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Loved ones honoured on International Overdose Awareness Day
By Medicine Hat News on September 1st, 2020
Monday was the 20th annual International Overdose Awareness Day. Associate Minister of Mental Health and Addictions Jason Luan said it was a time to remember and grieve those who have lost their lives to an overdose. “In 2019, more than 780 people died of overdose from opioids, other drugs and alcohol in Alberta. Each of ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Staff member from Ecole St. John Paul II confirmed to have tested positive for COVID
By Medicine Hat News on September 1st, 2020
The Medicine Hat Catholic Board of Education announced Sunday that one of its staff members has tested positive for COVID-19. The individual works at Ecole St. John Paul II. After an investigation, the MHCBE says no additional staff members are required to isolate. MHCBE cleaning staff performed a deep sanitization of the building to disinfect ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Advice for dealing with financial crisis
By GILLIAN SLADE on September 1st, 2020
gslade@medicinehatnews.com@MHNGillianSlade Part 2 of 2… A bankruptcy trustee says the sooner you seek advice on managing a tough financial situation the more options you have. Randy Kobbert, licensed insolvency trustee with Meyers Norris Penny, says anyone who has seen their employment circumstances or income change, needs to face the new reality. Total up your monthly ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Students are back in class
By MO CRANKER on September 1st, 2020
mcranker@medicinehatnews.com@mocranker Many students, teachers and parents were looking forward to Monday – the first day of school. Classes were cancelled back in March due to the COVID-19 pandemic, with students across the province shifting to emergency online learning for the remainder of the school year. This year, children and parents have the choice on whether ... Read More »
1 responseTyler Shandro makes first Hat visit
By GILLIAN SLADE on September 1st, 2020
gslade@medicinehatnews.com@MHNGillianSlade Medicine Hat Regional Hospital is back up to pre-COVID surgery levels, Minister of Health Tyler Shandro said on Monday after a tour of the facility. It was Shandro’s first tour of the hospital since being appointed health minister about 18 months ago. He says Medicine Hat is not regarded as a rural area and ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!South Zone has fewest cases of COVID-19 in Alberta
By GILLIAN SLADE on August 29th, 2020
gslade@medicinehatnews.com@MHNGillianSlade The south zone now has the lowest number of active cases of all zones in the province, according to data from Alberta Health released this week. The entire south zone, which includes Medicine Hat, Lethbridge, Brooks and the surrounding area, has 18 active cases of COVID. The central zone has 25, the north zone ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Bankruptcy numbers likely to swell
By GILLIAN SLADE on August 29th, 2020
gslade@medicinehatnews.com@MHNGillianSlade Bankruptcy numbers have dropped dramatically since a 20 per cent increase was reported earlier in the year, but it is only the calm before the storm, says a bankruptcy trustee. Since the courts were basically closed for several months, creditors have apparently just been sitting back. “They can’t threaten court action when the courts ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Sierra school zone extended for Ecole Les Cypres
By Medicine Hat News on August 29th, 2020
A once-controversial playground zone that slowed traffic for those in the community of Saamis has been expanded now that a new school in the far south community is set to open Monday. Ecole Les Cypres was built over the last year at the corner of Saamis Rotary Way and Sierra Boulevard, on green space allotted ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!City Notebook: Kenney’s cabinet shuffle puts Madu in difficult spot
By COLLIN GALLANT on August 29th, 2020
cgallant@medicinehatnews.com@CollinGallant Alberta has its ninth Municipal Affairs Minister in 10 years – 10th if you go by calendar years – after a mini cabinet shuffle this week. The task of ironing out the mountain of problems in linear tax assessment, in cities funding and a variety of other grudge matches between the province and cities ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Brett Kissel will perform Sept. 5 to support two local families
By RYAN MCCRACKEN on August 29th, 2020
rmccracken@medicinehatnews.com@MHNMcCracken Tough times don’t last, tough people do. The titular line from Brett Kissel’s hit song ‘Tough People Do’ has become somewhat of a mantra for fans through trying times – not to mention a focal point of his Sept. 5 Live at the Drive-In concerts in support of Alexis and Ryan at the Canalta ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Tattoo artist raising mental health awareness with semicolon event
By Mo Cranker on August 28th, 2020
This year has been difficult for just about everyone, and many are struggling with mental health. Hatter Falefitu Taefu is no different. The tattoo artist has been dealing with mental health struggles for most of his life. He says with a few people he knows, and several he doesn’t, having died from suicide this summer, ... Read More »
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