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cgallant@medicinehatnews.com @CollinGallant Well, yahoo! Medicine Hat’s local economy could lead mid-sized Canadian cities in growth this year and next, according to a new report by the Conference Board of Canada. The study, set to be revealed next month, includes a prediction of 2.7 per cent growth in Medicine Hat this year, then 2 per cent ... Read More »

cgallant@medicinehatnews.com @CollinGallant Anyone seeking pom-poms, bunting, ribbons and skirting in Medicine Hat should be aware that most of the local supply appears to have marched down First Street on Thursday. Boosting a notable number of well-adorned floats, vehicles, heavy equipment and flatbed trailers, the 100th Medicine Hat Stampede snaked its way through the downtown core. ... Read More »

tkalinowski@medicinehatnews.com @MHNTimKal The Electoral Boundaries Commission appears to be mulling the possibility of creating two blended urban/ rural ridings centred in Medicine Hat rather than the three, (Medicine Hat, Brooks-Cypress and Taber-Vulcan), it originally proposed in its interim report. According to the official transcript released from the meeting, while Commission chair Justice Myra Bielby admitted ... Read More »

srooney@medicinehatnews.com @MHNRooney He fields. He hits. He pitches. Is there anything Tanner Helms can’t do? The Louisiana native has become the ultimate utility man for the Medicine Hat Mavericks this summer, but it’s a role he relishes. “I enjoy it, throughout my entire college career I’ve always been a closer or a starter,” said Helms ... Read More »

Coaches have a lot of responsibilities. They create their season plan, help the team set goals and work with their athletes to set individual goals. Depending on the level and structure of their organization they can also be the one managing a lot of different aspects of the team outside of the playing surface. For ... Read More »

rmccracken@medicinehatnews.com @MHNMcCracken When Tanner Girletz heard he would be getting a re-ride on the back of Blind Spot to close out Thursday’s bull riding performance of the Medicine Hat Exhibition and Stampede rodeo, he knew every fraction of a second would count. Unfortunately, he came 0.08 shy. The Cereal product says he’s crossed paths with ... Read More »

The Medicine Hat-specific unemployment rate is 4.5 per cent for the month of June, according to the latest Statistics Canada. That is an incredible eight per cent drop year-over-year. Job growth in Medicine Hat continues to be strong with the latest Statistics Canada numbers reflecting an incredible turnaround over the past 12 months. However, a ... Read More »

It may have happened a week ago but people are still talking about it. The vote was 95 per cent in favour of collapsing the PC and Wildrose parties with members grouping under a new banner — the United Conservative Party (UCP). Let’s face it: 95 per cent in any political vote is what we ... Read More »

“Nothing ever really happens here,” I overheard someone at downtown coffee shop this past Monday. It really left me thinking just how wrong this person might be to an outsider. It’s been well over 30 years since I called the Hat my home. Back in those days I came to Medicine Hat because I had ... Read More »

“The Khadrs, Canada’s First Family of Terrorism” is how Dr. Daniel Pipes of Pepperdine University and of the Middle East Forum has labeled this controversial Canadian family. He has documented their activities inside and outside Canada to the most recent happening. Prime Minister Justin Trudeau issues a public apology to Omar Khadr and also decides ... Read More »

The road meeting Dunmore Road coming out of the Medicine Hat Mall (the Wendy’s corner) is dangerous, because it’s unsigned for people making a right turn from the mall side onto Dunmore Road. There is no indication to drivers coming from the area of the mall that vehicles making a left turn off Ross Glen ... Read More »

Re: “Terrorism should have consequences,” July 25 Well said, Mr. Maltin, I totally agree with your letter. I am very offended and alarmed that my tax dollars are used to pay off a known terrorist. Barb Bockman Dunmore... Read More »