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McCoy senior to represent Medicine Hat students on education youth council

Medicine Hat, AB - One Monsignor McCoy High School student will be representing his fellow Medicine Hat students as part of the education minister's youth council.Seth Akins, who is in Grade 12, will ...

Oct 16, 2019 Seth Akins, McCoy grade 12 student, who has been selected for the education minister’s youth council

City bylaw causing confusion around lack of school bus lights

Medicine Hat, AB - Children have been back in school for about a month now which means yellow buses are back on the roads. There seems to be some confusion on social media though about which kinds of ...

Oct 04, 2019 Photo by Colton McKee

Police continue to deal with homeless camps as new one found in downtown core

Medicine Hat, AB - The Medicine Hat Police Service continues to deal with homeless encampments in the city.Police were called in on Tuesday for a temporary shelter in the St.Barnabas Church parking lo...

Oct 03, 2019 A photo of a homeless camp taken earlier in July by the Medicine Hat Police Service. Police have made dismantling the homeless camps a priority this summer. (Submitted photo)

Medicine Hat-Cardston-Warner candidates agree at forum that more collaboration is needed

Medicine Hat, AB - You don't have to look far beyond social media to see that this federal election has been a polarizing one when talking about party leaders. In an election forum held by the Medicin...

Oct 03, 2019 Thomson, Nelson, Motz, and Kirshenbaum at Wednesday's election forum (Photo by Colton McKee)

Chamber hosting local candidates in election forum tonight

Medicine Hat, AB - While many of the party leaders will be taking part in the first French-language debate on the national stage tonight, candidates here in the Medicine Hat-Cardston-Warner riding wil...

Oct 02, 2019

City looking at how they can improve senior services

Medicine Hat, AB - In Medicine Hat, there are about 26,000 residents over the age of 50.Which makes those people eligible for memberships to the seniors centre - the Veiner and Strathcona Centres.Desp...

Oct 01, 2019

'What a role model:' Paralyzed Bronco makes Adidas ad, hall of fame nominee list

AIRDRIE, Alta. - An ad shows a serious Ryan Straschnitzki taping up his hockey stick and pulling on an Adidas jersey before he slides away on an ice sled. "As a kid I always dreamed of ...

Sep 29, 2019 (File Photo/The Canadian Press)

Medicine Hat students take part in global climate strike

Medicine Hat, AB - Students from across the world came together today to demand action from leaders on climate change.Medicine Hat was home to one of the over 3,000 strikes worldwide."We think it's so...

Sep 27, 2019 Students strike outside of City Hall (Photo by Ross Lavigne)

Daffodil planting postponed this weekend

Medicine Hat, AB - The scheduled planting by the Daffodil Project scheduled for Saturday has been postponed due to inclement weather.The planting at Len Mitzel Meadow has now been scheduled for Oct. 5...

Sep 27, 2019

MH Christian teacher lone Canadian chosen for international education innovation program

Medicine Hat, AB - A Medicine Hat teacher is the lone Canadian selected to take part in Google's Certified Innovator Program.As part of it, Jessilyn Swanson, will be headed to Stockholm with 35 other ...

Sep 24, 2019 Photo by Scott Roblin