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newsdesk@medicinehatnews.com@MedicineHatNews Medicine Hat resident Allison Shulson is looking into a bright new chapter following her $2-million lottery win. Shulson was selected for the Western 6/49 draw on March 13. She says she and her partner purchase tickets every week, twice a week, and had selected all the winning numbers for the draw, winning the jackpot. ... Read More »

@MedicineHatNews City councillors approved a general property tax increase above 4 per cent this year while slightly increasing the portion of total taxes paid for by multi-unit housing properties. The proposed increase was laid out in a budget passed in late 2023, but on Monday, council finalized mill rates and confirmed a staff recommendation that ... Read More »

bmiller@medicinehatnews.com Plainsman Clays has expanded operations with the purchase of a second building and plans to ramp up production this year to meet growing demand for high-quality clay products. Plainsman Clays has grown into Canada’s largest clay manufacturer and distributor since founded in Medicine Hat in 1962, and typically produces 104,000 boxes of clay every ... Read More »

newsdesk@medicinehatnews.com@MedicineHatNews The Alberta Marlin Aquatic Club was in action over the weekend in Calgary. The local swim club sent 18 swimmers to the 47th Chinook Invitational hosted by Calgary Patriots swim club. Swimmer results are as follows. Female 11-12 Carleigh Gainsborough (11): Finished 24th in 200m Free, 31st in 100m Free, 36th in 50m Breast, ... Read More »

newsdesk@medicinehatnews.com@MedicineHatNews The Medicine Hat Waves swim club raced at the Fernie Fox Invitational this past weekend. The local club sent nine swimmers to the meet. Kage Senft (15): Set a new club record with his first place in the 200m Breast, also a 16 and over provincial time. He also finished first in the 100m ... Read More »

newsdesk@medicinehatnews.com@MedicineHatNews The Monsignor McCoy Colts JV baseball team opened their SAHSBL Tier 1 season Saturday. The Colts spilt a doubleheader at Athletic Park against Holy Trinity Academy from Okotoks. Nixon Kunkel started the first game on the mound, pitching four innings, allowing three earned runs on five hits and one walk while striking out eight ... Read More »

Ladies, do you wake up sometimes thinking, ‘I am not sure I can give this day 100 per cent of my energy?’ I have been feeling really tired lately and it has been a concern for me because I am used to giving each and every day 100 per cent of my energy and attention, ... Read More »

Gambling and professional sports are so intertwined these days, is it any surprise that the occasional scandal arises? Toronto Raptors’ Jontay Porter has been banned for life for betting indiscretions; baseball’s Shohei Ohtani got embroiled in a gambling controversy when his interpreter was accused of stealing $16 million from the Dodger slugger-pitcher to pay off ... Read More »

After nine years, Prime Minister Justin Trudeau’s budget is just more of the same deficit spending that got us into this mess. Budget 2024 contains over $57.3 billion in new spending, along with another $40-billion deficit added to already huge national debt this fiscal year alone. In 2015, the federal debt was $616 billion, accumulated ... Read More »

Dear editor, What is the point of local government bodies establishing policies for their conduct when they do not even abide by their own policies? Case in point, the Medicine Hat Public School Board’s policy pertaining to “Meetings of the Committee of the Whole.” Meetings of “Committee of the Whole” are conducted behind closed doors, ... Read More »

Dear editor, There are Hatters who believe the accomplishments of city council over the past two years merits blind faith in their decision-making capability, and innuendo is a perfectly acceptable way to undo the democratic will of citizens. Such individuals aren’t likely going to try to rationalize the need to redact the names of the ... Read More »

Dear editor, We all need water. But will it be available for everyone this summer? Last year in Alberta, several agricultural states of emergency were declared across the province due to drought. Some municipalities implemented water restrictions for residents. This year could be worse with a current low snowpack in the mountains, limited precipitation, a ... Read More »