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zmason@medicinehatnews.com A student-led fundraiser is taking over the silver screen at the historic Monarch Theatre this Saturday. This weekend’s screening of Mary Poppins was organized by Madison Mauch, a Grade 12 student at Monsignor McCoy High School, to fundraise for her school’s production arts program and promote their upcoming production of the 1964 classic. Mauch ... Read More »

The Medicine Hat Interpretive Program is looking to celebrate the less-than-natural landscape of the city with its latest nature walk. “Our landscape is natural, right? Everything is native, natural and belonging to our ecosystem which has looked like this forever? Well, things may not be as they appear,” said Mhairi Donnelly. “Join this guided walk ... Read More »

bmiller@medicinehatnews.com Members of the Medicine Hat High School SPARK club (supporting passions and advancing real knowledge) held a career fair for fellow students in the school’s main foyer Wednesday morning, hoping to inspire and share insights on careers available within the STEM fields. Grade 12 student and founder of the SPARK Club, Zainab Riaz, says ... Read More »

jtubb@medicinehatnews.com@ReporterTubb The Medicine Hat Cubs will be well represented at the HJHL’s first all-star game since 2018. Five Cubs’ skaters and goaltender Marlo DeRosa have been named to the South Division roster for the Dec. 6 all-star game hosted in Strathmore. The South Division will be led by Medicine Hat head coach Trent Derzaph and ... Read More »

newsdesk@medicinehatnews.com The Medicine Hat U19B Mustangs went to Edmonton over the weekend looking for a medal – and they accomplished their goal. The Mustangs finished second at the Edmonton Silver Ring tournament, their first tournament action of the season. They opened the tournament with a 2-1 win over Sherwood Park-2, outshooting their opponent 44-15. Kasey ... Read More »

jtubb@medicinehatnews.com@ReporterTubb The Canadian Hockey League swept the inaugural CHL USA Prospects Challenge last year in Ontario. Any CHL-branded brooms will be kept in the closet for the 2025 tournament. The USA Hockey National Team Development Program won the opening game of the 2025 series, beating the CHL 4-2 Tuesday at Calgary’s Scotiabank Saddledome. It’s their ... Read More »

It seems every time I scroll through social media, somebody somewhere has posted that they have lost their cat or they have a wandering cat living in their yard. A little piece of my heart is broken every time a person post that it has been days or even weeks and their cat has not ... Read More »

A slight case of driver inattention while travelling at 100 km/h might not cause a collision with a fellow driver who happens to pull onto a highway without looking, but chances of that collision would be increased if that vehicle were going 110 km/h or 120. Now, Alberta’s minister of highways, Devin Dreeshen, is floating ... Read More »

The Holiday Season is upon us! For many humans, autumn is the best time of year, they get to snuggle into a warm sweater with their pumpkin spice, shopping and parties in preparation for the Christmas season. It’s predictably stressful for everyone involved. Having company in your house, different and sometimes extravagant foods, gift items ... 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 »