newsdesk@medicinehatnews.com Residents of Brooks have until the end of the month to send objections, concerns or support for the increase of a franchise fee for ATCO Gas and Pipelines Ltd., which supplies natural gas – a move that will impact ratepayers. The utility company will file an application with the Alberta Utilities Commission requesting the ... Read More »

newsdesk@medicinehatnews.com Medicine Hat College is hosting its annual large-scale job fair next week featuring career opportunities for residents as well as summer positions and internships for students. Last year the annual Community Job Fair attracted a full house of 60 exhibitor booths, the maximum available, operated by recruiters and industry representatives looking to fill a ... Read More »

zmason@medicinehatnews.com The Mustard Seed homeless shelter has received further investment from the province as the City of Medicine Hat continues to struggle to establish a new permanent location for a dedicated daytime shelter. The Mustard Seed’s Community Impact Centre closed last winter after the location was denied a development permit. In the interim, SafeLink began ... Read More »

jtubb@medicinehatnews.com@ReporterTubb There’s a lot of attention that comes in a junior hockey player’s NHL Draft season. Countless conversations with NHL scouts, questionnaires a mile long on top of the usual grind of a season on and off the ice. It’s a lot to handle for young athletes, made a little easier with a very similar ... Read More »

jtubb@medicinehatnews.com Friday was a night of family celebrations at Co-op Place. Defenceman Bryce Pickford scored his 33rd goal of the season, setting a new Medicine Hat Tigers record for goals by a defenceman in a single season and the franchise tallied its 2,000th regular season win in a 7-3 victory over the Edmonton Oil Kings. ... Read More »

jtubb@medicinehatnews.com@ReporterTubb The 2025-26 Medicine Hat Tigers etched a new mark in the franchise’s history. The Tigers’ 3-2 shootout win Wednesday in Edmonton over the Oil Kings extended their win streak to 18 games, passing the 2006-07 team for the longest string of consecutive victories in team history. “It’s a pretty cool feat, all these guys ... Read More »

As we know, communication in all forms is something I love reading, talking, and writing about. So, when a friend suggested the novel Unsaid by Neil Abramson for our book club, I was intrigued. By definition, unsaid according to Merriam Webster is defined as something that is “not spoken aloud.” Abramson, a lawyer in New ... Read More »

I was deeply saddened to learn of the massacre of 15 Jews at Bondi Beach, Australia. On the first night of Hannukah, more than 1,000 people had gathered to celebrate, some dancing and banging drums when two individuals opened fire on a crowded group. The incident devastated and shocked not only the Jewish community, but ... Read More »

We’ve all heard the age-old ha-ha about not eating yellow snow, but did you know that eating snow of any colour can be trouble? A typical snowflake has a lot of jagged edges to it, says a story on Axios.com, and when it falls through the atmosphere, it collects “more airborne pollution particles.” A variety ... Read More »

Dear editor, “Canada is a Country of Immigrants,” that is what my father always said to me. Canada is rich because of it. My family on my father’s side were refugees from the United States of America and came in 1778. They were United Empire Loyalists. They fought against the Americans in the Loyalist War ... Read More »

Dear editor, Canvassers are now collecting signatures so Albertans can vote in a referendum on Albertan independence. I hope they and the people who sign are not naive enough to believe an Alberta nation would remain independent and free for more than a short while. In December, the U.S. published its National Security Strategy – ... Read More »

Dear editor, Re: Lack of Funding for Safelink Decision “Given SafeLink’s previous initiatives – particularly the distribution of pamphlets advising youth on how to use dangerous illicit drugs – there was not enough comfort or alignment with provincial priorities to approve the funding request,” stated Nathaniel Dueck, spokesperson for the Ministry of Mental Health and ... Read More »