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newsdesk@medicinehatnews.com Online registration opens today for the inaugural Cultural Forum held by the city at the Esplanade Arts & Heritage Centre for members of the community with a passion for arts. The Cultural Forum runs Mar. 23 from 9 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. and will feature six different sessions providing participants with practical tools to ... Read More »

asmith@medicinehatnews.com Medicine Hat Rotary Music Festival officially begins Monday, once again fostering the arts within local youth. This year begins with the speech category at St. Barnabas Church downtown, as the festival has moved locations after 40 years at Medicine Hat College. This year, events will be held at St. Barnabas Church as well as ... Read More »

newsdesk@medicinehatnews.com On Thursday the city announced a new festival and event application process designed to make planning and hosting new and returning events easier and more efficient for organizers. The new process has been designed after receiving feedback from local event organizers who told city staff they often encountered a hard-to-navigate process with limited support ... Read More »

jtubb@medicinehatnews.com@ReporterTubb Living up to his NHL club’s name, Andrew Basha has been red hot since returning to the WHL. The Calgary Flames prospect has recorded points in all but two of his 25 games with the Medicine Hat Tigers since returning in January. He enters play tonight, as the Tigers host the Red Deer Rebels, ... Read More »

jtubb@medicinehatnews.com For the first time in franchise history, the Medicine Hat Cubs are off to the HJHL Finals. The Cubs beat the Cochrane Generals 7-1 Thursday night to sweep the South Division Finals 3-0, claiming their first division title. They won an IJHL championship in 2001 before joining the HJHL the next season, where they ... Read More »

sports@medicinehatnews.com@MedicineHatNews The Medicine Hat Waves Swim Club swam in Moose Jaw at provincials over the weekend. The local swim club sent 15 swimmers to the Saskatchewan short course junior provincials, setting four new club records and one swimmer recording a qualifying time. Wesley Henderson (Girls, 9) set club records in the 50m Free, 200m Breast ... Read More »

Most often this is a topic many people will put off or avoid altogether. Have you thought about what you want done with your property, monies, or personal items like jewelry, or cars when you pass away? I know many of us think “who cares, I’ll be dead,” but the reality is if you do ... Read More »

It’s been an interesting start to 2026 for financial markets with considerable volatility and widespread uncertainty regarding market direction. A lot of this uncertainty is a result of geopolitical events including Ukraine, Iran, Venezuela, etc. We’ve also seen President Trump continue his tariff rhetoric which adds to market uncertainty. Fortunately for markets, fourth quarter earnings ... Read More »

On Jan. 29, 2026, something I promised the people of Cypress-Medicine Hat three years ago became real. The Family Medicine Maternity Clinic at Medicine Hat Regional Hospital opened its doors once more – and is now accepting new referrals. I have been asked many times over the course of this journey whether we would actually ... Read More »

Dear editor, So now we suspect the former British Prince Andrew hid a rotten moral and ethical core. Ditto for high mucky-muck politicians such as Donald Trump, Bill Clinton et al and their billionaire buddies and elite party-providers, such as the now deceased Jeffrey Epstein and his imprisoned partner, Ghislaine Maxwell. Rotten, rotten, rotten behaviour ... Read More »

Dear editor, For all her seasonal bluster, Mother Nature’s crummy behaviour Friday did not deter those interested in attending the Independent Alberta Tour at Medicine Hat College. I left the event comfortable an independent Alberta is at least worthy of some examination. Inside the theatre, there were strong opinions, but I continue to marvel at ... Read More »

Dear editor, I find the current UCP government practice of engaging in grievance politics distressing. There are Albertans who have grievances they feel have not been seriously, or respectfully, addressed by the Federal Government. I understand that. However, I am currently more concerned about what is happening right now in Alberta. While Albertans are busy ... Read More »