October 13th, 2025

Local News

Private school funding petition needs 177K signatures in 120 days

By ZOE MASON on October 11th, 2025

zmason@medicinehatnews.com A Calgary high school teacher launched a citizen initiative this week that would ask if the province should end its policy of allocating public funds to accredited independent schools. The approval of the petition by Alberta’s chief electoral officer this week coincides with the largest labour disruption in Alberta’s history, as teachers across the ... Read More »

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CAO officially off the books in council’s final move

By MEDICINE HAT NEWS on October 11th, 2025

newsdesk@medicinehatnews.com Medicine Hat city council unanimously passed a motion Friday to officially terminate the employment of city manager Ann Mitchell and remove her off the pay role. At the conclusion of a 50-minute closed session, a motion brought forward by Coun. Alison Van Dyke said that Mitchell, the former CAO, was found in violation of ... Read More »

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Fire crews battle blaze in Elkwater/Cypress Hill Provincial park

By MEDICINE HAT NEWS on October 11th, 2025

newsdesk@medicinehatnews.com On Friday afternoon at approximately 3 p.m. Cypress Country announced fire crews were at the scene of a fire in the Elkwater/Cypress Hill Provincial Park, south of the townsite. The fire was contained by responding crews from four county fire stations, Alberta Wildfire air and land crews, and additional wildfire crews from Calgary. At ... Read More »

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‘Forever Grasslands’ E-talk, exhibit highlights prairie love

By ANNA SMITH Local Journalism Initiative on October 11th, 2025

asmith@medicinehatnews.com Lovers of arts and ecology alike gathered at the Esplanade on Thursday to celebrate the beauty and resilience of the prairies. Built around the exhibition of Colin Starkevich’s work, titled “Forever Grasslands,” the E-talk featured a series of five panelists with different connections to the natural world that surrounds Medicine Hat and covers much ... Read More »

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Raided drug lab used to alter fentanyl, police say

By MEDICINE HAT NEWS on October 11th, 2025

newsdesk@medicinehatnews.com Police say two people are facing forthcoming charges after officers joined members of ALERT’s organized crime unit and the RCMP’s Clandestine Laboratory Enforcement Response Team raided a home on 12th Street NW on Thursday, discovering evidence of a fentanyl lab. A substantial amount of drugs and equipment were seized during the raid, and police ... Read More »

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Economic committee to work with regional partners

By MEDICINE HAT NEWS on October 11th, 2025

newsdesk@medicinehatnews.com City councillors unanimously passed a motion this week to establish a Southeast Alberta Economic Opportunity Strategy (SAEOS) Advocacy Committee, which will work in collaboration with five other municipalities in a five-year regional initiative. Back in 2023, Medicine Hat, in partnership with Foremost, Bow Island, Redcliff, County of Forty Mile and Cypress County, received a ... Read More »

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Overnight closure of Bow Island ER will run through weekend

By Medicine Hat News on October 11th, 2025

The Bow Island Emergency Department is experiencing an unexpected personnel shortage and will temporarily close overnight. The closure is expected to last from 8 p.m. to 8 a.m. starting Friday through the weekend. The clinic will be open 8 a.m. to 8 p.m., returning to current weekday coverage on Monday. Physicians will be on site ... Read More »

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Council officially terminates city manager Mitchell’s employment, cites respectful workplace policy

By James Tubb on October 10th, 2025

Medicine Hat News Medicine Hat city council officially terminated the employment of city manager Ann Mitchell during a special council meeting early Friday morning. At the conclusion of a closed session of the meeting, a motion brought forward by Coun. Alison Van Dyke said that Mitchell, the former CAO, was found in violation of policy ... Read More »

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Council says no to grant program, cites taxes

By BRENDAN MILLER on October 10th, 2025

bmiller@medicinehatnews.com Council voted 6-2 this week to squash a proposed new operating grant program for organizations in the city at the cost of potentially rising taxes by up to 4 per cent over three years. In March council approved a motion from Coun. Cassi Hider seeking to develop options for a new non-profit operating grant ... Read More »

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Big Marble to host first professional art exhibition

By MEDICINE HAT NEWS on October 10th, 2025

newsdesk@medicinehatnews.com Normally visitors of the Big Marble Go Centre go to work up a sweat, throw on their skates or take a dip in the pool, however beginning this week the recreation facility will host an “urban graffiti, rhythmic art” exhibition in its main hallway. For the first time in Big Marble’s history, it will ... Read More »

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Another sold-out show: Rocky Horror Show back at MHMT to mark movie’s 50th

By ANNA SMITH Local Journalism Initiative on October 10th, 2025

asmith@medicinehatnews.com After 12 years, the Rocky Horror Show returns to the Medicine Hat Musical Theatre playhouse. This year marks the 50th anniversary of the movie version of the story, The Rocky Horror Picture Show, making it the perfect opportunity to bring this cult classic back to the Hat, said director Dave Cannon. “I’ve loved Rocky ... Read More »

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