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Watershed Explorer series wraps up with a challenge for enthusiasts
By medicinehatnews on February 7th, 2026
Watershed Explorers closes out on Feb 22, offering a final challenge to young nature enthusiasts. In the sixth and final part, Watershed Challenge will focus on residents’ role as stewards of the watershed. Previous instalments, aimed at children ages 6-12, have covered subjects such as creatures that call the watershed home, water quality and native ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Art Room on 2nd to be a permanent fixture for displaying, selling local works
By ANNA SMITH Local Journalism Initiative on February 7th, 2026
asmith@medicinehatnews.com The Art Room on 2nd is once again full of colour and creativity, and this time it’s here to stay. Core artists and owners Erin Stelmaschuk Beigel, Jackie Deblasio, Theresa Eisenbarth and Ursula Maser have hosted several popup galleries in the space in the past, including a month-long exhibit last November. “Our whole premise ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Wielding another new power, justice minister denies funding for Alberta Civil Liberties Research Centre
By ZOE MASON on February 7th, 2026
zmason@medicinehatnews.com A charitable legal education organization was denied grant funding from the Alberta Law Foundation this week after recent legislative changes drastically altered the funding structure for legal non-profits in Alberta over the last year. The Alberta Civil Liberties Research Centre, a non-profit charitable organization focused on using education, outreach and original research to advance ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Free registration for Veiner Centre tax clinic opens Wednesday
By MEDICINE HAT NEWS on February 7th, 2026
newsdesk@medicinehatnews.com On Feb. 11 the Unison at Veiner Centre will begin booking appointments for its free annual tax clinic that will begin at the end of the month and run until April. The clinic is open for individuals who are at least 50 years old and have an individual income limit of $40,000 a year, ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!A dozen outstanding warrants served throughout RCMP’s ‘Operation Street Sweep’
By MEDICINE HAT NEWS on February 7th, 2026
newsdesk@medicinehatnews.com RCMP in Brooks and Bassano have recently conducted another “Operation Street Sweep” in a continued effort to enhance public safety by holding offenders accountable and focusing efforts to locate wanted persons on warrants. Mounties began conducting the operation Jan. 29, and as a result issued 12 outstanding warrants on eight individuals, two of whom ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!South-Country Co-op’s paper hearts campaign starts Monday in support of mental health
By MEDICINE HAT NEWS on February 7th, 2026
newsdesk@medicinehatnews.com Thirty-nine South Country Co-op locations across the region are launching Monday the annual “Communities in Mind” fundraiser in support of local mental health. The campaign kicked off in 2021 with a single Co-op, and has expanded over five years to include four more Co-ops. The fundraiser asks customers to purchase one of the paper ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Regional unemployment still highest in Alberta in January
By MEDICINE HAT NEWS on February 7th, 2026
newsdesk@medicinehatnews.com The latest numbers released by Statistics Canada on Friday show Alberta exceeding the national average on several key labour market indicators, although unemployment remains highest in the Lethbridge-Medicine Hat region. The Lethbridge-Medicine Hat region continued to post the province’s highest seasonally unadjusted three-month average unemployment rate, which was just under 7 per cent in ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Alberta RCMP offer prevention tips after nearly 3,900 business B&Es in 2025
By Medicine Hat News on February 7th, 2026
With 3,858 business break-and-enters across Alberta RCMP jurisdiction throughout 2025, Mounties are sharing some tips to keep the number of incidents trending downward. Possible ways for business owners to make their property less attractive to potential thieves include installing and consistently activating an alarm system, good quality cameras that provide full coverage of the space ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Hatters to take plunge for a good cause
By MEDICINE HAT NEWS on February 7th, 2026
newsdesk@medicinehatnews.com On Sunday fearless and perhaps slightly foolhardy Hatters will be jumping into freezing cold water for the annual Polar Plunge in support of Special Olympics Alberta. The annual event held by the Law Enforcement Torch Run invites brave individuals to face the freezing cold waters while raising money for Special Olympic Athletes in the ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!City seeks applications to sit on Indigenous Advisory Circle
By MEDICINE HAT NEWS on February 6th, 2026
newsdesk@medicinehatnews.com Medicine Hat is encouraging residents who identify as First Nations, Métis or Inuit to submit by the end of the month an expression of interest to be part of an Indigenous Advisory Circle. The advisory circle is being established to provide guidance, advice and lived-experience perspectives between the city and Indigenous Peoples and make ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Second day of record-high temps recorded in the Hat
By MEDICINE HAT NEWS on February 6th, 2026
newsdesk@medicinehatnews.com For the second day in a row Medicine Hat hit a temperature record as unseasonable warm conditions continued Thursday, reaching 15.7C at 3 p.m. According to government weather records, the previous high temperature record of 12.2C was set in 1991. Last year at this time weather conditions in the Hat were much different. The ... Read More »
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