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Guest Opinion: The puck is ours – time to take the shot
By Debakant Jena on March 13th, 2025
On that magical night of the Four Nations final, we were one. No East. No West. No English. No French. Just Canada-coast to coast, fists clenched, eyes locked on the screen. And when Connor McDavid buried that overtime winner, it wasn’t just a hockey game we won. It was a moment of unity. A reminder ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Noteworthy:Smith cuts Trump from the Christmas card list
By Bruce Penton on March 12th, 2025
Hooray for Premier Danielle Smith, who stood tall last Wednesday by going to bat for Alberta and Canada in the tariff fight against U.S. President Donald Trump. Until she did that, during a press conference in Medicine Hat, Smith had been slapped with a negative label in Canada for not forcefully decrying the tariffs which, ... Read More »
1 responseLet’s Chat: Life as a leftie
By Linda Tooth on March 12th, 2025
As I navigate the world of a ‘leftie’ due to my recent tumble, I am intrigued by the number of people in this world who identify as left-handed and how they have dealt with what I view as a challenging situation. According to healthline.com, 10 per cent of the world’s population is left-handed. That means ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!City Notebook: Canada on the cusp, will Alberta dig in
By Collin Gallant on March 8th, 2025
Time flies in politics, with change coming in the blink of an eye or staying exactly the same as the years can whiz by. Wasn’t it just 12 years ago that Liberal leadership candidate Justin Trudeau took selfies with a giddy crowd at the Medicine Hat Golf and Country Club? Or nine years ago that ... Read More »
1 responseMP Report: Interprovincial trade critical to Canada
By Glen Motz on March 5th, 2025
The threat of 25 per cent trade tariffs on Canadian exports to the United States was quickly met with the federal government’s single solution of retaliation dollar-for-dollar tariffs. Should such tariffs be realized, they would be catastrophic to our economy considering the U.S. imported $614.3 billion worth of goods from Canada in 2022, which grows ... Read More »
3 responsesNoteworthy: Seems solar and sunniest city in Canada could make sense
By Bruce Penton on March 5th, 2025
The Saamis Solar Project appears to have the green light, after the Alberta Utilities Commission approved the city’s application early last month to take over ownership from DP Energy. Not surprisingly, because millions of taxpayer dollars are at stake in an energy project for which a good many people are suspicious of its value, the ... Read More »
1 responseLet’s Chat: Chunky and cheerful
By Linda Tooth on March 5th, 2025
As I write this article I have just been released from the Medicine Hat Regional Hospital. Let me tell you my story. I have been on a self-care regimen that included going to a local facility and using the walking track before heading home. I put on my headphones and listen to some great 80s ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!City notebook: Defence cash up for grabs
By Collin Gallant on March 1st, 2025
@@CollinGallant A few year ago this column made the dark joke that unfortunately training NATO troops at CFB Suffield to deal with chemical, biological and nuclear threats was a “growth industry.” Fast forward to the unsettled world of today, where, coincidently, Medicine Hat economic Development officials have schedule round-tables with defence contractors aiming to bring ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Mansoor’s Musings: Tariffs reprieve has been a wakeup call for Canada
By Mansoor Ladha on February 26th, 2025
President Trump’s tariff war against Canada has had a favourable impact in that it has united the country as never before, prompting the federal government, provinces and territories to launch their own countermeasures to hit back at the American economy and to review their relationships within the country. There has been a resurgence of Canadian ... Read More »
1 responseLet’s Chat: Hola todos!
By Linda Tooth on February 26th, 2025
In Spanish, this means hello everyone. As I mentioned last week, I am outside Puerto Vallarta on a solo trip enjoying sunshine and some much needed rest. I know some people were shocked that I chose to go by myself, but rest assured I chose a property that I have stayed at before. I know ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Noteworthy: As the snow melts, something left behind tarnishes the beauty
By Bruce Penton on February 26th, 2025
This week’s snow melt has been revealing: Many Hatters use the great outdoors as one big trashcan. It’s – pick a word – annoying, depressing, sad, disappointing, ugly, to see a variety of garbage simply tossed on the ground, where it exists only to make our community look less attractive. Coffee cups, cigarette packages, sandwich ... Read More »
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