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bmiller@medicinehatnews.com Participants of the fifth annual Amazing Race for Hunger, plus hundreds of volunteers and community partners, raised more than $179,000 Saturday for the Root Cellar’s emergency food pantry that serves more than 4,000 every month. Twenty teams collected donations from family, friends and local business, and helped surpass the food bank’s steep fundraising goal ... Read More »

asmith@medicinehatnews.com The Gas City Kiwanis Centre Society says it is thrilled to host an open house, in hopes of finding new members for some of the clubs that call the space home. On Aug. 29 from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m., members of several clubs will be in the space, happy to speak with visitors ... Read More »

bwagner@medicinehatnews.com The Medicine Hat Police Service will hold a food drive Thursday for the Root Cellar Food & Wellness Hub. Officers will collect food from shoppers at the Real Canadian Superstore. The drive runs from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. on Aug. 27, and people can drop off items at the store. Police call the ... Read More »

jtubb@medicinehatnews.com@ReporterTubb The work begins for the Medicine Hat Tigers’s 2026-27 season. The Tigers announced their training camp schedule as they kick off their 57th season in the Western Hockey League. The four-day training camp at Co-op Place begins on Thursday and wraps up Sunday as four teams face off in a mini tournament before an ... Read More »

newsdesk@medicinehatnews.com The Medicine Hat Tennis Club put on a show over the weekend. The local club held its annual open singles and doubles tournament with plenty of hardware won across the 10-division tournament. The club’s junior players led the way in the winning department over the four days. In the Men’s open singles, 14-year-old Thomas ... Read More »

sports@medicinehatnews.com The Medicine Hat U14 Mavericks returned from Sherwood Park with some hardware. The U14 Mavs captured gold at the Rawlings Cup this weekend, beating the Leduc Black Gold 47’s 8-5 in Sunday’s final. They opened the weekend with an 8-6 win Friday over the Edmonton Expos before losing to the Black Gold 5-3. The ... Read More »

Dear editor, I stayed over night in Medicine Hat on my way home to B.C. from Saskatchewan in June. Then, lo and behold six weeks later, I get a letter in the mail from the Medicine Hat Police Dept fining me $190 for going 46 in a 30 km/h speed zone. Obviously no police officer ... Read More »

Are you familiar with the term parasocial? A colleague from work recently told me they were in a parasocial relationship. At first I was thrilled for her because she is lovely, but then I was thinking what is parasocial? They then went on to say that the parasocial relationship is with a celebrity! So, I ... Read More »

It’s almost that time of year again. The season of learning and stretching our kid’s minds. We try to instill in them a love for learning with the hope they will enjoy a lifetime of learning new skills, whether for work or passion. Dog owners don’t get that option. Instead, we bring home an adorable ... Read More »

Dear editor, When I read about Premier Smith and her Government’s latest “Trumpian-like” move against the Edmonton Police force, for their actions to curb hate/racism/violence in their community, I was disgusted. Apart from her base, I suspect few Albertans share her position to protect individuals, who spew vile, disgusting and hateful comments/actions at vulnerable and ... Read More »

Dear editor, So I have a new doctor I really like. When I got my blood test results, she said, “You are not eating enough protein.” I do eat meat just not that much. It is expensive. I hardly eat vegetables or fruit. They are expensive. It is hard to make ends meet with the ... Read More »

Dear editor, Attendees at the city council meeting on July 6 witnessed seven councillors refuse to second a motion by Coun. Cocks to have “the mayor … forward a letter … expressing council’s concern regarding any coal-related activity that may jeopardize watershed protection and drinking water security,” which prevented us from hearing any debate. This ... Read More »