August 26th, 2025

Local News

Aurora signs deal to repurpose Leduc plant

By COLLIN GALLANT on August 26th, 2022

cgallant@medicinehatnews.com@CollinGallant Aurora Cannabis has found a purpose for one of the massive greenhouses it has shelved in Alberta, but news is still outstanding on the sale of Aurora Sun Greenhouse in Medicine Hat. Edmonton-based Aurora announced the deal Thursday to buy a controlling interest in Bevo Agtech Inc., a supplier of vegetable seedlings and flowers, ... Read More »

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Hatter digs up old team photo of Indian Head Rockets

By MEDICINE HAT NEWS on August 26th, 2022

https://www.medicinehatnews.com@MedicineHatNews Memories of 70 years ago came flooding back Wednesday morning while Hatter Delores Clark flipped through the News. Then she grabbed her photo album to find her 1952 team picture card of the Indian Head Rockets complete with autographs on the back. Clark was just in junior high school when her hometown Indian Head ... Read More »

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Underground lot closed after single vehicle collision

By Medicine Hat News on August 26th, 2022

A single vehicle collision which occurred in the Esplanade’s underground parking lot early Thursday morning has resulted in structural damage and forced closure of the lot until further notice. An assessment of the damage is underway and will be followed by repair work if necessary. The individual(s) involved in the collision have not been identified, ... Read More »

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Civil case settled out of court

By Samantha Johnson Local Journalism Initiative Reporter on August 25th, 2022

A civil case due to be heard today has been settled out of court. Defendants are Bishrat and Haymi Haile and Haymi Building Maintenance and plaintiffs are Mohamed Yassin Aman Ibrahim and Sabir Mohamed Yassin. The primary issue is wages, in that Haymi Building Maintenance doesn’t pay minimum wage. The plaintiffs are owed $26,900 (Mohamed) ... Read More »

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Medicine Hat College gearing up for another year

By SAMANTHA JOHNSON, Local Journalism Initiative Reporter on August 25th, 2022

Medicine Hat College has a few events coming up to ease students into the upcoming academic year. Strike First will happen Aug. 29-30, where students can drop in and beat the rush. Student ambassadors will be available to help students avoid long lineups by helping them finding classrooms, get textbooks and purchase a parking pass, ... Read More »

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Hatter agrees to reduced fine for exceeding COVID capacity limits

By MEDICINE HAT NEWS on August 25th, 2022

https://www.medicinehatnews.com@MedicineHatNews A local woman has agreed to pay a reduced fine after hosting a Halloween party last fall that exceeded pandemic capacity limits. Police attended the party and discovered “at least 50” people in the residence when then-current orders by the chief medical officer of health set the maximum allowable number people in a private ... Read More »

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CF Industries to suspend ammonia production in United Kingdom

By MEDICINE HAT NEWS on August 25th, 2022

https://www.medicinehatnews.com@MedicineHatNews CF Industries will suspend ammonia production in the United Kingdom citing the high price of natural gas in Europe, the company announced Wednesday. The global fertilizer maker with a major facility in Medicine Hat, will continue to import ammonia to operate upgrading process facilities at its Billingham, U.K., facility, which should avoid layoffs. There ... Read More »

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Hundreds show up to celebrate REDI’s 70th anniversary

By MEDICINE HAT NEWS on August 25th, 2022

https://www.medicinehatnews.com@MedicineHatNews A family reunion of sorts drew upwards of 400 people to Pioneer Village on Wednesday afternoon for a barbecue to celebrate the 70th anniversary of REDI Enterprises. The agency works to provide skills training and job placement to Hatters with developmental disabilities and often provides a social community for the families of its clients, ... Read More »

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Final Free Play session today

By Medicine Hat News on August 25th, 2022

Medicine Hat Free Play sessions are will soon come to an end, as back-to-school draws near. The sessions, created through a partnership between the city and Medicine Hat Public School Division, make available schoolyard playgrounds across the city at no cost to families. The final session is being held today at Ross Glen waterpark from ... Read More »

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PorchFest returns Saturday

By SAMANTHA JOHNSON, Local Journalism Initiative Reporter on August 25th, 2022

Bring your lawn chair up to the Southeast Hill this Saturday, set it up in a front yard and listen to some great, local live music with the return of PorchFest. There are 14 houses offering up their front porch to musicians and their lawn to attendees. Muriel and Phil Erick will kick things off ... Read More »

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Anthrax confirmed in RM of Piapot

By MEDICINE HAT NEWS on August 25th, 2022

https://www.medicinehatnews.com@MedicineHatNews Anthrax has been confirmed in nine animal deaths in the RM of Piapot, the Saskatchewan government announced Wednesday as it called on cattle producers to observe their animals and get them vaccinated. The deadly bacteria can lay dormant in soil for years before it becomes active and infects animals as spores on forage grass ... Read More »

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