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Canada’s Dabrowski and Routliffe aim for second straight Grand Slam tennis title
Tennis player Gabriela Dabrowski felt a connection “right away” when she started playing doubles with fellow Canadian Erin Routliffe last season. Results quickly followed as the duo won the U.S. Open in just their fourth tournament together. Their strong form continued through the fall and has both players feeling excited ahead of the Australian Open ... Read More »
Corus reports $32.7M Q1 profit, up from $31.4M a year earlier, revenue down 14%
TORONTO – Corus Entertainment Inc. reported a first-quarter profit of $32.7 million, up from $31.4 million a year earlier, as its revenue fell 14 per cent. Corus chief executive Doug Murphy says the impacts of industry-wide advertising market weakness were partially offset by reductions in programming and operating costs. The television and radio broadcaster says ... Read More »
CFB Suffield support workers eye potential job action in the East
@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 »
Viva Vitality: National Non-Smoking Week, January 15-21
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 »
Hand-drawn map, letter written by accused leads RCMP to husband’s remains
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 »
Mustard Seed hosting ‘Coldest Night of the Year’ event Feb. 24
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 »
Common Sense Health: Jobs one, two and three for lifelong health
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 »
Attention home delivery subscribers
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 »
Praise 93.7-FM getting new ownership
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 »
Two men killed in highway head-on crash
@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 »
Police say winter transition going well so far
@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 »
