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A busy Third Street SE intersection was reopened Thursday after a summer of construction. The intersection of Third Street and Fifth Avenue reopened in the evening as the Third Street downtown utility and surface upgrades project remains on schedule and nears the next stage, the city says. Traffic on the 400 block of Third Street ... Read More »

asmith@medicinehatnews.com The “magic money” system used by West Coast Amusements during its visit to the city as part of the Medicine Hat Exhibition & Stampede has been met with a mixed reception. The system replaces the handling of cash at all games and food stands that come with WCA. While debit and credit cards are ... Read More »

@@CollinGallant The worsening wildfire situation that forced the evacuation of Jasper caused Premier Danielle Smith to cancel a number of appearances Thursday at the Medicine Hat Stampede. The Brooks-Medicine Hat MLA was scheduled to be the honorary parade marshal in Thursday morning’s Medicine Hat Stampede parade, give an address to the Stampede president’s lunch on ... Read More »

jtubb@medicinehatnews.com@ReporterTubb The Medicine Hat Mavericks have a strut in their step and it’s not because it’s Stampede week. The Mavs rekindled some of the lost magic they’ve shown at times, coming back to beat the Regina Red Sox 12-9 Wednesday night at Athletic Park. It was a flip of a script from just a night ... Read More »

jtubb@medicinehatnews.com@ReporterTubb The Medicine Hat K of C Knights are looking to rebound after their first Districts game. The Knights gave up five runs early and came back but couldn’t hold off the Lewistown Red Redbirds, falling 13-8. The Knights put up five runs in the top of the fourth inning to hold a brief 6-5 ... Read More »

jtubb@medicinehatnews.com@ReporterTubb The Medicine Hat Major U12AAA Mavs manifested their spot at Canada’s Little League Championship. Before the season began, head coach Steven Russell posted the words, ‘We are going to be hip,’ on the team’s practice board. What his players and even some coaches didn’t know, he was referring to the Tragically Hip and their ... Read More »

We often hear about work-life balance and how we must maintain it to live a productive and healthy life. Balance implies equal weight distribution and I do not believe a work-life balance belief system works. According to Statistics Canada, nearly 1.1 million Canadians held at least two jobs in 2022. Of the sectors represented, 211,800 ... Read More »

Did he get a birdie? Yes or no? In the vernacular of golf, no, he didn’t. But in the world of nature, yes, he did. And it didn’t make him happy. Golfer Kirk Wright on the 18th hole at Desert Blume the other day hit his second shot from the fairway and at that precise ... Read More »

@@CollinGallant Many fine complements were received after the News published portions of an upcoming book Operation Snowball’s 60th anniversary and added our own coverage. In case you missed it, pictures of the explosion of 500-tons of TNT in 1964 were plastered across the paper this week. It’s a good example of what can be done ... Read More »

I read with great interest Collin Gallant’s articles on ‘Operation Snowball’ in last week’s Medicine Hat News online addition. On July 24, he raises an interesting question, what is to become of Suffield? This question has hung over the facility for years. I remember well the plan of James Richardson and Pierre Trudeau government’s plan ... Read More »

Subject: Medicals for elders’ drivers licence renewals Dear editor, So far, in my mid 80s, my doctor has approved the medical requirements related to my licence renewal every two years. However, I have been hearing some concerning stories about other elderly drivers being challenged, beyond medical, physical and vision requirements, primarily related to potential dementia ... Read More »

Dear editor, It was warm in Medicine Hat when I visited last April, but I see your forecast today of 37C; sheesh! While Calgary isn’t quite that hot, we’re currently in another one of our several 32C days this summer, which used to be very rare. At nighttime, with all my windows open, my apartment ... Read More »