@MedicineHatNews Support workers at CFB Suffield are watching the outcome of potential job action on five military bases in Ontario and Quebec as its union pushes for a standardized national contract. The Public Services Alliance of Canada says the Union of National Defence Employees has served strike notice that could see them go off the ... Read More »
As we welcome the year 2024, we also welcome National Non-Smoking Week, which takes place Jan. 15-21. This week is dedicated to encouraging people to be healthier and exclude smoking from their lives. According to the Canadian Cancer Association, smokers are at a higher risk of developing at least 16 various types of cancer. Specifically, ... Read More »
bmiller@medicinehatnews.com Three RCMP officers involved in the missing persons investigation of Alfred Belyea took to the witness stand on the third day of the second-degree murder trial of Deborah Belyea, who stands accused in the homicide of her husband. Redcliff RCMP Sgt. Michael Courty, who was the acting sergeant in command, and Sgt. Alan Rivard ... Read More »
medicinehatnews.com@Medicine Hat News Registration is now open for a local “Coldest Night of the Year” fundraising walk that will take place in late February. The Mustard Seed is helping to organizing the event in five cities where it operates on Feb. 24 in order to raise funds and bring awareness to the challenges faced by ... Read More »
By the time you are reading this article, the stakes establishing the life course of your health have long been set. Your genetic inheritance, location, and family circumstances, combined with a complex set of early life factors determine how your health trajectory will begin. Through childhood and adulthood, you have opportunities to influence your well-being, ... Read More »
Be patient: papers may be delivered a little later than normal the next few days. With the incredibly frigid temperatures, we may have some Medicine Hat News routes delivered a little later to our valued subscribers. If subscribers haven’t received their paper, please call the circulation department at 403-528-5767 for updates... Read More »
cgallant@medicinehatnews.com@CollinGallant Medicine Hat’s Christian radio station will soon have a new owner. UCB Media – United Christian Broadcaster Media – will take over operations of Praise 93.7-FM in the Hat on Feb. 3, making it the second Alberta station in its network of 13 across Canada. “We are so excited to bring our energy and ... Read More »
@MedicineHatNews Two men are dead following a head-on collision northwest of Lethbridge on Wednesday night, RCMP from Lethbridge County report. The two men, a 63-year-old from Taber and a 52-year old from Nipawin, Sask., were in the same vehicle that was travelling on Highway 23 north of Monarch (between Lethbridge and Fort Macleod) at about ... Read More »
@MedicineHatNews Medicine Hat police were reporting relatively few incidents as winter driving conditions bore down on the city Thursday. Snow and wind chills approaching -40C greeted drivers in the morning, and conditions continued throughout the day. “There have been a few accidents, but overall people are adjusting well,” said Staff Sgt. Trevor Humphries in the ... Read More »
reporter@medicinehatnews.com Anabell Marroquin, a community resource worker with community development at the City of Medicine Hat, sits on several community agency partner groups that are all having conversations around coming together again post-pandemic – from individuals isolated to those wondering what agency to approach for volunteering again, or how to reconnect within the community. Interestingly, ... Read More »
sports@medicinehatnews.com@MedicineHatNews Andrew Basha and Cayden Lindstrom will remain on the same team against the top NHL draft prospects. The Medicine Hat Tigers’ duo were both named to Team Red ahead of the 2024 CHL/NHL Top Prospects Game, which will be held at the Avenir Centre in Moncton, N.B., on Jan. 24. The Top Prospects game ... Read More »