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newsdesk@medicinehatnews.com An individual in Bow Island has died after falling through the ice on Rattlesnake Lake. The Bow Island Fire Department were dispatched to Rattlesnake Lake at 9:43 p.m. on Thursday night in response to reports of a person falling through the ice. Command 1, Rescue 1 and Rescue 3 were dispatched to the scene [...] Read More »

bmiller@medicinehatnews.com During its first regular meeting of 2026, city councillors are expected to vote on rezoning changes that would allow the development of new multi-dwellings homes in Southlands. New Tab Homes is seeking council to approve a request to rezone four sites of vacant parcels from low density residential to medium density residential along Southlands [...] Read More »

zmason@medicinehatnews.com The first baby born in Medicine Hat in the New Year arrived just under five hours after the turn of the calendar to 2026. Wren Durham was born at 4:43 a.m. at Medicine Hat Regional Hospital on Thursday morning, making her the unofficial New Year’s Baby for the region. Wren is the first child [...] Read More »

newsdesk@medicinehatnews.com This month’s natural gas rate for all customers has dipped approximately 50 cents from December, while still beginning the year approximately $1 more than January 2025. On Friday, Medicine Hat set its January natural gas rate at $2.865 per GJ, down from December’s rate of $3.293, the highest of 2025. However, at this time [...] Read More »

newsdesk@medicinehatnews.com Police have issued warrants and are looking for two suspects involved in a targeted robbery and shooting in the city’s southeast in the early morning hours Friday. Members of the Medicine Hat Police Service’s Major Crime Unit are looking for Brendon Webb, 33, and Brooklyn Carriere, 31, after officers responded to an altercation between [...] Read More »

TORONTO — The daring ouster of the president of Venezuela by the U.S. military sent shockwaves through the Western Hemisphere as President Donald Trump heralded the operation in the oil-rich Latin American nation a success. Prime Minister Mark Carney reacted on Saturday afternoon by noting that one of the first actions taken by his new [...] Read More »

TORONTO — The capture of the president of Venezuela by the U.S. military is being heralded by some in Canada as the pathway back to democracy for Venezuela. U.S. military forces extracted Nicolas Maduro and his wife, Cilia Flores, from their home on a military base in Caracas early Saturday morning in a whirlwind military [...] Read More »

TORONTO — Canada’s Foreign Affairs minister says the government is calling on “all parties” to respect international law after a shocking U.S. military operation overnight in Venezuela that saw the capture of the country’s president. U.S. military forces extracted Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro and his wife, Cilia Flores, from Caracas early Saturday morning and flew [...] Read More »

OTTAWA — The federal government proposes fining people and organizations up to $1 million for failing to comply with the requirements of its planned foreign influence transparency registry. Newly published draft regulations are another step toward establishing the registry, which was set out in legislation passed in 2024 as part of a package of measures [...] Read More »

OTTAWA — Prime Minister Mark Carney’s government has so far put a heavy emphasis on stricter crime policies, tabling three justice bills in the fall sitting of Parliament. They incorporate a long list of Criminal Code amendments, from making bail tougher to obtain to imposing mandatory minimum and consecutive sentencing to creating new offences relating [...] Read More »

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 »

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 »

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 »

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 »

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 »