April 3rd, 2025

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@@CollinGallant The city has a much better handle on its well-abandonment program and a strong investment portfolio that earned nearly 15 per cent as stock markets rocketed toward the end of 2024, a city committee was told Tuesday. But, that only partially offset declining profits at the city’s power plant in the wider financial plan,

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Local News

  • College students find success at business case competition

    newsdesk@medicinehatnews.com Three Medicine Hat College business and marketing students earned second place at the annual 2025 Alberta Deans of Business Case Competition held in Fort McMurray in March. The annual competition brings together students from post-secondary institutions across the province to tackle a real-world business challenge by developing a strategic solution and presenting their recommendations ... Read More »

    17 hours ago
  • Police confirm online post on missing officer is false

    newsdesk@medicinehatnews.com An online post that depicts the Medicine Hat Police Service searching for one of its female members is false and a scam that is attempting to spread misinformation as well as gain personal information. The scam post states police are in need of locating 28-year-old Katie Cunningham who went missing, and includes pictures of ... Read More »

    17 hours ago
  • Medicine Hat Mall owner Primaris sees opportunity in Hudsons Bay departure

    @@CollinGallant The owner of the Medicine Hat Mall says it is well-prepared for the departure of Hudson Bay stores, which are now being liquidated, and says the huge spaces could follow the set redevelopment pattern it has used for a decade. Primaris Real Estate Income Trust announced this week it has nine lease agreements with ... Read More »

    17 hours ago

Local Sports

  • Tigers getting chances, now seek results

    jtubb@medicinehatnews.com@ReporterTubb There’s a certain amount of randomness when it comes to chances. In life, the game of chance, and in hockey, every different opportunity for chance can play out in a number of ways. In the Medicine Hat Tigers’ first-round series with the Swift Current Broncos, the Tigers have led the first three games in ... Read More »

    17 hours ago
  • Swift Current continuing to respond in first-round series

    jtubb@medicinehatnews.com@ReporterTubb The Swift Current Broncos are a resilient bunch, not ready to go anywhere. After falling behind 2-0 in the first-round series with the Medicine Hat Tigers, the Broncos responded with a 5-4 Game 3 win Tuesday at home at the InnovationPlex. They’ve shown life all series, playing the Tigers hard in a 4-0 Game ... Read More »

    17 hours ago
  • Tigers take stranglehold with Game 4 OT thriller Wednesday

    The Medicine Hat Tigers rode the rollercoaster Wednesday night, coming out with a commanding series lead. The Tigers overcame a two-goal deficit in the first period, beating the Swift Current Broncos 4-3 in overtime to take a 3-1 lead in the best-of-seven first-round series. It was a bounce-back win for the Tigers, who dropped Game ... Read More »

    22 hours ago


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Opinions

  • Noteworthy: What best says ‘Canada’ to you?

    Patriotism among Canadians is stronger than ever these days thanks to the annexation talk and tariff threats, and the latest manifestation is a song by a former Glass Tiger member, Alan Frew, called Canada’s Song. It’s a great tune and the video skips between Frew sitting in a chair singing while strumming a guitar and ... Read More »

    2 days ago
  • Let’s Chat: Would you go into debt for your pet?

    I had a feeling last week’s article was not going to be a stand-alone piece. How could it be when people are continuing to post on social media the need to re-home their pets, or people are stating they have found pets that have been abandoned and are now trying to navigate care for them. ... Read More »

    2 days ago
  • City Notebook: Carbon tax, part II

    @@CollinGallant Goodbye to the carbon tax – but which one is that again? Many Canadians are now learning via our federal election there are two. And just in case you haven’t heard enough about the merits and downfalls of the carbon pricing for every minute of the last 10 years, the industrial one Is now ... Read More »

    6 days ago

Letters to The Editor

  • Letter: An open letter to Premier Danielle Smith from a Medicine Hatter…

    Dear editor, An open letter to Premier Danielle Smith, Please understand that you do not speak for me, nor do you speak for as many Albertans as you claim. You merely speak for those who belong to your party, the UCP. In the last election over 45% of Albertan voters did not mark their ballots ... Read More »

    1 week ago
  • Letter: A thanks to those making their voices heard

    Dear editor and Medicine Hat News readers, Over the last several weeks, a group of citizens has been gathering in front of Danielle Smith’s constituency office to voice concerns about UCP decisions that are harming Albertans and our beautiful province. We want to thank all who have joined us and let those who drive by ... Read More »

    1 week ago
  • Letter: Smith’s plans are aligning with the U.S., not Canada

    Dear editor, It has become more and more obvious what Premier Danielle Smith and her cronies want, and that is to become either an independent nation (separate from Canada) or become the 51st state and be part of the U.S. dictatorship with the deranged president of that former republic. She has travelled to the U.S. ... Read More »

    1 week ago


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