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All Montana residents over 16 eligible for vaccine starting today
By Medicine Hat News on April 1st, 2021
Montana has opened up vaccine eligibility to all residents over the age of 16 staring April 1, state officials announced this week. Health authorities in the state of about 1.1 million reported Wednesday they had administered 487,700 total does of the two-phase vaccines and about 191,500 residents were considered fully immunized. About one-quarter of the ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!St. Michael’s School closing as a caution after outbreak declared
By Medicine Hat News on April 1st, 2021
A COVID-19 outbreak has been declared at St. Michael’s School as a total of five cases have been identified as of Wednesday evening, according to a post the Medicine Hat Catholic Board of Education’s website. In consultation with the Alberta Health Services, the division has decided to close the school as of Thursday out of ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Former Hatter starts radio station amid pandemic
By KELLEN TANIGUCHI on April 1st, 2021
ktaniguchi@medicinehatnews.com@@kellentaniguchi Winning a DJ for a day contest in Medicine Hat just a couple of years after graduating high school led Cameron Dennison to a career in radio. “They (CJCY) picked me up in a limousine with my cousin and we went down in the limousine and had a really fantastic day at the station,” ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!South Country Co-op pays out $12.5M in cash, equity
By KELLEN TANIGUCHI on April 1st, 2021
ktaniguchi@medicinehatnews.com@@kellentaniguchi South Country Co-op members will want to start checking their mailboxes – the annual cash and equity payback cheques were sent out last Friday and are on the way. The company announced a cash and equity payback of $12.5 million to members for the 2020 program. South Country Co-op’s CEO says COVID-19 created some ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Truck driver dead after head-on collision
By Medicine Hat News on April 1st, 2021
A semi-truck driver is dead after a head-on collision between two transport trucks near Gleichen on Tuesday evening. The crash happened at 7:10 p.m. on Highway 901, between the Trans-Canada Highway and Highway 24, north of Carseland. RCMP say they discovered one driver of a truck dead at the scene while the other was treated ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Daily COVID update, southeast Alberta
By Medicine Hat News on March 31st, 2021
Medicine Hat is now at 19 active cases. There have been 584 total cases to date, with 548 recoveries and 17 deaths. Other active numbers: Cypress County – Six Forty Mile – Seven Lethbridge – 491 Taber – 51 Brooks – Three Calgary – 3,169 Edmonton – 1,340 Red Deer – 197 Province: 576 new ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Goal of Clare’s Law is to prevent domestic violence before it happens
By KELLEN TANIGUCHI on March 31st, 2021
ktaniguchi@medicinehatnews.com@@kellentaniguchi Albertans at risk of domestic violence can ask for information about a partner’s history of violence or abuse, starting on Thursday when Clare’s Law comes into effect. The Alberta government originally passed the Disclosure to Protect Against Domestic Violence Act, known as Clare’s Law, in the legislature in the fall of 2019. “With this ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Daytime shelter will set up on North Railway Street
By COLLIN GALLANT on March 31st, 2021
cgallant@medicinehatnews.com@CollinGallant A daytime shelter meant to give a destination for homeless people during the pandemic will reopen in another location Thursday with some operational changes meant to avoid potential complaints with neighbouring businesses. The move to 425 N. Railway St., the former location of a separate hot meal program, comes after the original daytime shelter ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Terms of Co-op Place naming deal will stay private
By COLLIN GALLANT on March 31st, 2021
cgallant@medicinehatnews.com@CollinGallant Both sides of the new naming rights agreement for the city’s major arena say the deal is confidential at the other party’s request. Last fall, Medicine Hat city council approved a 10-year deal to rename the city-owned event centre “Co-op Place” after the previous agreement with the Canalta hotel chain expired. The term is ... Read More »
1 responseSakamoto’s CBC series up for two Canadian Screen Awards
By KELLEN TANIGUCHI on March 31st, 2021
ktaniguchi@medicinehatnews.com@@kellentaniguchi Mark Sakamoto woke up to good news Tuesday morning – his series Good People is nominated for two Canadian Screen Awards: best factual series and best writing for a factual series. “Good People is a series that really looks to introduce audiences to actual solutions to what seem like insurmountable problems,” said Sakamoto. “Whether ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!COVID case confirmed at Irvine School
By KELLEN TANIGUCHI on March 30th, 2021
ktaniguchi@medicinehatnews.com@@kellentaniguchi On March 27, Prairie Rose Public Schools announced a positive case of COVID-19 was connected to Irvine School. Close contacts were identified, including 64 students and four staff who have since been placed in quarantine, says the release division’s website. Irvine School is currently on spring break and the division says it will return ... Read More »
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