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bmiller@medicinehatnews.com Following two public presentations Monday night, city councillors voted unanimously to adopt changes to the electric and gas utility bylaws that will see a small increase to bills in 2026. Changes to the 2026 budget will affect customers differently by class, however the average residential monthly electric bill will experience a year-over-year increase of ... Read More »

newsdesk@medicinehatnews.com Two men have been charged with numerous weapons-related offences following an arrest in the area of Dunmore Road and 21st Street SE on Friday. Medicine Hat police responded to a report of a suspicious vehicle with a male sleeping behind the steering wheel on Friday. Officers found 58-year-old Clinton Mayer behind the wheel, 62-year-old ... Read More »

newsdesk@medicinehatnews.com Nathan Canfield, 40, has been charged with several offences after allegedly releasing a significant amount of bear spray in the front entryway to a residence in the 2000 block of Southview Drive on Friday. Police responded to multiple individuals being assaulted with bear spray and determined Canfield discharged the Oleoresin Capsicum, also called bear ... Read More »

sports@medicinehatnews.com@MedicineHatNews A trio of trades came down Monday before the WHL’s roster freeze came into effect ahead of the Holidays. The Calgary Hitmen opened the day, acquiring 18-year-old forward Julien Maze from the Regina Pats for a pair of third-round picks in the 2027 and 2028 WHL Draft. “We are excited to add Julien to ... Read More »

sports@medicinehatnews.com@MedicineHatNews The Medicine Hat Cubs continued their winning ways this weekend, giving themselves more room atop the South division. The Cubs swept their two-game weekend on the road, beating the Airdrie Thunder 4-3 Friday and topping the Rocky Rams 4-2 Saturday to extend their win streak to 10 games. Nolen Sutherland scored twice in the ... Read More »

jtubb@medicinehatnews.com@ReporterTubb The Medicine Hat Tigers are riding high heading into the last week of the first half. The Tigers picked up a pair of home wins over the weekend, beating the Moose Jaw Warriors 6-5 in overtime Friday before drubbing the Swift Current Broncos 10-2 Saturday. The wins extend their current streak to nine games, ... Read More »

sschmidt@medicinehatnews.com After multiple sources suggested last week the UCP government was planning to either amend or repeal altogether its own Recall Act in response to a number of MLAs now facing petitions, Justice Minister Mickey Amery came out to deny it. There won’t be changes made this session, he says, but the door has been ... 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 »

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 »