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asmith@medicinehatnews.com Medicine Hat Musical Theatre is making a rare foray into family programming with the holiday classic, Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer. The hour-long production follows the script and story of the iconic 1964 TV special, bringing the story to the stage in a way that is suitable and accessible for viewers of all ages, including ... Read More »

newsdesk@medicinehatnews.com Parks and recreation crews have been busy proactively preparing for next spring’s tree planting by digging holes for saplings before the cold weather settles in. Crews have been preparing holes for new trees in 10 parks across the city, including Southridge Crescent Park SW. The proactive work will help save time and effort next ... Read More »

newsdesk@medicinehatnews.com Following municipal budget and energy production and distribution meetings held Monday evening, city councillors are getting ready to ‘dive into the deep end’ and consider several items on its agenda at the new time of 4 p.m. for public meetings in council chambers. After receiving a consent agenda for informational purposes, Natasha Carvalho, executive ... Read More »

sports@medicinehatnews.com@MedicineHatNews The Western Hockey League announced disciplinary action Friday following two separate investigations following breaches of the WHL’s Standard of Conduct. The WHL released the findings of two conduct investigations involving Swift Current Broncos head coach Dean DeSilva and Lethbridge Hurricanes general manager Peter Anholt. In Swift Current, the WHL issued a five-game suspension to ... Read More »

jtubb@medicinehatnews.com@ReporterTubb The Medicine Hat U15AAA South East Tigers hope the Medicine Hat Hockey Hounds’ illustrious tournament provides a mid-season boost. The Tigers came into the tournament with a 0-11 start to their season, dropping the first two games of the 10-team tournament with a 4-2 loss Thursday to the Thompson Blazers and 3-2 Friday to ... Read More »

sports@medicinehatnews.com@MedicineHatNews Most of Rider nation can remember the heart-breaking 13th Man moment in Saskatchewan sports history in 2009 when their beloved Roughriders lost the Grey Cup because of a too many men on the field call when the Als missed a field-goal. Given another attempt, Montreal made it. The Als quarterback that fateful day in ... Read More »

As the News continues to learn more about the processes behind the recent municipal election, a former councillor raised an important question this week. From long lineups and registration confusion, to the days-long counting process and still-unexplained 30-hour results gap, it was obvious election officials took the budget into deep consideration. Acting city manager Tarolyn ... Read More »

Have you ever been reliant on someone or something to open a door, drive you somewhere, or even help you with simple bathroom tasks like having a shower, brushing your teeth or even using the toilet? If you have not, trust me when I tell you it is a very humbling experience for anyone at ... Read More »

Can Pierre Poilievre gather enough support at January’s leadership review to remain the Conservative Party of Canada boss? Normally, such reviews require a leader to get about 67 per cent support from delegates, but Poilievre could have trouble reaching that threshold after recent events. Late last winter, Poilievre had the CPC in perfect position to ... Read More »

Dear editor, As all of us know, (Monday was) Remembrance Day. As many of us do not know, the Government of Canada estimates veterans at risk or experiencing homelessness to be approximately 2,600. Other reports suggest the number could be up to 10,000. There are extreme data challenges in calculating these numbers, perhaps because most ... Read More »

Dear editor, I am writing to you today as a former and proud student of Webster Niblock Elementary School. Webster Niblock was vitally important in shaping the person I am today and providing the foundational education that prepared me for my life’s work. I have just celebrated my 25th year of teaching, a career path ... Read More »

Dear editor, Three important problems directly leading to the teachers’ strike are exclusively of the UCP’s own making. Firstly, they brag about attracting new people to Alberta but seem unable to comprehend that more new people means more new students. Alberta spends the least amount of money on public education in Canada, per student, thus, ... Read More »