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bmiller@medicinehatnews.com Kitchen staff at Rossco’s Pub had all ovens operating overtime last weekend cooking about 30 large turkeys and making approximately 500 holiday dinners for those in need. “We started on Friday and we were rotating the ovens every four hours,” explains owner Ross Beach. “We were putting turkeys in, taking turkeys out and then ... Read More »

@MedicineHatNews Brooks city council was presented with a final budget Thursday night that recommends a 5.6 per cent tax increase in 2025. That would bring in an additional $805,000 in revenue to balance the budget next year. The largest increase in expenditures relates to higher costs for RCMP policing service, which will rise by $518,500, ... Read More »

asmith@medicinehatnews.com The Medicine Hat Mustard Seed will increase efforts to provide a safe, warm place for the unhoused population this winter, with a temporary expansion. In a press release Thursday, the Mustard Seed explained that it will add 20 extra shelter spaces for the colder months. This move came at the request of the province ... Read More »

jtubb@medicinehatnews.com@ReporterTubb Zach Zahara had a smile on his face the second he learned he was returning to Medicine Hat. The 19-year-old net minder was reacquired by the Tigers from the Wenatchee Wild on Thursday, almost two months after he was sent to the Western conference team on Oct. 16. He was traded to Wenatchee for ... Read More »

jtubb@medicinehatnews.com@ReporterTubb Tyson Moss has had himself an interesting first week in the Western Hockey League. The Medicine Hat Tigers defenceman made his WHL debut on Tuesday in a 6-4 win over the Saskatoon Blades. That came two days after he took warmups with the club ahead of a 7-4 loss to the Edmonton Oil Kings ... Read More »

sports@medicinehatnews.com@MedicineHatNews The Western Canadian Baseball League has implemented rules with a focus on speeding up the game. The WCBL announced two new pace of play rules, enacted at the WCBL board of governors annual meetings, which were held in Saskatoon on Dec. 6 and 7. Following along the precedent set by Major League baseball, starting ... Read More »

Bill 35, the All Season Resorts Act, is proposed by the UCP government as an answer to a question Albertans have never asked. As such, the legislation is an insiders game of plunking upscale hotels and facilities on public land, including Alberta Parks, irrespective of existing regional plans, protected areas or critical wildlife habitats. This ... Read More »

This column may sound like one written by a Liberal supporter but it’s really a postmortem by an acute observer of Conservative leader, and possibly PM-in-waiting, Pierre Poilievre’s political rhetoric. Like many other columnists, I am getting a little fed up with Poilievre blaming Prime Minster Justin Trudeau for everything under the sun. We have ... Read More »

I’ve had the occasional photo radar ticket over the years (maybe two or three in 20 years), but in my mind, the speed cameras are an effective way to control vehicle traffic in Medicine Hat. Now that the provincial government has announced it is scaling back on photo radar enforcement (and mocking the program by ... Read More »

Dear editor, As a former newspaper reporter, I endorse the News’ slogan of Truth Matters. Journalism Matters. We are longtime subscribers and just renewed for home delivery, so we’ve put our money where our mouth is. Truth and journalism are two pillars of our Canadian democracy, and I think they’re self-evident, but like the glaciers, ... Read More »

Dear editor, Public Health Units have been one of the pillars of health care since the Public Health Act was passed in 1907 in Alberta. Public Health is distinguished from other components of health care by two underlying principles: a focus on the health of the population as a whole instead of on individuals and ... Read More »

Dear editor: Re: Former prime minister Stephen Harper’s appointment as chairman of Alberta Investment Management Corp. (AIMCo.) Mr. Harper’s appointment is a poor choice, for at least four reasons. First, his scruples are pliable. In 2011 his Conservative government became the first in centuries of Westminster Parliament governments, worldwide, to be found in contempt of ... Read More »