinehatnews.com@CollinGallant Bob Nicolay will become the interim city manager in the City of Grande Prairie, roughly one month after he announced his retirement from the City of Medicine Hat. The job is a second return trip for the Nicolay, who was hired away from the northern Alberta city in 2018 when he rejoined local city ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Snowed In Comedy Tour back with new laughs
By KENDALL KING, Local Journalism Initiative Reporter on February 17th, 2022
kking@medicinehatnews.com The Snowed In Comedy Tour rolls into Medicine Hat on Feb. 22 and promises audiences an evening of fun and laughter. Snowed In is Canada’s largest stand-up comedy tour and is returning to the stage after a two-year pause due to the COVID-19 pandemic. “We are four internationally tour-lining comedians and we come together ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Contrary to claims, local judge not on list of convoy donors
By COLLIN GALLANT on February 17th, 2022
cgallant@medicinehatnews.com@CollinGallant Amateur investigators on social media have misidentified an Alberta judge as a donor who funded the blockade protest in Ottawa, according to officials with Alberta Provincial Court. A large electronic file of hacked data from the fundraising website GiveSendGo has circulated on the internet. It provides 93,000 names of donors, their email addresses and ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Group nears sponsor goal for refugee family members
By KENDALL KING, Local Journalism Initiative Reporter on February 17th, 2022
kking@medicinehatnews.com After five months of fundraising, the Medicine Hat and Area Refugee Team have raised $75,000 of the $90,000 needed to sponsor a family of Sudanese refugees with ties to Medicine Hat. Efforts to bring local William Garang’s six family members to Medicine Hat began in September of 2021. Garang’s family, which includes his mother, ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!CF Industries announces high commodity prices helped it doubled earnings in 2021
By MEDICINE HAT NEWS on February 17th, 2022
https://www.medicinehatnews.com@MedicineHatNews CF Industries doubled its earnings in 2021 thanks to higher prices across all segments for the fertilizer maker that has a major operation in Medicine Hat, it announced Wednesday in year-end financial statements. Sales volumes were slightly lower, but net income nearly tripled to US$917 million, compared to a year earlier, but profit margin ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!SW Sask. municipalities looks to partner for various improvements
By MEDICINE HAT NEWS on February 17th, 2022
https://www.medicinehatnews.com@MedicineHatNews Municipalities in southwest Saskatchewan are in potential collaboration talks toward advocating for health facilities, arranging regional fire protection and spurring recreation projects. Southern Alberta Newspapers reports the concept was discussed during inter-municipal meetings at the Rural Municipality of Maple Creek office early this month, and involved officials from that RM, the RMs of Piapot ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Labour negotiations continue between Medicine Hat College and faculty
By MEDICINE HAT NEWS on February 16th, 2022
https://www.medicinehatnews.com@MedicineHatNews As labour strife grows at post-secondary schools in Alberta, lengthy negotiations between Medicine Hat College and its 260 instructors are continuing. Instructors at the University of Lethbridge are on strike, while Concordia University in Edmonton also saw job action before a new contract was settled there last month. In Medicine Hat, college administration and ... Read More »
4 responsesMP Glen Motz slams use of Emergencies Act for blockades
By COLLIN GALLANT on February 16th, 2022
cgallant@medicinehatnews.com@CollinGallant The MP representing the area around the Coutts border crossing says the situation was under control and the blockades have lifted without the need for emergency police powers now being sought by the federal government to break up future blockades and investigate potential illegal funding. Medicine Hat-Cardston-Warner MP Glen Motz told the News on ... Read More »
6 responsesSome released, others still in custody following Coutts arrests
By Delon Shurtz Southern Alberta Newspapers on February 16th, 2022
Seven people arrested Monday in relation to the protest at Coutts have been released from custody, while four others remain behind bars pending further court hearings. Three of those four are charged with conspiracy to commit murder. Chris Carbert, 44, of Lethbridge; Christopher Lysak, 48, of Lethbridge; and Anthony Olienick, 39, of Claresholm; face charges ... Read More »
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