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The Medicine Hat News would like to wish our readers a Merry Christmas and well wishes for the New Year. The year 2024 has been a busy one for all, but our in-depth, trusted coverage of local news, sports and events could not exist without dedicated readers like you. We will take some days to enjoy the [...] Read More »

asmith@medicinehatnews.com While the holidays can be a time of joy and celebration, Recovery Alberta and Alberta Health Services wish to extend a hand for those who may be instead experiencing stress, sadness or isolation. For many, says Recovery Alberta, the holidays can be especially difficult when dealing with addiction, mental health challenges, or the grief [...] Read More »

@MedicineHatNews As has become an annual tradition – and because we serve some of the best cookies he’s ever had – Jolly Old St. Nick, Mr. Claus himself, met with the Medicine Hat News last week ahead of his big night, Christmas Eve. After many years of phone calls and loooong-distance charges, Zoom meetings have [...] Read More »

@@CollinGallant Four major renewable power projects in southeast Alberta will share almost $100 million in federal grants from the Smart Renewables and Electrification Pathways Program. Ottawa announced $152 million for nine projects located in Alberta on Dec. 13 – several days before the federal government’s release of new clean electricity regulations. Five projects will be awarded [...] Read More »

@@CollinGallant Linnsie Clark and most council members say they are moving ahead with the business of council and to accomplish much in the last year of their term, but often behind-the-scenes strife continued to paint issues at city hall in 2024. That continued through a Court of King’s Bench review of sanctions placed on the [...] Read More »

VANCOUVER – Hundreds of people in British Columbia remain without power on Boxing Day as strong winds and heavy rains continue to hammer B.C.’s south coast. BC Hydro says around 1,600 customers were without power in the province as of 10 a.m. on Boxing Day. That’s less than the approximately 5,000 customers who were left [...] Read More »

MONTREAL – Environment Canada has issued a smog warning for the Montreal and Laval areas, warning of high concentrations of pollutants in the air. The department says the air quality will be poorest in metropolitan areas where there are higher levels of pollution. Children with asthma as well as people with respiratory ailments or heart [...] Read More »

Here is a roundup of stories from The Canadian Press designed to bring you up to speed… Quebec man killed in Florida boat explosion The Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission has confirmed a Quebec man has died after a boat explosion in Florida’s Broward County. The FWC says its preliminary investigation in Fort Lauderdale [...] Read More »

Killer whales are expanding their territory and have moved into Arctic waters as climate change melts sea ice, with two genetically distinct populations being identified by Canadian scientists. But their study says that could have “severe consequences” for potential prey whales such as belugas, narwhals and bowheads, that lead researcher Colin Garroway called “slow, chubby [...] Read More »

MONTREAL – The Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission has confirmed a Quebec man has died after a boat explosion in Florida’s Broward County. The FWC says its preliminary investigation in Fort Lauderdale shows a 37-foot vessel exploded on Monday after its engines were started, injuring all seven passengers on board. One passenger was 41-year-old [...] Read More »

FAUST, Alta. – Two people are dead and at least six others were injured after police say a semi truck crossed the centre line of a highway and collided with a group of motorcycles in northern Alberta. RCMP say members from the detachment in Faust, Alta., responded to a report of the crash on Highway [...] Read More »

GRANDE PRAIRIE, Alta. – Police say a fire that followed a break-in at a hangar in northwestern Alberta is estimated to have caused millions of dollars worth of damage, and a man who they allege was trying to flee the scene has been charged with arson. RCMP say the blaze northwest of Grande Prairie on [...] Read More »

WETASKIWIN, Alta. – A 15-year-old boy is dead after RCMP officers shot him during a confrontation south of Edmonton. Wetaskiwin RCMP say they received a report at about 12:30 a.m. from the boy, a resident of Samson Cree Nation, who had called 911 and said people were following him and trying to kill him. About [...] Read More »

CALGARY – Calgarians who are watering their lawns can expect to get tickets in the coming days. The city is reporting another day of higher-than-allowed water use since rationing rules came into effect Monday. Outdoor watering is banned and residents are being urged to cut their use indoors until a major water main is fixed. [...] Read More »

EDMONTON – Alberta’s first-quarter fiscal update shows the government expects a surplus of $2.9 billion but won’t have surplus cash in the short term and will need to borrow hundreds of millions of dollars. Finance Minister Nate Horner said it’s an accounting surplus, meaning the money is tied up, so in the meantime the province [...] Read More »

LETHBRIDGE HERALDapulido@lethbridgeherald.com With Christmas just a day away, the City of Lethbridge is reminding residents to properly dispose of their holiday waste by making sure items are thrown away in the proper bins. Meghan Grills with the City of Lethbridge’s Waste and Environment department says many folks get confused around this time of the year [...] Read More »

LETHBRIDGE HERALDapulido@lethbridgeherald.com The Lethbridge Police Service welcomed 13 new officers Friday during the Lethbridge police cadet graduation at Lethbridge Polytechnic. Blood Tribe Police also welcomed three new officers and the Canadian National Railway Police Service welcomed two new officers. “We are so proud of this program and these cadets that graduated today,” says Trudi Mason, [...] Read More »

The provincial government plans to shift the way it deals with homelessness issues going forward, and a city woman will be helping to lead the way.  Robin James, chief administrator for the Lethbridge Housing Authority, has been named co-chair of a newly formed advisory panel, along with Justin Wright, UCP MLA for Cypress-Medicine Hat. The [...] Read More »

The Lethbridge Senior Citizens organization will celebrate its 40th annual Christmas dinner for those in need or who will be alone on Dec. 25. While the turkey dinner is courtesy of the LSCO, the holiday decorations that go along with it came from volunteers from Chamberlain School and Arden T. Litt Centre for Learning in [...] Read More »

It’s the season of giving, and that is exactly what the Italian Canadian Cultural Centre is doing with donations of up to $10,000 every year, allocated to various non-profit organizations, focusing on areas where the center believed that their contributions would mostly benefit. Organizations such as the Lethbridge Food Bank, Wood’s Homes, Streets Alive, Big [...] Read More »

BEIJING (AP) – A bus crashed into a group of students in eastern China on Tuesday, killing or injuring at least 10, state media reported. The students were waiting at the gate of a middle school in Tai’an city in Shandong province shortly after 7 a.m., Xinhua news agency said. The bus was specially customized [...] Read More »

CARACAS, Venezuela (AP) – A Venezuelan judge on Monday issued an arrest warrant for the opposition’s former presidential candidate Edmundo González as part of a criminal investigation into the results of a disputed election. The warrant was issued at the request of authorities who accuse González, a former diplomat, of various crimes including conspiracy, falsifying [...] Read More »

CARACAS, Venezuela (AP) – Venezuelan authorities on Monday sought an arrest warrant for the opposition’s former presidential candidate Edmundo González, just over a month after election officials declared President Nicolás Maduro the winner of a disputed election that his opponents say he lost. The prosecutor seeking the warrant in its request to a judge focused [...] Read More »

CARACAS, Venezuela (AP) – Venezuelan authorities on Monday sought an arrest warrant for the opposition’s former presidential candidate Edmundo González, just over a month after election officials declared President Nicolás Maduro the winner of a disputed election that his opponents say he lost. The prosecutor seeking the warrant in its request to a judge focused [...] Read More »

CARACAS, Venezuela (AP) – Venezuelan authorities on Monday sought an arrest warrant for opposition presidential candidate Edmundo González, just over a month after election officials declared President Nicolás Maduro the winner of the disputed election that his opponents say he lost. The prosecutor seeking the warrant in its request cites various charges against González, a [...] Read More »