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No monthly change to local jobless rate
By Medicine Hat News on November 7th, 2020
The unemployment rate remained flat in southern Alberta in October, according to new figures released by Statistics Canada on Friday. Joblessness in the Medicine Hat-Lethbridge region sat at 8.7 per cent last month, up one-tenth of a point compared to September. That’s the lowest of any region in Alberta, but 2.3 percentage points higher than ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Stampede hosting Christmas Farmers Market
By MO CRANKER on November 7th, 2020
mcranker@medicinehatnews.com@mocranker The Medicine Hat Exhibition & Stampede is hosting a fan favourite next week. The annual Christmas Farmers Market begins Nov. 13 and runs until end of day on Nov. 14. The market runs from 1-8 p.m. on the Friday and Saturday from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. There is a $2 admission fee for ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Bentley gets life, no parole for 10
By COLLIN GALLANT on November 7th, 2020
cgallant@medicinehatnews.com@CollinGallant The family of a woman killed by a man in a drunken psychotic episode four years ago described her as a troubled but beautiful soul who didn’t deserve her fate. Noah Bentley was sentenced to life in prison with no chance of parole for 10 more years for the 2016 second-degree murder of Brenda ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Helicopter EMS review won’t be public
By GILLIAN SLADE on November 7th, 2020
gslade@medicinehatnews.com@MHNGillianSlade A fast-tracked review of helicopter emergency medical services (HEMS) has been submitted to Health Minister Tyler Shandro but is not being made public. When the fate of HALO hung in the balance this spring due to lack of funding, Alberta Health said it would fast-track the HEMS review to gain an understanding of funding ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!City Notebook: Watching down there makes you appreciate the process up here
By COLLIN GALLANT on November 7th, 2020
cgallant@medicinehatnews.com@CollinGallant There was a time when a large part of Canadian Culture revolved around pride in not being American and worrying that we were becoming more American. Not so much anymore, but the case of the American election presents an interesting case. Half of the 330 million people are out of sorts that the election ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Flu vaccine popular this year
By Medicine Hat News on November 7th, 2020
In the past week about another 250,000 Albertans have been immunized against influenza. According to Alberta Health Services’ second weekly report on the new influenza season, 858,320 Albertans have already been immunized. In 2017 by the end of November the number for the whole province was 958,961 and last year by the middle of November ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!WestJet bumps local schedule back up
By GILLIAN SLADE on November 7th, 2020
gslade@medicinehatnews.com@MHNGillianSlade Anyone with an eye to the sky on Thursday may have noticed a WestJet aircraft on its approach to Medicine Hat Regional Airport. It was a good sign. From Friday, WestJet began a revised schedule of flights between Medicine Hat Regional Airport and Calgary. Service has been increased to six flights a week from ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!School boards continue to focus on mental health
By MO CRANKER on November 7th, 2020
mcranker@medicinehatnews.com@mocranker Local school boards came together last week to discuss mental health and the suicide crisis in Medicine Hat. This was the second virtual meeting in the last month that was held for parents and caregivers. The event was hosted by school division psychologists Claire Petersen and Greg Godard. “I think it went really well,” ... Read More »
1 responseProvince eliminates $40/day fee for publicly-funded addiction treatment
By GILLIAN SLADE on November 7th, 2020
gslade@medicinehatnews.com@MHNGillianSlade The UCP government has eliminated the fee Albertans were paying to access publicly funded addiction treatment beds. Albertans had been charged $40 a day for residential addiction treatment, which could add up to about $2,400 if someone was in treatment for two months. This was often paid privately and some people qualified for assistance ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Eagle Nest Ranch open house cancelled
By Medicine Hat News on November 7th, 2020
The open house set for this weekend has been cancelled by Eagles Nest Ranch. The group was hoping to show off its facilities, but cancelled due to weather forecasts... Read More »
Be the first to comment!AHS changing contact tracing process
By Medicine Hat News on November 7th, 2020
Alberta Health Services is no longer doing all the contact tracing of close contacts of someone who tests positive for COVID-19. The increased number of cases and up to triple the previous number of close contacts has posed challenges for the contact tracing team. Effective Friday, AHS will temporarily change the current approach. AHS will ... Read More »
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