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@MedicineHatNews Medicine Hat News A rescheduled presentation by Alberta Federation of Labour on the future of energy sector jobs will take place in Medicine Hat on Tuesday. The local stop on the eight-city tour of southern Alberta was originally scheduled for last month, but arrives in Medicine Hat on April 23. Energy sector observer Markham ... Read More »

asmith@medicinehatnews.com ANNA SMITH The Medicine Hat Public Library is looking to bring the city’s underground geek culture up into the light with the first ever annual comic convention. The idea stemmed from the yearly celebration of Free Comic Book Day, which the library has participated in for many years, said event organizer and youth and ... Read More »

newsdesk@medicinehatnews.com@MedicineHatNews Medicine Hat News In the spirit of Spring Cleaning, Co-op Place seeks to empty out their lost and found next week. The arena that acquired quite a few items over the past year at public events and private ice rentals, said Co-op in a newsletter. Next week, from April 22 to April 28, all ... Read More »

jtubb@medicinehatnews.com@ReporterTubb Rowynn Biffart is approaching her first Olympic trials experience with a simple mindset, it’s just another race. The 15-year-old Medicine Hat swimmer will head to Toronto May 13-19 for Swimming Canada’s 2024 Olympic trials ahead of the 2024 Olympics games held in Paris, France. She qualified for the Olympic trials last year and swam ... Read More »

jtubb@medicinehatnews.com@ReporterTubb Shaeffer Gordon-Carroll has traversed a long, winding road in his short hockey career and the Utah product is ready to travel the rest of the way as a Medicine Hat Tigers. The Tigers announced the signing of the 15-year-old forward Friday after selecting him ninth overall in the 2023 U.S. draft. Head coach and ... Read More »

jtubb@medicinehatnews.com@ReporterTubb Strength athletes from across Western Canada will be in Medicine Hat to display their might and abilities. The Clash in the Coulees strongman event will be at Temple Fitness on May 4 with athletes coming from across the prairies looking to showcase their strength and qualify for provincials. First-year promoter Ray Zich is looking ... Read More »

cgallant@medicinehatnews.com@CollinGallant Drought conditions grow a lot of grasshoppers, but it also makes fertile ground for proposals to remake the water system in southern Alberta. On Friday were heard details of overarching agreement by water users – cities, irrigators and a few industrial license holders – to reduce water use this summer. Laced throughout it all ... Read More »

It’s the hallmark of a great community to see the volunteer efforts going on in getting the Medicine Hat Curling Club up and running again. For a major Canadian city like Medicine Hat to be without a curling club for two years would be like closing the only soccer pitch in a Scottish town. Thankfully, ... Read More »

The future is looking brighter than ever for Alberta’s high school students. The provincial government has announced a significant $4.45-million investment into dual-credit grants for the 2024-25 school year. This funding will allow school authorities across the province to create new or enhance existing dual-credit programming. Dual-credit courses are a fantastic way for students in ... Read More »

Dear editor, There are Hatters who believe the accomplishments of city council over the past two years merits blind faith in their decision-making capability, and innuendo is a perfectly acceptable way to undo the democratic will of citizens. Such individuals aren’t likely going to try to rationalize the need to redact the names of the ... Read More »

Dear editor, We all need water. But will it be available for everyone this summer? Last year in Alberta, several agricultural states of emergency were declared across the province due to drought. Some municipalities implemented water restrictions for residents. This year could be worse with a current low snowpack in the mountains, limited precipitation, a ... Read More »

Dear editor, The last few weeks have been very disappointing watching the events with the city council. When all the elected candidates were running in the election, they all spoke of how they would work together and eliminate the problems of the previous administrations. It appears that what we now are witnessing is a lack ... Read More »