October 29th, 2025

News

Local News

  • Prairie Rose Public Schools has named its chair and vice-chair for the new term

    asmith@medicinehatnews.com Prairie Rose Public Schools held its first meeting as a board Tuesday, ready to take on the responsibility of students’ learning with a new chair and vice-chair. Ward 5 trustee Patty Rooks will take on the role of chair following the meeting, with Ward 3 trustee Pam Cursons by her side as vice-chair. Rooks [...] Read More »

    22 hours ago
  • It’s Old News: The Times, they are a changin’

    newsdesk@medicinehatnews.com Sixteen years before confederation and three years after the district of Alberta was created, the budding settlement of Medicine Hat, N.W.T. saw the inaugural edition of its first newspaper. Known then as the Medicine Hat Times and said to be produced in a boxcar, the first edition was released Oct. 29, 1885. The second [...] Read More »

    22 hours ago
  • Smith in Saudi Arabia, United Arab Emirates to attend international petroleum conference

    newsdesk@medicinehatnews.com Premier Danielle Smith is in Saudi Arabia promoting the province’s responsible energy production before travelling to the United Arab Emirates to attend the Adu Dhabi International Petroleum Exhibition and Conference, which begins next Monday. Smith was notably absent as members of the Legislative Assembly of Alberta met for session this week, as she had [...] Read More »

    22 hours ago
  • Cypress County committees

    newsdesk@medicinehatnews.com With the coming year for Cypress County taking shape, councillors have taken on their respective committees, commissions and boards. The seats taken by respective members of council and the public as of the organizational meeting on Monday are as follows: Agricultural Service Board – Shane Hok (chair) – Keith Ritz and Blaine Brost (council) [...] Read More »

    22 hours ago
  • Medicine Hat schools start up again today after teachers forced back

    bmiller@medicinehatnews.com All classes resume today at all Medicine Hat Public School Division, Medicine Hat Catholic Board of Education and Prairie Rose Public Schools after Premier Danielle Smith’s government passed legislation ordering 51,000 teachers back to work. On Tuesday the MHPSD sent a letter to parents and guardians written by Education Minister Demetrios Nicolaides informing class [...] Read More »

    22 hours ago

National News

Southern Alberta News

  • First resource fair a hit in Standoff

    Over 200 Blood Tribe members took part in The Blood Tribe Resource Fair Thursday in Standoff. The event was the first of its kind, says Levi Little Moustache, Director of Blood Tribe Employment and Skills Training (BTEST). “The event today was a collaboration of all the HR departments (including) all the departments under Blood Tribe, [...] Read More »

    6 months ago
  • Police chief’s 2021 lunch subject of disciplinary hearing

    LETHBRIDGE HERALDapulido@lethbridgeherald.com Misconduct allegations from more than five years ago finally culminated in a disciplinary hearing for Lethbridge Police Service Chief Shahin Mehdizadeh this week. The Lethbridge Police Commission held the hearing Thursday at City Hall to address misconduct allegations against Mehdizadeh regarding an incident that took place in March 2021. The allegations were made [...] Read More »

    6 months ago
  • Everything falling into place for first LFS gala to be a success

    LETHBRIDGE HERALDjmanio@lethbridgeherald.com A perpetual challenge for not-for-profit organizations is funding for their charitable work. In support of its continuing mission, Lethbridge Family Services (LFS) is hosting an inaugural gala called “Spring to Light” on April 25 at the Agri-Food Hub and Trade Center, featuring Canadian comedian, television personality, political satirist, and author Rick Mercer. “This [...] Read More »

    6 months ago
  • New Galt exhibit ‘Taking Action’ highlights values

    LETHBRIDGE HERALDapulido@lethbridgeherald.com A new temporary exhibit has opened at the Galt Museum and Archives that highlights different ways community members and organizations have taken action to create social change in southern Alberta. “Taking Action: People Making a Difference” is now on display until Oct. 5, 2025, and Camina Weasel Moccasin, indigenous curator at the Galt [...] Read More »

    7 months ago
  • Dory signs off after 35 years as voice of the community

    LETHBRIDGE HERALDjmanio@lethbridgeherald.com After a long and storied career as a familiar face reporting the weather on CTV Lethbridge, Dory Rossiter retired on April 1st and it was no April Fool’s joke. Retirement, however, merely means clearing her schedule to make room for her passions: the military, music and community service. Rossiter has been an honorary [...] Read More »

    7 months ago