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newsdesk@medicinehatnews.com From now through February city crews will actively trim trees in the River Flats neighbourhood that have grown too close to power lines. The work is performed annually to ensure trees encroaching on power lines do not present a safety hazard, and to avoid potential power outages. The work is also part of a [...] Read More »

newsdesk@medicinehatnews.com Alberta teachers who went on strike last October will now have to pay the Alberta Teachers Association $40 a month until the union representing more than 51,000 educators can restore its Special Emergency Fund. On Oct. 6 last year teachers walked off the job for nearly a month before Premier Danielle Smith’s UCP government [...] Read More »

asmith@medicinehatnews.com More than 40 local girls had the opportunity Wednesday to glimpse a future in science with the 34th annual Operation Minerva. Grade 9 students spent the morning shadowing various female professionals in a variety of fields, from engineers and explosion specialists, to nurses and sonographers. Senior scientific consultant Patty Rooks with Praxis Science Outreach [...] Read More »

newsdesk@medicinehatnews.com Medicine Hat College held a grand-opening ceremony Wednesday to celebrate a dynamic laboratory space used by students in the pharmacy technician program. The ribbon-cutting ceremony included representatives from MHC, as well as regional partners. Funding for the new educational space, located at Co-op Mall on 13th Avenue SE, was provided by the Yuill Family [...] Read More »

newsdesk@medicinehatnews.com The provincial government announced Wednesday two new strategies developed for both recreation and conservation of provincial park land. The new Plan for Parks will focus on 305 parks managed under the Provincial Parks Art and help set a clear, long-term vision to help ensure the parks system remains strong and sustainable. This includes 78 [...] Read More »

HALIFAX — Nova Scotia RCMP say the stepfather of two children who were reported missing more than eight months ago has been charged with sexual assault, assault and forcible confinement involving an adult victim. The Mounties confirmed that 34-year-old Daniel Martell of Lansdowne, N.S., was arrested on Monday morning by officers with the Pictou County [...] Read More »

OTTAWA — Canada Post and the union representing thousands of its mail carriers say they have finalized outstanding contractual language in the tentative agreements reached last month that would end more than two years of labour strife. The Canadian Union of Postal Workers says the contractual language deals with clauses related to the short-term disability [...] Read More »

MONTREAL — Quebec’s private doctors federation is mounting a legal challenge against a law that requires all new doctors to practice in the province’s public system for five years. The Fédération des médecins en pratique privée du Québec is asking Superior Court for a stay on the measure, which they describe as unjustified and discriminatory. [...] Read More »

OTTAWA — The federal government has signed an agreement with South Korea with the goal of bringing Korean auto manufacturing to Canada. Industry Minister Mélanie Joly and her counterpart, Jung-Kwan Kim, signed the agreement focused on “economic prosperity and supply chain resilience.” A news release from Joly’s department says a forum will be established on [...] Read More »

OTTAWA — Public Safety Minister Gary Anandasangaree says he doesn’t foresee logistical challenges in gathering up banned firearms through a federal buyback program, despite the refusal of several provinces and police forces to help. Anandasangaree said in an interview the use of mobile collection units and off-duty or retired police officers will help ensure the [...] 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 HERALDapulido@lethbridgeherald.com A new temporary exhibit has opened at the Galt Museum and Archives that highlights different ways community members and organizations have taken action to create social change in southern Alberta. “Taking Action: People Making a Difference” is now on display until Oct. 5, 2025, and Camina Weasel Moccasin, indigenous curator at the Galt [...] 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 »