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Catholic board of education's nutrition program back up and running

Medicine Hat, AB - For the first two months of school, the Medicine Hat Catholic Board of Education's nutrition program was put on hold while questions remained about the provincial budget.After month...

Nov 19, 2019 Photo by Colton McKee

'Opioids don't Discriminate' event opens the eyes of students in Medicine Hat

Medicine Hat, AB - It was a silent room of students as Kym Porter told her experience of losing her son Neil to the opioid crisis.While it's an issue many of them, had heard of, they didn't quite unde...

Nov 19, 2019 Dr. Roy Wilson students at Opioids don't discriminate event (Photo by Colton McKee)

Saamis Immigration asking for help from the community to make sure every child has a gift to unwrap

Medicine Hat, AB - Every year, families gather together to celebrate the holidays with decorations, food, and often gifts.For those who have fled to Canada, just living can take up all of their resour...

Nov 15, 2019

Medicine Hat celebrating Metis Week

Medicine Hat, AB - Across Alberta, people are celebrating Metis Week, A week to recognize the important role that Mtis people have played in the founding and development of the province, and the contr...

Nov 14, 2019 Metis Nation Local 8 and the Miywasin Friendship Centre's Jeannette Hansen (Photo by Bob Schneider)

Cypress County and PRSD arena will not go through for now

Cypress County, AB - After months of deliberation about a new hockey arena and training centre in Dunmore, Cypress County council has elected not to move forward with the project.The facility would ha...

Nov 14, 2019 Prairie Rose School Division superintendent Roger Clarke (Photo by Bob Schneider)

CHAT Food Drive smashes collection record

Medicine Hat, AB - The CHAT Food Drive is expected to smash its record this year in collections for the Medicine Hat and District Food Bank.By noon on Thursday - its second day of a two-day drive - th...

Nov 14, 2019

Food Bank use among single people hits record high

Medicine Hat, AB - The CHAT 94.5 FM annual Food Drive is once again underway.Without any kind of government funding, the Medicine Hat and District Food Bank relies on community support."These are the ...

Nov 13, 2019 CHAT 94.5 FM picks up donations for food drive (Photo by Ross Lavigne)

Western municipal leaders team up to advocate for prairie provinces

Medicine Hat, AB - Since the election, talks of western alienation have left tensions high among the prairie provinces. That's why the Federation of Canadian Municipalities has announced the "Western ...

Nov 13, 2019 Alberta, Saskatchewan, and Manitoba coat of arms.

Elizabeth Smart speaks of overcoming extreme adversity, hope and the right to find happiness again

LETHBRIDGE, AB - When tickets to hear 32-year-old Elizabeth Smart speak at the Yates Theatre as part of the Lethbridge Public Library's 100th Anniversary Speaker Series in Lethbridge were announced, t...

Nov 13, 2019 Elizabeth Smart speaks to an audience at the Yates Theatre as part of the Lethbridge Public Library's 100th Anniversary Speaker Series

Local political scientist weighs in on the number of UCP panels

Medicine Hat, AB - Since being elected in April, Premier Jason Kenney has announced multiple panels.Looking at topics such as supervised consumption sites, minimum wage, and provincial spending.With t...

Nov 12, 2019