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AI plan near Pincher Creek

By Medicine Hat News on January 24th, 2025

@MedicineHatNews Medicine Hat News A U.S. tech firm has acquired a proposal to build a carbon-capture hub at a planned industrial site near Pincher Creek. Gryphon AI will acquire Canadian firm Captus Generation in a friendly takeover and continue work to develop the 850-acre project located 20 kilometres south of Pincher Creek. There, Captus operates ... Read More »

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Redcliff resident pleads guilt to tax evasion; man accused of using CO2 gun in robbery makes court appearance

By Medicine Hat News on January 24th, 2025

@MedicineHatNews A Redcliff man incarcerated at the Drumheller Institution has pleaded guilty to tax evasion while similar charges against his spouse and company are expected to be dropped. Leslie Wayne Sands, 44, was also charged last spring with a criminal count of fraud over $5,000 and two counts of making false statements in regard to ... Read More »

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Kansas comes to Medicine Hat: Alexandra Middle School putting on Wonderful Wizard of Oz production

By ANNA SMITH Local Journalism Initiative on January 24th, 2025

asmith@medicinehatnews.com Alexandra Middle School is not in Kansas anymore, with the opening night for their production of the Wonderful Wizard of Oz fast approaching. The production was selected as something of a tribute, said Director Shelby Benedetto, who explained it was a favourite story of a friend who had recently passed. With the opening night ... Read More »

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Negative effects related to screen time, social media discussed during series for parents

By BRENDAN MILLER on January 24th, 2025

bmiller@medicinehatnews.com On average, children who spend too much time on screens and have set up a social media account before the age of 16 are more at risk of developing mental health issues including anxiety, depression and addiction. These two topics were discussed in detail Wednesday night during the first of a six-part discussion series ... Read More »

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Calling aspiring police officers and firefighters; new Catholic school academy to prep students for first responder role

By BRENDAN MILLER on January 23rd, 2025

bmiller@medicinehatnews.com Local students who dream of saving lives and enriching their community through public service will soon be able to enrol in a school academy that will provide them the necessary tools to become a police officer or firefighter. Next school year, the Medicine Hat Catholic Board of Education is opening an unique First Responder ... Read More »

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Upzoning OK’ed for duplex project

By Collin Gallant on January 23rd, 2025

@@CollinGallant Eight residential units can be built on five formerly single-family home lots in Saamis Heights after city council endorsed a zoning change on Monday. That means duplexes, according to the developer, not apartment buildings could also be built on the land now designated for medium-residential development. Approved 9-0, councillors said the duplex plans – ... Read More »

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City plows scouring the streets for rutts

By Collin Gallant on January 23rd, 2025

@@CollinGallant Crews cleared snow and broke down ruts on Sixth Street on Wednesday morning, the day after a city bus slid into a tree on the main route across the Southeast Hill. There, graders knocked down ruts measuring four-to-five inches deep as a priority, though municipal works officials say clearing busy, though non-arterial roads across ... Read More »

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Police arrest man with CO2 pistol following downtown robbery

By MEDICINE HAT NEWS on January 23rd, 2025

newsdesk@medicinehatnews.com Police say they have arrested a 38-year-old Medicine Hat man after responding to a call of robbery involving a firearm early Wednesday morning. After receiving a description of the suspect, officers were able to apprehend a man attempting to leave the scene on foot. A search of the area near the apprehension of the ... Read More »

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Home prices in Swift Current rose 5 per cent in 2024

By Medicine Hat News on January 23rd, 2025

@MedicineHatNews Home prices in Swift Current rose five per cent on average in 2024, and despite lower number of listings, the volume of transactions increased, realtors in that city have told Alberta Newspapers. “If inventory remains low and demand stays strong, we could see further price increases in the future,” said real estate agent Kelsey ... Read More »

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MHC student’s association hosts Bell Let’s Talk on campus

By ANNA SMITH Local Journalism Initiative on January 23rd, 2025

asmith@medicinehatnews.com The Students’ Association of Medicine Hat College covered the glass wall with supportive messages, starting necessary conversations for Bell Let’s Talk Day on Wednesday. The day took place right in the middle of the college’s Mental Health Awareness Week, said SAMHC Health and Wellness coordinator Shaina Hoadley. “Bell, the telecommunications company, one of their ... Read More »

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RCMP seeking assistance in locating missing Redcliff man

By MEDICINE HAT NEWS on January 23rd, 2025

newsdesk@medicinehatnews.com Redcliff RCMP are reaching out to the public seeking information to help locate Clayton Albert Peter Martens, who lives in the Redcliff Police say Martens was seen last Jan. 14 at a residence in the area of Range Road 70 and Range Road 71. According to a press release Martens had shown interest in ... Read More »

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