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ATA back to bargaining table before strike action announced
By MEDICINE HAT NEWS on June 12th, 2025
newsdesk@medicinehatnews.com The Alberta Teachers’ Association says its members will be meeting with the provincial government’s Teachers’ Employer Barginging Association next week and potentially again in August to discuss a new four-year collective agreement for Alberta educators following a recent vote that overwhelmingly supports strike action this September. More than 94 per cent of more than ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Alberta Municipalities hosting webinar series as tutorial for potential election candidates
By Medicine Hat News on June 11th, 2025
@MedicineHatNews Albertans who are considering running in this fall’s municipal election can learn more about local government and the rolls and responsibilities of elected officials in a series of webinars provided by the province’s municipal advocacy group. Alberta Municipalities, formerly the Alberta Urban Municipalities Association, is holding a series of online information sessions to outline ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Walk at Kin Coulee will raise money for Type-1 diabetes research
By ANNA SMITH Local Journalism Initiative on June 11th, 2025
asmith@medicinehatnews.com The Breakthrough T1D Walk is planned for June 22, seeking to gather the community in support of Type-1 diabetes research. “People with T1D must constantly monitor blood glucose levels and take external insulin, either by pump, multiple daily injections or pen, to stay alive. And even with the most vigilant management, there are risks ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Neubauer named to Alberta Order of Excellence
By Collin Gallant on June 11th, 2025
@@CollinGallant Nichole Neubauer says a call this week asking her to be listed among Alberta’s most prominent residents was unexpected. The local advocate for agricultural education has been named to the Alberta Order of Excellence, the office of Lt.- Gov. Salma Lakhani announced Tuesday, alongside the province’s political, business and artist elites. It’s the highest ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!PRPS approves locally developed courses for 2025-26
By ANNA SMITH Local Journalism Initiative on June 11th, 2025
asmith@medicinehatnews.com Prairie Rose Public Schools approved a number of locally developed courses during the final board of trustees meeting for the 2024-2025 school year,. These courses varied in grades and content, but included Design Thinking for Innovation, Forensic Studies and Developing Personal Integrity for high school students, as well as Religious Studies: Islamic Studies, which ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Man convicted of fraudulently accessing COVID-19 support programs sees sentence upped but fines cut
By Medicine Hat News on June 11th, 2025
@MedicineHatNews A southeast Alberta man convicted of bilking Canadian COVID support programs of nearly $800,000 for a business that existed in name only will have 42 months added to an existing sentence, but also receive a $166,000 discount on potential financial penalties. That number represents the amount of income tax the Canada Revenue Agency determined ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Officials in Redcliff to meet with contractor this month regarding new school
By ANNA SMITH Local Journalism Initiative on June 11th, 2025
asmith@medicinehatnews.com Prairie Rose Public Schools board trustees were given an update Tuesday on the new school building project in Redcliff. The project was initially a modernization but will now be a new building altogether following the province’s announcement of its School Construction Accelerator Program. The Town of Redcliff has completed design for the necessary servicing ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Man convicted for second sexual offence involving minors will now face a long-term offender hearing
By Medicine Hat News on June 11th, 2025
@MedicineHatNews A long-term offender hearing has been set for a local man convicted of his second sexual offence in six years involving minors. That hearing will determine whether Austin Palmer would be released at the end of his new sentence, or potentially be placed under stepped up police supervision when his sentence is complete. An ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Medicine Hat will host RCMP Musical Ride during summer tour
By Medicine Hat News on June 11th, 2025
@MedicineHatNews The RCMP Musical Ride will make Medicine Hat a destination this summer, a release from the police force states. The troop will perform in Quebec and Alberta this summer, with early Eastern dates in the spring and fall and the Western leg portion beginning with the Calgary Stampede in early July. A total of ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!City ready to capitalize on military spending hike
By Collin Gallant on June 10th, 2025
@@CollinGallant Ottawa plans to bolster defence spending, and City Hall’s economic development office says it’s geared to build the sector in the region. Prime Minister Mark Carney announced Canada will meet a NATO goal of spending 2 per cent of gross domestic this year, or about $9 billion, by boosting spending across the military, to ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Summer programs open for elementary/middle school students
By MEDICINE HAT NEWS on June 10th, 2025
newsdesk@medicinehatnews.com The Medicine Hat Public School Division has several activities planned to keep students busy throughout the summer break through its HUG (Helping Us Grow) and MyPlace summer programs, which run nearly every day throughout July and August. The HUG program offers programming for students from Grade 2-5 that includes friendship-building activities and emotion exploration ... Read More »
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