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newsdesk@medicinehatnews.com Country singer Corb Lund has filed a notice of intent to reapply for the issuance of a citizen initiative petition after his previous petition was struck down by a change to the Citizen Initiative Act. Lund’s petition puts forth the proposal: “The Government of Alberta shall prohibit by law any and all new coal ... Read More »

newsdesk@medicinehatnews.com Mayor of Cypress County Dan Hamilton is encouraged by the changes the province announced Thursday to the funding model for rural policing. Hamilton has been outspoken about the failures of the current system, which has increased the cost of policing in Cypress County by just under $800,000 since it was introduced in 2020. Costs ... Read More »

zmason@medicinehatnews.com Alberta’s top health officials are advising Albertans to get vaccinated amid the height of a severe flu season. Minister of Primary and Preventative Health Services Adriana LaGrange says this year’s flu season is somewhat unusual as circulating strains are not an exact match for this year’s vaccine, which is contributing to the high volume ... Read More »

jtubb@medicinehatnews.com@ReporterTubb The Medicine Hat Tigers and the looping fireplace channel have one blazing similarity this Holiday Season – they’re hot. The Tigers’ Christmas break officially kicked off Thursday, the first of nine days without a game, and they enter the stretch with a 10-game win streak after Wednesday’s 7-3 win over the Brandon Wheat Kings. ... Read More »

jtubb@medicinehatnews.com@ReporterTubb The Medicine Hat Tigers head into the Holiday break in a real festive spirit. The Tigers enter their nine-day break off a 7-3 win Wednesday at Co-op Place over the Brandon Wheat Kings, sending them into the Holidays with a 10-game win streak. It was the meeting of the WHL’s two hottest teams, Brandon ... Read More »

jtubb@medicinehatnews.com@ReporterTubb The Medicine Hat Cubs get to end their calendar year on home ice. The Cubs host a pair of games this weekend at the Kinplex for their last two games before the HJHL’s Holiday break. They host a pair of divisional rivals, the Coaldale Copperheads tonight and the Okotoks Bisons on Saturday, looking to ... Read More »

Dear editor, Though I haven’t lived in Medicine Hat for years as my job took me to many other locations in the province, I have always enjoyed keeping up with what is going on in the city. Before the days of the internet I would have copies of the paper mailed to me. With the ... Read More »

Sometimes I wonder what I am going to write about and then something comes across my desk that hits close to home and it becomes obvious. So here we go, according to cancer statistics with the Canadian Cancer Society, “two in five Canadians will hear the words ‘you have cancer’ during their lifetime.” For those ... Read More »

In U.S. states where gambling on sporting events is legal, there has been a 148 per cent increase in calls to problem gambling hotlines. On the other hand, the increase is much smaller (45 per cent) in states where gambling is illegal. The addiction is two-fold: The gambler is running the risk of becoming hooked ... 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 »