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  • 1 week ago | chatnewstoday.ca | Eli Ridder

    By ELXTN25 Apr 14, 2025 | 4:22 PM Chris Hellman is the second council hopeful to get officially registered for Medicine Hat’s fall civic election. Hellman owns the city’s sole Mr. Lube franchise and is a long-term member of the local Kinsmen organization. The business owner also once served as the president of Medicine Hat’s chamber of commerce.

  • 1 week ago | chatnewstoday.ca | Eli Ridder

    When the case went to the top court in 2022, the Supreme Court ruled unanimously that the extended period of parole ineligibility violated the Charter guarantee against cruel and unusual treatment because it could deny offenders a realistic prospect of being released before they die. People who are eligible for parole are not guaranteed release and must make their case to the parole board.

  • 1 week ago | chatnewstoday.ca | Eli Ridder

    By COURTS Apr 14, 2025 | 2:31 PM A Medicine Hat resident who has found herself at odds with nearly every local elected official is now taking one of them to court. Nicole Frey, who once launched a petition to get the mayor removed, is suing Cypress-Medicine Hat MLA Justin Wright for defamation, abuse of public office, violation of Charter rights and discrimination due to disability.

  • 1 week ago | chatnewstoday.ca | Eli Ridder

    By CITY HALL Apr 14, 2025 | 11:07 AM A report based on a non-financial audit of Medicine Hat’s city hall will be publicly released in June, the inspector leading the effort told CHAT News on Monday. Medicine Hat’s city council requested the inspection from Alberta’s municipal affairs minister last September after months-long leadership crisis sparked by disagreement over procedure and authority.

  • 1 week ago | chatnewstoday.ca | Eli Ridder

    By ECONOMY Apr 14, 2025 | 9:52 AM Broad-based strength helped Canada’s main stock index gain more than 200 points in late-morning trading, while U.S. markets also rallied. The S&P/TSX composite index was up 222.85 points at 23,810.65. In New York, the Dow Jones industrial average was up 291.83 points at 40,504.54. The S&P 500 index was up 52.63 points at 5,415.99, while the Nasdaq composite was up 182.12 points at 16,906.58.

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Eli J. Ridder
Eli J. Ridder @EliRidder
10 Apr 25

Medicine Hat’s @peoplespca hopeful says he only acquired about 60 signatures, short of the 100 required to register as an official federal election candidate https://t.co/duXrLCbRqc

Eli J. Ridder
Eli J. Ridder @EliRidder
8 Apr 25

It’s 2024 again at Medicine Hat city council. #medhat

Eli J. Ridder
Eli J. Ridder @EliRidder
7 Apr 25

As seen on CBC tonight and first covered by CHAT News — Medicine Hat’s aerospace industry could be impacted by the U.S. tariffs #medhat https://t.co/W16w33TmAs