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newsdesk@medicinehatnews.com The Alberta Union of Provincial Employees ratified a new agreement for general support services workers with Alberta Health Services, the provincial health agencies and provincial health corporations over the weekend. More than 27,000 members are represented by the new agreement. Negotiations had been ongoing since February 2024, with both parties entering formal mediation in ... Read More »

asmith@medicinehatnews.com Members of the Gas City community rallied outside the Cypress-Medicine Hat MLA constituency office on Saturday to bolster ongoing recall efforts. The event was part of a province-wide initiative, with various events happening around the province throughout the day. These events aimed to bolster morale for the nearly 30 active recall petitions currently collecting ... Read More »

bmiller@medicinehatnews.com The community came together Sunday to raise more than $15,000 for Special Olympics Alberta athletes during the annual Polar Plunge hosted by the Law Enforcement Torch Run. Fifty individuals, including local first responders, police officers, members of the South Alberta Light Horse Armoured Reconnaissance Regiment, nurses, EMS, a Special Olympic athlete and members of ... Read More »

sports@medicinehatnews.com@MedicineHatNews The Medicine Hat College’s women’s hockey team will play in the ACAC playoffs for the first time in the program’s history. The Rattlers recorded a pair of wins over the SAIT Trojans, winning 3-2 Friday at home before securing a playoff spot with a 5-3 victory Saturday on the road. In the first game, ... Read More »

jtubb@medicinehatnews.com@ReporterTubb The Medicine Hat Tigers made a series of line changes ahead of Saturday’s 8-1 win over the Swift Current Broncos. From Friday’s 2-1, last-minute win in Swift Current to Saturday, each of the four forward lines saw a player switch around. The moves paid off, six different skaters scored, and the power play, held ... Read More »

sports@medicinehatnews.com@MedicineHatNews For the fourth time in five seasons, the Medicine Hat Cubs will face the Okotoks Bisons in the playoffs. After a first-round bye, the South division champion Cubs face the Bisons who beat the Coaldale Copperheads with a two-game sweep in the best-of-three first round. The Cubs lost to the Bisons in six games ... Read More »

Prime Minister Mark Carney stole the show at the Davos Economic Forum attended by world leaders, dazzling them with a dynamic presentation. Everyone except Donald Trump was impressed with his speech in which he outlined the issues facing middle powers like Canada, defined overbearing tactics of superpowers and offered appropriate solutions. Throwing a challenge to ... Read More »

Have you ever wondered what drives people to volunteer? Why do people give their time and energy to causes without receiving any sort of monetary payment in return? We seem to be so driven towards money and getting paid for services we offer that we may have forgotten about the benefits volunteering offers not only ... Read More »

When constituents see headlines about MLAs traveling to conferences, it’s fair to ask: why? What does this mean for our community? This month, I want to explain an important international partnership that directly benefits southeastern Alberta-the Pacific Northwest Economic Region, known as PNWER. PNWER is an economic development organization that brings together five U.S. states ... Read More »

Dear editor, Having lived/worked in this region of the Prairies all my life and as a descendant of a NWMP/ranching family that arrived in 1884/86, I am “way past tolerant” with the current Alberta sovereignty and separatist rhetoric. In addition to my family helping settle this region, I had a great uncle who survived the ... Read More »

Dear editor, I would like to thank city council for their vision on going ahead with the Saamis Solar project. It is needed and welcomed by the majority of citizens of Medicine Hat. The minority are always the loudest but that does not make them right. Our premier is doing her best to slow down ... Read More »

Dear editor, Recently, separatists operating under the name “Alberta Prosperity Project” held three meetings in the U.S. with officials in the Trump administration. The separatists were trying to obtain a $500 billion loan so as to fund their desired independent Alberta. Literature and advertising used by these separatists promise a greatly richer Alberta after their ... Read More »