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Family Violence Prevention Month will open with women shelter’s purple-ribbon Memorial Walk
By ANNA SMITH Local Journalism Initiative on November 1st, 2025
asmith@medicinehatnews.com The Medicine Hat Women’s Shelter Society will open Family Violence Prevention Month with its annual Memorial Walk on Monday. Beginning at 12:15 p.m. in front of city hall, MHWSS will lead participants throughout downtown to put up purple ribbons to honour those impacted by family violence. Other events throughout the month include the declaration ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!More than $19,000 raised for charity at Firefighter’s Gala
By MEDICINE HAT NEWS on November 1st, 2025
newsdesk@medicinehatnews.com On Oct. 24, Medicine Hat Fire and Emergency Services held a high-class Firefighter’s Gala to celebrate its 125th anniversary and raised $19,625 for the Firefighters Charitable Foundation. The money was raised through a silent auction with 76 donation items, as well as ticket sales for the formal event. The evening also featured a performance ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Feels Like The First Time: Foreigner is coming to Medicine Hat
By ZOE MASON on October 31st, 2025
zmason@medicinehatnews.com On Nov. 5, the iconic band Foreigner is coming to Medicine Hat for the first time. The band will take over Co-op Place on Wednesday night as part of the Canadian leg of their Rock and Roll Hall of Fame Celebration Tour. Foreigner is among the best-selling musical acts of all time, with nine ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!County election runs smooth but voter turnout takes dive
By ANNA SMITH Local Journalism Initiative on October 31st, 2025
asmith@medicinehatnews.com A smoother election than what occurred on October 20 would be difficult to imagine in Cypress County. Returning Officer Sean Rooney compared the election to the 2021 municipal vote, which also included selecting nominees for the Senate of Canada and a referendum question in regards to Daylight Saving Time, making this year’s ballots much ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Mounties in Brooks crack down on impaired driving with trio of stops
By MEDICINE HAT NEWS on October 31st, 2025
newsdesk@medicinehatnews.com Three drivers have recently been found impaired behind the wheel in and around the Brooks area, leading to violation tickets, licence suspicions and vehicle seizures. In the early morning hours Oct. 25, Mounties conducted an alcohol screening test on a suspicious driver, leading to ramifications. Around 2:30 a.m. police observed a vehicle leaving the ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!NDP introduces bill to increase minimum wage
By ANNA SMITH Local Journalism Initiative on October 31st, 2025
asmith@medicinehatnews.com MLA for Calgary-Mountain View Kathleen Ganley has introduced the Protect Workers’ Pay Act in the legislature in an effort to protect Albertans’ paycheques. If passed, Bill 201 would increase the minimum wage, eliminate the youth minimum wage differential and add protections for tips collected by workers, says Alberta’s NDP. “Albertans are working harder than ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Province says Water Act changes would cut red tape, easing use and sharing agreements
By ANNA SMITH Local Journalism Initiative on October 31st, 2025
asmith@medicinehatnews.com If passed, Bill 7 will make changes to the province’s Water Act, which aims to make it easier for Albertans to use and share water. The bill would allow for licensing changes to improve water access and use, as well as set mandatory timelines for reviewing applications. The idea of these amendments is to ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Residential building permits up in numbers and value
By MEDICINE HAT NEWS on October 31st, 2025
newsdesk@medicinehatnews.com Residential building permits in Medicine Hat for the month of September are up compared to this time last year, according to figures released by the city’s planning department. Permits for three single-family houses and four duplexes were issued in September, compared to only two single-family house permits in September 2024. The total estimated value ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Econoline Crush hitting Esplanade stage Saturday for first time
By ANNA SMITH Local Journalism Initiative on October 30th, 2025
asmith@medicinehatnews.com Econoline Crush is back in Medicine Hat this Saturday, with a new single and a new evolution for their music. Part of a tour that kicked off on Oct. 4, frontman Trevor Hurst says the pace has been intense so far, but also rewarding. He says he isn’t sure what he would do if ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Four charged in Brooks police sting targeting growing property & vehicle thefts
By MEDICINE HAT NEWS on October 30th, 2025
newsdesk@medicinehatnews.com Last week Mounties in Brooks teamed up with members of the Southern Alberta District Community Response unit, the RCMP’s Remotely Piloted Aircraft System Program, known as K Division, and police dog services initiated a two-day operation targeting offenders involved in a surge of break and enters, rural thefts and motor vehicle thefts. Oct 22-23 ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!City will produce election report for new council
By BRENDAN MILLER on October 30th, 2025
bmiller@medicinehatnews.com One of the first items new councillors and Mayor Linnsie Clark will receive for consideration will be a report detailing issues officials and workers experienced during the election which led to long lines at polling stations and even longer delays counting and reporting votes. Despite some hiccups, Returning Officer Tarolyn Aaserud commended more than ... Read More »
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