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asmith@medicinehatnews.com Palliser Economic Partnership presented the Community Foundation of Southeastern Alberta with more than $75,000 to help support new veterinary students in the region. The funds were generated at a recent event by PEP, after recognizing the need for more practising veterinarians in southeastern Alberta, says PEP chairman Arno Doerksen. “Palliser economic partnership had recognized [...] Read More »

newsdesk@medicinehatnews.com Medicine Hat Economic Development has launched a new online platform designed to provide the local business community and residents information on market conditions and businesses active in the region. The MHED Business and Community Data Tool launched this week expands on the city’s previous community data repository and provides users access to a wider [...] Read More »

newsdesk@medicinehatnews.com The city’s parks and recreation department has teamed up with the Miywasin Friendship Centre to host three free workshops teaching traditional steps of the powwow. The first workshop ran Friday evening at the Big Marble Go Centre and participants were taught about the many styles of powwow dances and the rich cultural and heritage [...] Read More »

zmason@medicinehatnews.com With baseball season just around the corner, fans across the country are still stinging from the Blue Jays’ World Series loss last year. But one Medicine Hat school is already making new memories with Canada’s MLB club. Herald School is the latest in the Hat to become an affiliate of the Toronto Blue Jays’ [...] Read More »

asmith@medicinehatnews.com The team behind the upcoming Special Olympics in Medicine Hat is making a push to gather volunteers for what may be the event of a lifetime for many athletes. Games co-ordinator Hailey Gray says they are currently looking at approximately a third of the volunteers needed to make the games run smoothly, at 550 [...] Read More »

SURREY — A British Columbia mathematician who was reported missing last month by concerned neighbours was allegedly killed in a “targeted” incident by two people known to him who now face murder charges, police say. The Integrated Homicide Investigation Team, which is comprised of officers from the RCMP and a number of municipal police forces, [...] Read More »

TORONTO — A Toronto pro-Palestinian demonstration got underway with waving flags and a large police presence, including officers observing from the top of buildings, Saturday after an Ontario judge tossed out the government’s move to pre-emptively block it. Some Al-Quds Day rally attendees waved Palestinian and Iranian flags and chanted “Free Palestine” while some counter-protesters [...] Read More »

OTTAWA — Prime Minister Mark Carney’s office wouldn’t weigh in on a push by the federal Conservatives to award the Order of Canada to controversial hockey commentator Don Cherry. Audrey Champoux, a spokesperson for Carney, declined to say whether the prime minister felt that Cherry had met the requirements for the accolade, which is awarded [...] Read More »

TERREBONNE — Liberal candidate Tatiana Auguste is hoping to be elected in the April 12 byelection in the Montreal-area riding of Terrebonne, and this time, for good. Auguste opened her riding office in the Montreal-area riding today, telling supporters she wants Terrebonne to be part of the solution and have a voice at the decision-making [...] Read More »

TORONTO — A Toronto pro-Palestinian demonstration can go ahead as planned after an Ontario judge tossed out the government’s move to pre-emptively block it. The court’s dismissal of the 11th hour request by Premier Doug Ford’s government arrived less than an hour before the scheduled Al-Quds Day rally outside the U.S. Consulate in downtown Toronto. [...] 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 »