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newsdesk@medicinehatnews.com Voting opens today for the Sirius XM Top of the Country Contest. The annual competition searches the country for the best up-and-coming country acts, providing a launchpad for new Canadian talent. Medicine Hat-area country artist Morgan Klaiber advanced to the semifinal round in February. Semifinalists travelled to Toronto and Vancouver to record a song ... Read More »

The Medicine Hat Health Foundation marks its 30th anniversary this month, and is inviting the city tomorrow to celebrate the next chapter. “Loyal donors, board members, volunteers and everyone that has benefited from their generosity, are invited to join us in celebrating the impact made on the lives of patients and staff at the Medicine ... Read More »

newsdesk@medicinehatnews.com Medicine Hat College is joining three other regional post-secondary institutions in a partnership to promote higher education in the area. The Southern Alberta Higher Education Relationship is a formal collaborative agreement between MHC, Red Crow Community College, Lethbridge Polytechnic and the University of Lethbridge. “This partnership embodies our purpose of building a vibrant future ... Read More »

Medicine Hat News The Medicine Hat Tigers and Calgary Hitmen will meet in a battle of Southern Alberta in the second round of the WHL Playoffs. The No. 2 seed Tigers, who beat the seventh-seed Regina Pats in five games, will face the No. 4 seed Hitmen who swept the five-seed Brandon Wheat Kings in ... Read More »

sports@medicinehatnews.com@MedicineHatNews The Penticton Vees continue their historic debut season in the WHL. The Vees advanced to the second round of the WHL Playoffs, downing the Seattle Thunderbirds in Game 5 on Friday. They jumped out to a 2-0 lead in the series, winning Game 3 4-3 on March 31 for a commanding lead before Seattle ... Read More »

jtubb@medicinehatnews.com@ReporterTubb The Regina Pats reminded Willie Desjardins of their 2025 Memorial Cup foes from a year ago. Unlike their final battle with the London Knights, the Tigers advanced past the Pats with a 4-1 first-round series win after a 5-4, comeback Game 5 win in overtime on Saturday. “They played a lot like London did ... Read More »

Last Sunday morning, in a windowless hall in downtown Winnipeg, illuminated only by giant screens glowing New Democratic Party orange, Avi Lewis secured a decisive, first-ballot victory to become the new leader of a beleaguered federal party. Unapologetically democratic socialist, the anti-Zionist Jew and environmental activist, who ran on a bold platform that included a ... Read More »

If you read my last column on why you should not get a dog and decided that this woman is full of #?*!, “I am getting a puppy!” this is the column for you. First of all, are you legally allowed to have a dog where you live and is there a size limit? Getting ... Read More »

Financial markets have recently experienced substantial turbulence, driven primarily by the U.S. and Israel attacking Iran and the subsequent impact on global oil and gas markets. Approximately 20% of the world’s daily oil consumption travels through the Strait of Hormuz which is located just south of Iran and traffic through the Strait has effectively been ... Read More »

Dear editor, Last week the provincial government tabled legislation to restrict Medical Assistance in Dying in Alberta. The reported goal is to “protect the vulnerable” when in reality this legislation will restrict the rights of ALL ALBERTANS to request a peaceful death if they find themselves in enduring and intolerable suffering. As doctors who assess ... Read More »

Dear editor, The move toward universal provincial rules for municipal councils in Alberta is a troubling expansion of power that threatens the foundation of local democracy. When I moved to Bassano in 1990, the local MLA maintained an office directly within our municipal town office. While some might have seen this as a convenience, it ... Read More »

Dear editor, The urban deer might have been a pleasant sight in Redcliff and Medicine Hat decades ago, but now are problematic. The numbers of deer born and living within the town and city has become a burden. The Bylaw admonishing feeding the deer is a good start but does nothing to solve the growing ... Read More »