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asmith@medicinehatnews.com The Banff Centre Mountain Film Festival World Tour is returning to Medicine Hat next year and tickets are available. In partnership with Esplanade Arts & Heritage Centre and sponsored by Cancarb, the Medicine Hat Public Library will once again present the festival, which will feature unique adventure film screenings held at the Esplanade from [...] Read More »

asmith@medicinehatnews.com Cypress County is still taking nominations for Farm Family of the year through to Dec. 12. The BMO Bank of Montreal Farm Family Awards are given annually to southern Alberta farm families that the community feels best represent the value of family farms both within rural communities and on a grander stage, both in [...] Read More »

zmason@medicinehatnews.com The UCP government has cancelled the procurement of two chartered surgical facilities this week, including the one planned for Lethbridge. The news of the cancellations was unveiled during question period in Tuesday afternoon’s legislative session. Minister of Hospital and Surgical Services Matt Jones informed legislature of the cancellations in response to a question about [...] Read More »

zmason@medicinehatnews.com Justice Minister Mickey Amery introduced Bill 14 on Thursday. The Justice Statutes Amendment Act includes a wide ranging set of changes to legislation that the province says will protect elections integrity. Amendments included in the bill outline the transfer of authority over citizen initiative petitions from the chief electoral officer to the Minister of [...] Read More »

asmith@medicinehatnews.com Four new recall petitions have been approved to begin collecting signatures by Alberta’s chief electoral officer Gordon McClure. Applications were found to meet the requirements of section 3(1) of the Recall Act for Calgary-Beddington MLA Amanda Chapman, Calgary-East MLA Peter Singh, Calgary-Peigan MLA Tanya Fir and Red Deer-North MLA Adriana LaGrange. Notably, Fir also [...] Read More »

MONTREAL — Polytechnique Montréal and others across the country will pay tribute today to the 14 women who were murdered at the engineering school 36 years ago in a brazen anti-feminist attack. Wreaths of white roses will be laid in front of a commemorative plaque at Polytechnique’s main building during an early morning ceremony that [...] Read More »

OTTAWA — Prominent Russian democracy activists are urging Ottawa to resettle dozens of their peers who tried to claim asylum in the U.S. and now face deportation and imprisonment in Russia. The activists told The Canadian Press 30 Russian nationals being held by U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement would face extremely grave consequences if they’re [...] Read More »

Conservation officers in British Columbia are no longer actively trying to capture the grizzly bear responsible for last month’s “extraordinary attack” on a group of schoolchildren and teachers that left four with severe injuries. A statement from the B.C. Conservation Officer Service on Friday said DNA and other forensic evidence had ruled out the involvement [...] Read More »

Conservation officers in British Columbia say they are no longer actively trying to capture the grizzly bear responsible for attacking a group of schoolchildren and teachers last month. A statement from the B.C. Conservation Officer Service says DNA and other forensic evidence has ruled out the involvement of four bears that were captured on Wednesday. [...] Read More »

Conservation officers in British Columbia say they are no longer actively trying to capture the bear responsible for attacking a school group last month. 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 »

LETHBRIDGE HERALDapulido@lethbridgeherald.com A new temporary exhibit has opened at the Galt Museum and Archives that highlights different ways community members and organizations have taken action to create social change in southern Alberta. “Taking Action: People Making a Difference” is now on display until Oct. 5, 2025, and Camina Weasel Moccasin, indigenous curator at the Galt [...] Read More »

LETHBRIDGE HERALDjmanio@lethbridgeherald.com After a long and storied career as a familiar face reporting the weather on CTV Lethbridge, Dory Rossiter retired on April 1st and it was no April Fool’s joke. Retirement, however, merely means clearing her schedule to make room for her passions: the military, music and community service. Rossiter has been an honorary [...] Read More »