@MedicineHatNews The Community View Lions Club’s second summer barbecue fundraiser of the season is set for Sunday at Golden Sheaf Park in Cypress County (Rattlesnake Reservoir). Along with the barbecue from noon to 6 p.m., a treasure hunt for rubber ducks hidden in the area is open to children and provides a free hot dog ... Read More »

newsdesk@medicinehatnews.com On Friday, Cypress County officials re-enacted a fire ban due to the dry and hazardous conditions that have worsened significantly over the past four days. The county also says the ban is in effect due to resource management. The fire ban, which went into effect at noon Friday, restricts the use of fireworks within ... Read More »

newsdesk@medicinehatnews.com RCMP in Alberta are reminding motorists about the dangers of driving while impaired due to drugs or alcohol over the long weekend leading up to Canada Day, as well as the country’s birthday which lands on a Tuesday this year. Police say planning ahead and making sure you have a safe ride home will ... Read More »

Medicine Hat News Sunday’s matinee was a re-showing of Saturday’s feature at Athletic Park. The Medicine Hat Mavericks allowed a crooked number in the first inning to the Saskatoon Berries for a second straight game, falling 12-6 Sunday to the WCBL leaders after a seven-run first inning. Saskatoon scored nine runs in the first inning ... Read More »

Medicine Hat News Saskatoon berries may be sweet but they left a sour notes in Medicine Hat Saturday night. The Medicine Hat Mavericks surrendered nine runs in the first inning to the WCBL-leading Berries, falling 13-1. The Mavs came into the contest off a 9-7, comeback win Friday at home over the Regina Red Sox. ... Read More »

Medicine Hat News Medicine Hat’s Ryan Miller has been selected in the fifth round, 130th overall by the Pittsburgh Penguins. The Portland Winterhawks forward is the 17th Hatter to be drafted into the NHL, the first since Marc McNulty was selected 169th overall by the Detroit Red Wings in 2013. The South Alberta Hockey Academy ... Read More »

@@CollinGallant Speakers attempted to get their pound of flesh from city council members at a public hearing this week, and not just on a plan to create a corporation to run Medicine Hat’s utility. Jabs about Division Avenue, wanting to build a solar field, even selling off gas wells were wondered about loudly. One speaker ... Read More »

I found this week’s chart to be very interesting, and I hope you do too. The National Bank economics department has tracked S&P 500 returns going back to 1970 and segmented those returns into periods immediately following a sudden (greater than 15% return over a 6-week period) market rally versus all other observations. From there, ... Read More »

Are you concerned with the recent news regarding the possible censorship of books available to young people within school libraries in Alberta? According to the Oxford Language Dictionary, censorship is defined as “the suppression or prohibition of any parts of books, films, news etc. that are considered obscene, politically unacceptable or a threat to security.” ... Read More »

Dear editor, I feel Canada Post is an important Canadian Institution that should be preserved no matter what the cost, much like the Canadian Broadcasting Corporation. It is what brings Canada together and what is uniquely Canadian. It is important to both rural and urban Canada. I admit I am biased. My grandfather was postmaster ... Read More »

Dear editor, It was great happiness to read the recent article on Mrs. Di Ninno’s well earned recognition on 30 years of service to education. Our family personally was influenced and inspired by her dedication and excellence in teaching. Our two sons attended CAPE school for five years and we never regretted a day of ... Read More »

Dear editor, We are a group of advocates with disabilities. We are worried about Alberta separating from Canada. If Alberta separates, we will lose important federal programs such as CPP-Disability, Canada Disability Benefit, our Registered Disability Savings Plan contributions, native affairs payments and federal education grants for students with disabilities. Health-care programs will not have ... Read More »