Featured Story

newsdesk@medicinehatnews.com@MedicineHatNews An announcement on the My Wild Alberta website notifies the general public that this year’s Sportfishing Regulations will be published later than usual. These regulations are reviewed annually, and Forestry and Parks requires more time to complete the work associated with finalizing the regulations for the upcoming year, the department said. While no date ... Read More »

asmith@medicinehatnews.com Medicine Hat Exhibition & Stampede’s Queen committee was thrilled to announce this year’s “Princess for a day” winners. The two girls are eight-year-old Willow Page and Jaylin Arnal, who at the time of writing, is nine, but will be 10 when the girls are announced at the Spring Rodeo this weekend. “I knew that ... Read More »

bmiller@medicinehatnews.com It’s been a busy year as MacKenzie Porter returns to her roots with the release of her debut 19-track album ‘Nobody’s Born With a Broken Heart’ April 26. Recently the Medicine Hat-born singer-songwriter has topped country music charts with No. 1 singles across Canada, U.S and Australia. Porter’s duet ‘Thinking ‘Bout You’ with Dustin ... Read More »

jtubb@medicinehatnews.com@ReporterTubb The Monsignor McCoy Colts senior boys baseball team looks to have another strong spring season. The Colts won the Alberta Premier Baseball League championship last year over the Medicine Hat High Hawks and return this spring looking to find the same path of success. It’s a season ahead that head coach Cole Schreiber says ... Read More »

jtubb@medicinehatnews.com@ReporterTubb The Medicine Hat Tigers had four players listed by NHL Central Scouting in their final rankings ahead of the 2024 NHL Draft this June. Forward Cayden Lindstrom was the Western Hockey League’s highest ranked player, coming in as the third-ranked North American skater. Lindstrom had 27 goals and 46 points in 32 regular season ... Read More »

sports@medicinehatnews.com@MedicineHatNews The Alberta Marlin Aquatic Club raced at the Dino Cup this weekend. The swim club sent 18 swimmers to the meet hosted by the University of Calgary Swim Club. Here are their short course results. 7 and under Lucy Pattison (7): Finished first in 100m IM, second in 50m Breast, third in 50m Free ... Read More »

The future is looking brighter than ever for Alberta’s high school students. The provincial government has announced a significant $4.45-million investment into dual-credit grants for the 2024-25 school year. This funding will allow school authorities across the province to create new or enhance existing dual-credit programming. Dual-credit courses are a fantastic way for students in ... Read More »

Being a parent in today’s world certainly has its challenges and rewards. As a parent it is your responsibility to ensure your children are happy, healthy and living the best life they can in a supportive home. Unfortunately, not all children have that. As a co-host of the podcast Cats, Community and Conversation, I recently ... Read More »

It’s the hallmark of a great community to see the volunteer efforts going on in getting the Medicine Hat Curling Club up and running again. For a major Canadian city like Medicine Hat to be without a curling club for two years would be like closing the only soccer pitch in a Scottish town. Thankfully, ... Read More »

Dear editor, We all need water. But will it be available for everyone this summer? Last year in Alberta, several agricultural states of emergency were declared across the province due to drought. Some municipalities implemented water restrictions for residents. This year could be worse with a current low snowpack in the mountains, limited precipitation, a ... Read More »

Dear editor, Alex McCuaig’s April 11 letter cuts to the heart of the matter concerning transparency in local government. Medicine Hat city council is not the only body that deserves attention. The board of the Medicine Hat Public School Division could also be doing more to make its operations visibly accountable. At one time I ... Read More »

Dear editor, I was not a big fan of our previous mayor, however he won my agreement when speaking out on his recent appearance on CHAT TV, regarding our current city council’s future. To put it bluntly, I agree! Our current city council governance is in big trouble. In my view, the penalty imposed on ... Read More »