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bmiller@medicinehatnews.com Eight new councillors joined returning Mayor Linnsie Clark as they were officially sworn into their roles during a ceremony at city hall Monday evening in front of a full viewing gallery. Members of the Medicine Hat Fire and Emergency Services Honour Guard, as well as a bagpiper, led the ceremony into council chambers. Clark [...] Read More »

newsdesk@medicinehatnews.com The Government of Alberta announced a new shared services organization, Health Shared Services, on Monday afternoon. The new organization was established to centralize key functions like IT, finance and human resources amid the ongoing restructuring of the provincial health-care system. As of Nov. 1, HSS will support the four health agencies – Acute Care, [...] Read More »

newsdesk@medicinehatnews.com A limited number of tickets are on sale for the Unison at Veiner Centres Golden Jubilee Member Celebration, celebrating its 50th anniversary serving aging adults in Medicine Hat. The celebration will include cocktails, dinner and a dance with live country music from The Phoenix Band and will be held in early December. “Dress to [...] Read More »

newsdesk@medicinehatnews.com Local school authorities are making small pivots to scheduling after the province announced Grade 9 and 12 students will not have to take upcoming provincial and diploma exams after losing close to a month of instructional time due to the teacher strike. On Monday, the Medicine Hat Public School Division issued an update, stating [...] Read More »

zmason@medicinehatnews.com The director of labour relations for the union representing paramedics is accusing Emergency Health Services of poor communication with the union following an undisclosed health and safety incident in September that grounded HALO air ambulance services for several weeks. In an internal letter obtained by the News, director of labour relations for the Health [...] Read More »

EDGEWOOD, BRITISH COLUMBIA, CANADA — RCMP say a man has died at a British Columbia ostrich farm where protesters have been opposing a proposed cull for months, although there is nothing to suggest the death is suspicious. A police liaison team discovered the unresponsive man Monday, and Nakusp RCMP were called to what is being [...] Read More »

LONGUEUIL — A former researcher with Quebec’s hydro utility has taken the stand in his trial for allegedly spying on behalf of China. The Crown accuses Yuesheng Wang of sharing confidential research from Hydro-Québec with Chinese entities in commercializing battery technologies. Wang has said the information he shared is open source and stems from his [...] Read More »

Here is a roundup of stories from The Canadian Press designed to bring you up to speed… Liberals set to deliver highly anticipated federal budget today The federal government is set to unveil its budget today — the Liberals’ first fiscal update in almost a year and the first summary of Prime Minister Mark Carney’s [...] Read More »

MONTREAL — A strike that is upending public transit in Montreal could be the first test of a new law that gives the Quebec government broad power to end labour disputes. The Montreal transit agency’s 2,400 maintenance workers launched a strike last week that could last for most of November. The work stoppage — the [...] Read More »

OTTAWA — As Prime Minister Mark Carney looks to sell Canadians on his first-ever budget — one that he’s billed as containing both once-in-a generation capital spending projects and austerity measures — Liberals say he picked the right salesperson for the job. Finance Minister François-Philippe Champagne takes the spotlight Tuesday to present the Carney government’s [...] Read More »

Over 200 Blood Tribe members took part in The Blood Tribe Resource Fair Thursday in Standoff. The event was the first of its kind, says Levi Little Moustache, Director of Blood Tribe Employment and Skills Training (BTEST). “The event today was a collaboration of all the HR departments (including) all the departments under Blood Tribe, [...] Read More »

LETHBRIDGE HERALDapulido@lethbridgeherald.com Misconduct allegations from more than five years ago finally culminated in a disciplinary hearing for Lethbridge Police Service Chief Shahin Mehdizadeh this week. The Lethbridge Police Commission held the hearing Thursday at City Hall to address misconduct allegations against Mehdizadeh regarding an incident that took place in March 2021. The allegations were made [...] Read More »

LETHBRIDGE HERALDjmanio@lethbridgeherald.com A perpetual challenge for not-for-profit organizations is funding for their charitable work. In support of its continuing mission, Lethbridge Family Services (LFS) is hosting an inaugural gala called “Spring to Light” on April 25 at the Agri-Food Hub and Trade Center, featuring Canadian comedian, television personality, political satirist, and author Rick Mercer. “This [...] Read More »

LETHBRIDGE HERALDjmanio@lethbridgeherald.com After a long and storied career as a familiar face reporting the weather on CTV Lethbridge, Dory Rossiter retired on April 1st and it was no April Fool’s joke. Retirement, however, merely means clearing her schedule to make room for her passions: the military, music and community service. Rossiter has been an honorary [...] Read More »

LETHBRIDGE HERALDabeeber@lethbridgeherald.com The Alberta NDP and Friends of Medicare advocacy organization have raised alarms about the provincial government’s proposed legislation that will allow people suffering from addictions and mental illness who are deemed a threat to themselves or others to be treated against their will. On Tuesday, the government introduced Bill 53, the Compassionate Intervention [...] Read More »