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Local musician dropping new album, ‘What I Need’
By MO CRANKER on December 23rd, 2020
mcranker@medicinehatnews.com@mocranker A local musician is getting ready to release her latest album. Hatter Eileen Wotschell moved to the city 25 years ago and has been writing songs for 20. She says music has always been part of her life. “Ever since I was little, even in school, music has always been there,” she said. “I ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Lethbridge SCS funding wasn’t missing after all
By Alberta Newspaper Group on December 23rd, 2020
The Lethbridge Police Service will not be laying charges against ARCHES after its forensic investigation of the former supervised consumption site accounted for $1.5 million in provincial funding dollars previously unaccounted for in the July audit of the organization. Chief of Police Shahin Mehdizadeh told reporters on Tuesday with the money now accounted for there ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Alberta continues to be without a case of influenza
By GILLIAN SLADE on December 22nd, 2020
gslade@medicinehatnews.com@MHNGillianSlade There are still no cases of influenza in Alberta and the number of Albertans who have been given the flu vaccine exceeds what it was a year ago. The government’s latest flu report dated Dec. 17 says there are no cases of either influenza A or B. A year ago there had already been ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Mr. Lube donates nearly $3,000 to Santa Claus Fund
By Medicine Hat News on December 22nd, 2020
Medicine Hat News Mr. Lube in Medicine Hat presented a cheque for $2,940.54 to the Medicine Hat News Santa Claus Fund this week, helping the local organization deal with late demand and deliver a happy Holiday to families across the region. The money was raised through a two-week promotion that sends $5 from every oil ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Motz takes aim at Liberal COVID response
By COLLIN GALLANT on December 22nd, 2020
cgallant@medicinehatnews.com@CollinGallant Area MP Glen Motz says a thorough review and potentially a Royal Commission into the pandemic response should be launched, but the result shouldn’t necessarily be more power for Ottawa to guide future response. During a year-end press event on Monday, Motz described Ottawa’s efforts to control the public health crisis and stabilize the ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Deadline for Canada Summer Jobs in Jan. 29
By Medicine Hat News on December 22nd, 2020
Employers have until Jan. 29 to submit applications for federal funding for summer jobs. The Canada Summer Jobs program will provide up to 120,000 job opportunities for young Canadians in 2021, about a 50 per cent increase over last year. Not-for-profit organizations, private and public-sector organizations, with 50 full-time employees or less, can start preparing ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Impaired driving charges follow multi-vehicle collision
By Medicine Hat News on December 22nd, 2020
A driver has been served with impaired driving sanctions including a licence suspension and vehicle seizure, as well as a ticket for careless driving and other offences, following a multi-vehicle collision at the intersection of Valley View Drive and Fifth Street SW on Monday morning. Medicine Hat Police Service responded to the scene of the ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!About 1 in 10 people in Montana’s Hill County have, or have had COVID
By Medicine Hat News on December 22nd, 2020
The death toll from the coronavirus is rising in north-central Montana and areas closest to southeast Alberta. Deaths in Hill County, including the town of Havre, sat at 34 on Monday, up five from a week earlier. Two more in neighbouring Blaine County over the same time period, along with figures from Liberty County, have ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Overdose deaths in the Hat tick up
By GILLIAN SLADE on December 22nd, 2020
gslade@medicinehatnews.com@MHNGillianSlade The number of drug related deaths in Medicine Hat, up to October this year, is slightly less than it was for the whole of 2019, according to the latest numbers released by the provincial government. Medicine Hat hit a peak in 2018 with 19 deaths and then it fell slightly to 14 in 2019. ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!City sells Glauc C field as patch wind down continues
By Collin Gallant on December 21st, 2020
COLLIN GALLANT cgallant@medicinehatnews.com Twitter: CollinGallant The City of Medicine Hat has sold its strongest producing oil field with elected officials and administrators saying the risks of spending more cash to boost profits in the oil business are too great for a local government to take on. The sale of municipality’s one-quarter interest in the 2,700-barrel ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Artist’s stolen works mysteriously returned
By MO CRANKER on December 19th, 2020
mcranker@medicinehatnews.com@mocranker The year has brought on many struggles and hardships for just about everyone. Late in the summer, local artist Susan Sakamoto had a couple pieces of art stolen from her that held a lot of sentimental value. The other day, Sakamoto experienced a bit of a miracle and was able to get her art ... Read More »
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