November 23rd, 2024

From The Newsroom

Swifties live-streaming Eras Tour concerts say they’re part of a ‘community’

By David Friend, The Canadian Press on November 23rd, 2024

TORONTO – Live streams of Taylor Swift’s sold-out Eras Tour concerts in Toronto give devoted fans a window into the spectacle of outfits, surprise songs and elaborate stages from one of the biggest cultural events in recent memory. As the massive tour inches toward its final three shows in Vancouver early next month, feeding Swifties’ ... Read More »

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November 23, 2024

By Obituaries on November 23rd, 2024

JACK BURNS JACK BURNS 1946 ~ 2024 It is with heavy hearts that we announce the passing of William John “Jack” Burns, beloved husband of Linda Burns and the only child of Bill and Doris Burns. Jack passed away at the age of 78 in the Medicine Hat Hospital on October 23, 2024, after a ... Read More »

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Cubs hosting Movember-inspired awareness game Sunday

By JAMES TUBB on November 23rd, 2024

jtubb@medicinehatnews.com@ReporterTubb The Medicine Hat Cubs are curling their moustaches and donning special jerseys for an awareness game Sunday afternoon. The Cubs are holding a Movember-inspired awareness game at the Kinplex when they host the Ponoka Stampeders. The 3 p.m. game will feature special jerseys in an effort to recognize men’s health month of November. Medicine ... Read More »

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City to join regional flood pact

By COLLIN GALLANT on November 23rd, 2024

@CollinGallant COLLIN GALLANT cgallant@medicinehatnews.com Twitter: CollinGallant Finally joining a 10-year-old effort to protect against overland flooding in far southern Alberta could cost the City of Medicine Hat $4.4 million over 20 years, but non-financial details of the partnership are still to be worked out, a city committee heard. Last year officials from the Regional Stormwater ... Read More »

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Neutens enjoying early experience with Tigers

By JAMES TUBB on November 23rd, 2024

jtubb@medicinehatnews.com@ReporterTubb Ethan Neutens got a welcomed first taste of Tigers’ hockey. The newest member of Medicine Hat’s WHL club had a welcoming debut in the orange and black, suiting up for the first time as a Tiger in a 5-1 win Nov. 15 over the Victoria Royals at Co-op Place. Neutens, acquired from the Kelowna ... Read More »

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By the Way: Shed our tribalism and celebrate our diversity

By Dave Pollard on November 23rd, 2024

This coming Sunday Christians around the world will celebrate the Reign of Christ. It’s the last Sunday before we launch into the season of Advent where we prepare for Christmas. There are there are many ways that we try to build God’s Commonwealth, but they tend to lean in one of two directions. The first ... Read More »

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Science Smarts: The science of Santa snacks

By Patty Rooks on November 23rd, 2024

As I drive around, I am seeing signs of the Holiday Season fast approaching. I am not sure how I am going to fit everything in before the holidays are here, so hopefully I have a bit of spare time this weekend to prepare for Christmas Eve. I cannot forget about having a snack for ... Read More »

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Soakin’ in the Tubb: Tigers’ injury bug is stinking things up

By JAMES TUBB on November 23rd, 2024

jtubb@medicinehatnews.com@ReporterTubb Who knew maple bugs would not be the only orange and black insect causing a nuisance this fall. The injury bug that has burrowed its way into Co-op Place and the Medicine Hat Tigers’ lineup has been, in layman’s terms, a real pest. From an early injury to defenceman Josh Van Mulligen during a ... Read More »

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Canine learners cross the graduation stage at MHC

By ANNA SMITH Local Journalism Initiative on November 23rd, 2024

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City Notebook: Power report: a wild year in the making

By Collin Gallant on November 23rd, 2024

It’s been a year in the making, but the contents of a third-party report on the city’s energy business won’t be known until Monday. And it might be months more until any action comes from the report commissioned by council in response to public outcry over record high prices last year. The subject is made ... Read More »

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Hat suspect arrested, taken back to Sask.

By Medicine Hat News on November 23rd, 2024

@MedicineHatNews A Medicine Hat man wanted by Mounties in Swift Current has been arrested, that city’s detachment reported on Friday. Nicholas Belanger, 35, of Medicine Hat, was arrested on Nov. 19 in Alberta, according to a release from the Swift Current Municipal detachment, and appeared in court on Nov. 20. Another man, 28-year-old Matthew Neufeld, ... Read More »

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