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newsdesk@medicinehatnews.com New energy-efficient lighting upgrades have recently been completed at the Medalta Potteries and the South Ridge YMCA Recreation Centre as energy conservation work around Medicine Hat continues. On Tuesday the city reported crews upgraded a total of 312 fixtures and retrofitted 408 fluorescent tubes with LED technology at both locations, expected to reduce electricity [...] Read More »

newsdesk@medicinehatnews.com In 2025 Medicine Hat Fire and Emergency Services identified the city’s top five collision-prone intersections and provided motorists with simple tips to stay safe on the roadways. Of the five top collision intersections, four connect to the Trans-Canada Highway – 13th Avenue SE, College Avenue, 16th Street SW and Dunmore Road. The intersection at [...] Read More »

newsdesk@medicinehatnews.com Medicine Hat Tigers fans came together and raised more than $4,700 for this year’s annual rooftop campout in support of Muscular Dystrophy Canada during the final home game against the Red Deer Rebels. Each year firefighters brave the outdoor elements and camp out on the roof of Station No. 2 to support Muscular Dystrophy [...] Read More »

bmiller@medicinehatnews.com As part of this year’s emergency management plan the city will conduct several training programs and exercises for staff to ensure proper functioning systems and processes that allow collaboration between departments and community partners during large-scale emergencies. On Tuesday, members of the emergency advisory committee were provided a detailed presentation of work the department [...] Read More »

asmith@medicinehatnews.com Cypress County has elected not to return to a monthly viewing of accounts payable by council. The motion was brought forward at a previous council meeting by deputy mayor Shane Hok as a notice of motion, with intent to be debated Tuesday. The motion posited that it would allow for greater transparency and accountability [...] Read More »

VANCOUVER — University of British Columbia alumna Jessica Meir has given current students a look at her office — as an astronaut in the orbiting International Space Station. Meir is the commander of NASA’s SpaceX Crew-12 mission to the station, where she’s living for eight months. U.S.-based Meir, who studied zoology at UBC from 2009 [...] Read More »

OTTAWA — For the first time since the end of the Cold War, Canada is spending roughly two per cent of its GDP on national defence — a key NATO alliance benchmark Ottawa previously failed to meet. NATO’s annual report, released Thursday, contains estimates stating Prime Minister Mark Carney’s government met the key spending benchmark [...] Read More »

OTTAWA — The Supreme Court of Canada is beginning its deliberations about a Quebec secularism law after hearings on the controversial legislation wrapped up. The 2019 Quebec law bans some public sector workers from wearing religious symbols on the job. When it adopted the law, Quebec used a provision of the Constitution that allows governments [...] Read More »

VICTORIA — British Columbia Conservative MLA Hon Chan has been charged with assault, assault by choking and uttering threats, prompting his removal from the party caucus. The BC Prosecution Service says the Richmond Centre legislator was charged under the name Hon-Sang Chan after a special prosecutor was appointed to look into the case last June. [...] Read More »

VICTORIA — The Conservative Party of British Columbia says Richmond Centre MLA Hon Chan is facing “serious criminal charges” and has been removed from the party caucus. Interim leader Trevor Halford says in a statement that “any allegations of domestic violence are taken seriously” by the party. More coming. The Canadian Press[...] 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 »

Some Lethbridge homeowners might be surprised to see an almost 14 per cent increase in their education taxes when they get their property tax bill this spring. According to the Government of Alberta website, education property taxes are increasing for 2025-2026 after being frozen in 2024-2025. For Lethbridge residents, this will amount to a 13.8 [...] Read More »

LETHBRIDGE HERALDabeeber@lethbridgeherald.com Efforts to raise $30 million to improve cardiac care in Lethbridge and Medicine Hat are paying off. Three new donation commitments totalling $350,000 mean a fundraiser to establish the Southern Alberta Cardiac Centre of Excellence has reached about a third of its goal. Campaign manager Jordan Cleland said Wednesday about $10 million has [...] Read More »