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asmith@medicinehatnews.com Budget 2025’s new Rural Hospital Enhancement Program would invest about $330 million over three years to support health capital projects in communities across the province. If passed, Budget 2025 will provide $15 million to support project planning in rural communities, which includes conducting facility and functional assessments of rural hospitals to determine what capital ... Read More »

newsdesk@medicinehatnews.com Registration remains open for the 46th annual Medicine Hat College Rattler Run, which goes April 26 for runners and walkers of all ages and abilities. The spring run that loops the college’s main campus has a long history and typically draws hundreds of participants each year. Last year more than 450 runners and walkers ... Read More »

newsdesk@medicinehatnews.com The Alberta Teachers Association says conversations have been productive between stakeholders as teachers return to the bargaining table seeking a new four-year collective agreement. The ATA’s Central Table Bargaining Committee and the Teachers’ Employer Bargaining Association met during a two-day period beginning on March 19 to work together toward an agreement for educators. “The ... Read More »

sports@medicinehatnews.com@MedicineHatNews The Western Hockey League handed out a quartet of one-game suspensions Monday afternoon. Coming off the opening weekend of the WHL playoffs, four players were handed a one-game suspension for a variety of offences. Swift Current Broncos forward Sawyer Dingman received a suspension for a “gesture” made in the Medicine Hat Tigers 6-2 Game ... Read More »

sports@medicinehatnews.com@MedicineHatNews The Edmonton Oil Kings opened the WHL Playoffs with a Friday-night upset. The seventh-seed Oil Kings beat the second-seed Prince Albert Raiders 3-1 in Game 1 Friday at the Art Hauser Centre. They scored two answered goals in the second and third period to grab a brief lead in the series. Gracyn Sawchyn scored ... Read More »

jtubb@medicinehatnews.com@ReporterTubb Where does a 2-0 series lead get packed onto a bus? According to the Medicine Hat Tigers, their early advantage wasn’t allowed on the trip to Swift Current – they’ll head to Speedy Creek with a clean-slate mindset. “We still have more to bring, they’re a really good team, they play hard and they’re ... Read More »

@@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 »

It’s not hard to bump into somebody with Medicine Hat connections no matter where you go in the world. This past Sunday in the press box of T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas – the trip was planned months ago, by another family member and yes, I feel a little guilty about doing anything to support ... Read More »

How far would you go in order to keep your pet with you? We know pets provide emotional support and also a lifeline that allows us to stay mentally healthy and fit. They are the reason many people get out of bed daily, whether it is to feed them or take them for a walk. ... Read More »

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 »

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 »

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 »