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@CollinGallant A Medicine Hat single mother says she’s being squeezed out of a the local rental market and may have to move into a trailer this summer in hopes that something suitable and affordable comes available this fall. That’s as officials at Medicine Hat Community Housing say a waitlist for the affordable units it operates ... Read More »

newsdesk@medicinehatnews.com Thursday evening a Brooks city peace officer attempted to pull over a known suspended motorcycle rider around 10:30 p.m., who then fled from the officer on Silver Sage Road at the speed of 150 km/h. A short while later the officer located the male rider at his residence in Brooks and charged them with ... Read More »

@MedicineHatNews The Community View Lions Club’s second summer barbecue fundraiser of the season is set for Sunday at Golden Sheaf Park in Cypress County (Rattlesnake Reservoir). Along with the barbecue from noon to 6 p.m., a treasure hunt for rubber ducks hidden in the area is open to children and provides a free hot dog ... Read More »

Medicine Hat News Sunday’s matinee was a re-showing of Saturday’s feature at Athletic Park. The Medicine Hat Mavericks allowed a crooked number in the first inning to the Saskatoon Berries for a second straight game, falling 12-6 Sunday to the WCBL leaders after a seven-run first inning. Saskatoon scored nine runs in the first inning ... Read More »

Medicine Hat News Saskatoon berries may be sweet but they left a sour notes in Medicine Hat Saturday night. The Medicine Hat Mavericks surrendered nine runs in the first inning to the WCBL-leading Berries, falling 13-1. The Mavs came into the contest off a 9-7, comeback win Friday at home over the Regina Red Sox. ... Read More »

Medicine Hat News Medicine Hat’s Ryan Miller has been selected in the fifth round, 130th overall by the Pittsburgh Penguins. The Portland Winterhawks forward is the 17th Hatter to be drafted into the NHL, the first since Marc McNulty was selected 169th overall by the Detroit Red Wings in 2013. The South Alberta Hockey Academy ... Read More »

@@CollinGallant Speakers attempted to get their pound of flesh from city council members at a public hearing this week, and not just on a plan to create a corporation to run Medicine Hat’s utility. Jabs about Division Avenue, wanting to build a solar field, even selling off gas wells were wondered about loudly. One speaker ... Read More »

I found this week’s chart to be very interesting, and I hope you do too. The National Bank economics department has tracked S&P 500 returns going back to 1970 and segmented those returns into periods immediately following a sudden (greater than 15% return over a 6-week period) market rally versus all other observations. From there, ... Read More »

Prime Minister Mark Carney scored a major personal, national and international victory by his skillful, successful, diplomatic and focused performance as host of the G7 summit in Kananaskis. Carney also boosted his image by holding bilateral meetings with Trump and other world leaders, aimed at benefitting Canada in years ahead. Even President Trump, who is ... Read More »

Dear editor, I feel Canada Post is an important Canadian Institution that should be preserved no matter what the cost, much like the Canadian Broadcasting Corporation. It is what brings Canada together and what is uniquely Canadian. It is important to both rural and urban Canada. I admit I am biased. My grandfather was postmaster ... Read More »

Dear editor, It was great happiness to read the recent article on Mrs. Di Ninno’s well earned recognition on 30 years of service to education. Our family personally was influenced and inspired by her dedication and excellence in teaching. Our two sons attended CAPE school for five years and we never regretted a day of ... Read More »

Dear editor, We are a group of advocates with disabilities. We are worried about Alberta separating from Canada. If Alberta separates, we will lose important federal programs such as CPP-Disability, Canada Disability Benefit, our Registered Disability Savings Plan contributions, native affairs payments and federal education grants for students with disabilities. Health-care programs will not have ... Read More »