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newsdesk@medicinehatnews.com Medicine Hat’s annual run honouring the legacy of Terry Fox and his Marathon of Hope has raised nearly $17,000 prior to race day on Sunday. At the time of publication, members of the community had stepped up and donated $16,931 toward cancer research, diagnosis and treatment foundation, exceeding its $11,000 goal. The annual run ... Read More »

zmason@medicinehatnews.com This year’s municipal election is shaping up to have one of the longest ballots in city history. It will also be the first election since the Alberta government’s decision to ban electronic vote tabulators last year. City officials expect results will be announced slowly. Thirty-three candidates were in the running for city council as ... Read More »

newsdesk@medicinehatnews.com The community of Brooks is establishing a Youth Justice Committee and is seeking volunteers who work with youth, families and justice partners to collaborate and help guide youth who find themselves on the wrong side of Jonny Law. In Alberta, youth justice committees provide youth aged 12-17 who enter the court system with minor ... Read More »

Medicine Hat News The Medicine Hat Tigers earned a second piece of hardware in 2025. The Tigers beat the Kelowna Rockets 5-2 on Saturday to win the WHL’s Yukon Showcase and capture the Northern Lights Cup as winners of the two-game set held in Whitehorse, Yukon. Medicine Hat beat the Rockets 8-4 on Friday. Medicine ... Read More »

The Medicine Hat Tigers kicked of the Yukon Showcase on Friday, taking on the Kelowna Rockets in Whitehorse. Friday was the first of two games held at Takhini Arena in Whitehorse, the hometown of former Tigers’ forward Gavin McKenna and Ottawa Senators forward and Lethbridge Hurricanes alumni Dylan Cozens. Current Hurricanes’ forward Luke Cozens, in ... Read More »

bmiller@medicinehatnews.com Kick returner Jayden James ran the ball 85 yards to score a touchdown to start the second half to lead his Crescent Height High School Vikings to a 27-13 win against the visiting Brooks Buffalos on Friday night under the lights at the Methanex Bowl. The Vikings went into halftime with a 9-6 lead ... Read More »

Most Hatters want to do their civic duty on Oct. 20 and cast their ballot for mayor, city councillors and school trustees to handle the affairs of Medicine Hat and area. But I see a problem. I don’t know enough about most of the 31 (at last count) city council hopefuls to intelligently make my ... Read More »

Are you like many trying to understand how the unhoused (homeless) population came to be? It is not just Medicine Hat struggling to provide services for this population. To some extent, it is every community in Canada. Now that I am working in downtown Medicine Hat I see men and women, young and old, wandering ... Read More »

Online scamming is getting out of control, with Canadians losing $310 million in 2024 alone. Today, it’s not as easy to spot an illegitimate proposal – the bad ones were riddled with spelling errors or sloppily reproduced logos – because AI technology is cleaning everything up. It’s generally assumed that seniors are victimized more often ... Read More »

Dear editor, At the Alberta Next town hall meeting last week in Medicine Hat I observed a well-rehearsed dog and pony show masquerading as democracy. Slick videos with questionable statistics condensed complex ideas into tidbits designed to delight and lead the UCP base gathered there. The intent was to show how separation from Canada was ... Read More »

Dear editor, I did the survey for the proposed ADAP program the other day. It took about 20 minutes, and everyone should do it – it is very eye opening. Like all Alberta government surveys they are skewed to the government point of view, but if you are determined you can get your point of ... Read More »

Dear editor, On Aug. 1, with minimal announcement, the Alberta government enacted new rules ending public disclosure requirements for the premier, cabinet ministers, deputy ministers and for all their staff, all of whom were no longer required to publicly post receipts for their expenses over $100. Also, the UCP removed from public view eight years ... Read More »