asmith@medicinehatnews.com Medicine Hat resident William Whaley is the winner of $100,000 thanks to a lucky ticket. Whaley said that he was left shocked after checking the ticket himself and found himself double checking the amount several times. “I was shocked,” said Whaley. “There were a lot of zeroes, so I had to go back and ... Read More »

asmith@medicinehatnews.com Council candidate Dana Christensen is ready to take the plunge and treat his potential term as a full-time job. He has spent his time in business and in travelling all of Western Canada. Looking at Medicine Hat compared to some other places he’s been, his concern there may not be any reason for his ... Read More »

newsdesk@medicinehatnews.com A little over 100 years after becoming a country, Canada reached space. Canadian Marc Garneau became the nation’s first astronaut on Oct. 4, 1984 when he soared into space alongside six other astronauts aboard the U.S. shuttle Columbia. The shuttle left the Kennedy Space Center 43 milliseconds before the scheduled liftoff time of 5:03 ... Read More »

jtubb@medicinehatnews.com@ReporterTubb Relied upon for being consistent is his two-way game, Kadon McCann wants to be a further leaned on player for the Medicine Hat Tigers. The third-year forward has played in all three games for the Tigers this season, returning day-of for the 5-2, home-opening win over the Regina Pats on Sept. 20. He missed ... Read More »

sports@medicinehatnews.com@MedicineHatNews f it ain’t broke…” Even an old stubble jumper like me had a warm, fuzzy feeling when a valiant herd of Edmonton Elks hung on to defeat the Saskatchewan Roughriders last Saturday and win one for their beloved owner Larry Thompson who passed away days earlier. Larry was a down-to-earth , blue collar guy ... Read More »

jtubb@medicinehatnews.com@ReporterTubb Having been on the opposite side of the Co-op Place faithful, Cam Parr is happy to be on the good team in the eyes of fans. The newest Medicine Hat Tigers forward got into his first two games with the orange and black over the weekend. It was just the third game he played ... Read More »

“You who feel no pain at the suffering of others it is not fitting for you to be called human.” The above applies most appropriately to the current atrocities and genocide launched on Palestinians in Gaza by Israel. Any TV channel you watch is full of dramatic pictures of corpses being buried, malnourished children, kids ... Read More »

With the fall session of Parliament now underway, Conservatives will continue to challenge the Liberals on what is going wrong, expose what is hidden, and propose what is in Canada’s national interest. Conservatives will relentlessly hold Prime Minister Carney to account because Canadians deserve better than his lofty, unfulfilled campaign promises that fooled voters in ... Read More »

Do you remember your grandparents, or are you a grandparent? I remember mine as loving people who were a part of my life until they passed away. Holidays (Christmas and summer breaks), phone calls (sorry Grandpa, your Saskatchewan Roughriders lost today), letters and birthday cards (always had money in it) in the mail, always brought ... Read More »

Dear editor, For the information of fellow electors of the Medicine Hat Public School Board, I would like to draw attention to some concerns. First, there is a problem with public access to MHPSD board proceedings. Past practice has had half, or more, of meetings behind closed doors. This is far out of proportion to ... Read More »

Dear editor, An open letter to Bruce McAllister, chair of the Alberta Next Panel, Whether the event was meant for free questioning or whether you were screening which questions could be asked, what happened with Evan was unacceptable. Mocking a Grade 12 student and suggesting he should be “spanked by his parents” is not only ... Read More »

Dear editor, This is an expression of gratitude and jobs well done to the Medicine Hat Special Transit staff and Adapt Mobility staff who quickly participated in a goal to fix a small item for my walker. They went beyond their normal way to putting in the extra effort required to help solve a problem. ... Read More »