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newsdesk@medicinehatnews.com The Big Marble Go Centre will ring in the New Year ton Wednesday afternoon with several free family activities, as well as an afternoon balloon drop to mark the start of 2026. The New Year’s Eve Fest begins at noon and includes free, all-ages events like floor hockey, skating, family games, inflatable bouncy alley ... Read More »

newsdesk@medicinehatnews.com Officers are seeking information from nearby businesses and passing motorists who may have witnessed or recorded a robbery beneath the Allowance Avenue overpass on Boxing Day. Shortly before 8 p.m. on Dec. 26 police responded to a report of a personal robbery after a 36-year-old man was allegedly approached by Matthew Perini, 35, who ... Read More »

Young artists from around the city will have their work displayed at the Nature Centre this month, all inspired by the natural world. Art students from Medicine Hat’s three high schools – Crescent Heights, McCoy and Hat High – were invited to create anything they wished, with the sole instruction that it must be inspired ... Read More »

jtubb@medicinehatnews.com@ReporterTubb Bryce Pickford was looking forward to time with his family and a visit from Santa Claus over the WHL holiday break. He wasn’t expecting an NHL contract to be under the family Christmas tree. The Medicine Hat Tigers’ captain signed a three-year entry-level contract with the Montreal Canadiens ahead of the break, announced Dec. ... Read More »

jtubb@medicinehatnews.com@ReporterTubb The WHL holiday break wasn’t just an opportunity for players and coaches to see their families again, it also gave the rest of the league a break from facing the Medicine Hat Tigers. The Tigers returned from the break with a pair of wins, winning 5-1 Saturday in Lethbridge over the Hurricanes before beating ... Read More »

jtubb@medicinehatnews.com It wasn’t a bird or a plane soaring at Co-op Place on Sunday, it was the Medicine Hat Tigers continue to roll. The Tigers scored five times in the second period to beat the Rebels 7-4 on superhero night, recording a 12th straight win. They came into the contest off a 5-1 win in ... Read More »

The dot-com bubble burst in March of 2000 when historically high stock market valuations (Price to Earnings ratios) combined with declining earnings growth for companies that comprise the U.S. stock market. This week’s chart examines the relationship between stock market valuations (12-month forward Price to Earnings ratio in blue) and earnings growth for the S&P ... Read More »

I remember growing up and the importance Christmas was for my family. Grandparents would travel from Moose Jaw to Medicine Hat to spend time with us, my youngest brother sneaking down the stairs to see what Santa had left for us and a turkey dinner with home-made stuffing that was amazing. I think the best ... Read More »

There’s little doubt the formation of the newly named Progressive Tory Party of Alberta will be responsible for vote-splitting at the next provincial election, but the question is: Will it split the right or the left vote? Back in 2015, the existence of the Progressive Conservative Party and Wildrose definitely caused a split in the ... Read More »

Dear editor, Re: Recall Petition for Smith Made Official, Medicine Hat News, Dec. 11. On Premier Smith’s radio show, in April 2024, responding to petitioner Landon Johnston (petitioning to recall Mayor Joti Gondek), she said, “What I’ve observed from the process you’ve gone through is that it’s an extremely high bar,” Smith said. “We know ... 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 »