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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 »

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 »

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 »

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 »

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 »

TORONTO — Standing among a crowd of blue and white in downtown Toronto Wednesday evening, Maureen Whitehead is kept warm by her George Springer jersey. But as first pitch approached on the night’s match between the Blue Jays and Los Angeles Dodgers, superstition said it would have to come off. “This jersey I can wear [...] Read More »

EDMONTON — Alberta’s provincewide teachers strike formally ended Wednesday as 740,000 students went back to classes and a threat from union leaders to launch a general strike fizzled. From one end of the province to the other, there were red shirts, red-rimmed eyes – and a lot of questions. In Calgary, two dozen parents and [...] Read More »

VICTORIA — British Columbia Premier David Eby says his government will be asking for a stay of the implementation of the Cowichan Tribes case that confirmed Aboriginal title over an area of private and government-owned land in Richmond, B.C. Eby says a stay would give the British Columbia Court of Appeal an opportunity to consider [...] Read More »

MONTREAL — Doctors in Quebec are up in arms over a recent provincial law that imposes a new payment system on physicians and prohibits them from using pressure tactics to oppose the policy. Meanwhile, neighbouring provinces are openly courting Quebec doctors seeking greener pastures. Here are five things to know about the ongoing battle between [...] Read More »

HALIFAX — Residents of the Maritimes, Quebec and southern Ontario can expect wet, blustery weather this weekend, but a senior meteorologist says Hurricane Melissa is only partly to blame. The latest forecasts for New Brunswick, Nova Scotia and P.E.I. are calling for 30 to 50 millimetres of rain on Friday, with higher amounts possible in [...] 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 »