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Chris Hellman, small business owner, second to file for 2025 Medicine Hat council run

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.
Poilievre pledges to use the notwithstanding clause, Carney talks defence procurement

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.
Read: Medicine Hat resident sues MLA Justin Wright for defamation

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.
Medicine Hat’s municipal audit report coming in June, inspector says

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.
Broad-based strength helps S&P/TSX composite gain more than 200 points

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.
Alberta’s public health doctor gives measles vaccine reminder as cases rise

1 week ago | chatnewstoday.ca | Eli Ridder

By PUBLIC HEALTH Apr 11, 2025 | 4:38 PM Alberta’s top doctor for public health says officials are working to contain the spread of measles as case counts continue to rise. Health officials say there are 58 confirmed cases of measles in Alberta and that they are paying close attention to rising case counts within the south and central zones.
Medicine Hat-area tourism industry not worried by trade war, advocate says

1 week ago | chatnewstoday.ca | Eli Ridder

By BUSINESS IN THE REGION Apr 11, 2025 | 3:54 PM A key Medicine Hat advocate says he expects year-over-year tourism to the region to continue growing without any significant impact from an ongoing trade war between Canada and the United States. Tourism industry revenues in Alberta have grown 10 per cent year-over-year, the province reported this week. That puts it on track to a second record-breaking year for annual visitor spending.
Alberta Law Foundation board members quit over bill giving minister power on grants

1 week ago | chatnewstoday.ca | Eli Ridder

By LAW Apr 11, 2025 | 1:08 PM Two of the Alberta Law Foundation’s provincially appointed board members have resigned in protest over proposed legislation that they say amounts to political interference in how vulnerable people access the justice system. The bill would give Justice Minister Mickey Amery final say on grants over $250,000 that the foundation provides to community legal clinics and researchers.
Here is what’s on this weekend in Medicine Hat and area: April 11-13

1 week ago | chatnewstoday.ca | Eli Ridder

🚒 Rooftop campout Friday to SundayThe annual rooftop campout in support of Muscular Dystrophy Canada is taking place this weekend at Fire Station No. 2. READ: Medicine Hat firefighters to camp out on rooftopGround crews will direct motorists over the weekend into the parking lot of the station to make donations supporting the 50,000 Canadians living with neuromuscular disorders.
Medicine Hat’s Liberal candidate says he aims to scoop voters from both sides

1 week ago | chatnewstoday.ca | Eli Ridder

The polls seem to agree, with a rise in Liberal support poised to deal a devastating blow to the New Democrats countrywide. Rooke will aim to sway voters such as Gwendoline Dirk, a staunch Alberta NDP operative in the Medicine Hat area. Dirk said she came on board as his campaign’s volunteer coordinator after she was convinced by Liberal leader Mark Carney.