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zmason@medicinehatnews.com The Alberta government announced Tuesday it is instructing provincial entities not to enforce the federal gun buyback program, using its Alberta Sovereignty within a United Canada Act. The act is designed to address federal legislation that the province regards as interfering with provincial constitutional rights. Provincial entities like municipalities, local law enforcement and RCMP ... Read More »

newsdesk@medicinehatnews.com A 36-year-old man, whose name has not been released by police due to charges not yet sworn in, was arrested after Medicine Hat police responded to a report of a person prowling vehicles in the 300 block of 20th Street NE. on Monday at approximately 10:40 p.m. The man had already fled the scene ... Read More »

newsdesk@medicinehatnews.com In acknowledgement of the International Day of Persons with Disabilities on Wednesday, Public Interest Alberta released a statement calling on the UCP government to cancel the Alberta Disability Assistance Program. The group is asking the UCP government to re-focus efforts on strengthening and modernizing the existing Assured Income for the Severely Handicapped. “Albertans with ... Read More »

jtubb@medicinehatnews.com@ReporterTubb The Medicine Hat Tigers are getting close to seeing their full lineup. The Tigers have two skaters nearing a return after missing the month of November. Forward Shaeffer Gordon-Carroll and defenceman Niilopekka Muhonen both missed all of the Tigers’ games in November and were also out of the lineup Wednesday when they hosted the ... Read More »

jtubb@medicinehatnews.com@ReporterTubb The Medicine Hat U19 Mustangs look to continue the home ice defence at the Ed Horvath Invitational. Medicine Hat’s U19 ringette team enters this weekend with three straight championship wins at the annual interprovincial tournament. Picking up a fourth in a row was one of the goals set aside by the U19 team early ... Read More »

jtubb@medicinehatnews.com Wednesday night’s WHL action at Co-op Place got a little Western. The Medicine Hat Tigers picked up their fifth-straight win with a 7-1 drubbing of the East division leading Prince Albert Raiders. The two teams combined for 194 penalty minutes as benches depleted and tempers flared amidst the blow-out win. “That was a great ... Read More »

Premier Danielle Smith’s lovefest with Prime Minister Mark Carney leading to last week’s memorandum of understanding regarding pipeline construction from Alberta to Canada’s West Coast apparently didn’t go over well with much of the party faithful at the weekend’s AGM of the United Conservative Party. As the premier talked to the crowd in Edmonton about ... Read More »

While in Toronto for a work-related conference, I attended a presentation that talked about loneliness and its impact on Canadians. According to the YMCA Connections Snapshot from August 2025, “Only 4 in 10 Canadians surveyed feel a sense of connection and belonging in their community.” They go on to say ur young people are reporting ... Read More »

We receive a lot of questions about Artificial Intelligence focused companies. Specifically, whether the U.S. stock market is in an AI bubble akin to what occurred in the late 1990’s with the dotcom bubble. Our answer is nuanced as one never knows with 100% certainty if they’re in an investment bubble until after the bubble ... Read More »

Dear editor, The Alberta Government is trying to sell us a Pig in a Poke with its “Surgical Initiatives” and “Urgent Care Centres.” Our hospitals already have underused surgical suites because of not enough medical staff. Dr. Paul Parks (previous president of the Alberta Medical Association and Medicine Hat ER Physician) has said the Medicine ... Read More »

* Submitted before Wednesday’s strike announcement Dear editor, As Alberta inches closer to another union versus government negotiation, the UCP “tactical misinformation machine” is revving up and shifting to high gear. I speak of course of the looming dispute between AUPE’s nursing care union and the Alberta government, including the erroneous statements made by Finance ... Read More »

Dear editor, Quebec has abundant hydro power (electricity) and Alberta has abundant natural gas. During a recent relatively minor snow storm, electric power was out in large areas of Quebec. Many homes and businesses lost electric power. Forty-six thousand homes were still without power a few days later. Heating, refrigerators, deep freezers, lighting etc. were ... Read More »