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zmason@medicinehatnews.com Cypress County Reeve Dan Hamilton says he is concerned about a lack of RCMP resources in his county after a letter he wrote to MLA Justin Wright was raised in legislature last week. The RCMP says the account Wright and Hamilton provided of a July incident was false. Following the News’ article Saturday, Cypress [...] Read More »

bmiller@medicinehatnews.com Addressing a gap in the budget and recognizing a need to manage city reserves were two topics emphasized by staff toward newly elected members and Mayor Linnsie Clark in council’s first public meeting since taking their oaths of office. Jaret Dickie, manager of corporate planning and performance, provided council a presentation on how municipal [...] Read More »

newsdesk@medicinehatnews.com The city will host its annual Remembrance Day service at the Esplanade Arts & Heritage Centre this morning with doors opening at 8:30 a.m. and the ceremony at 9:25 a.m. Following the ceremony, veterans, service members, cadets and members of the Royal Canadian Legion Robertson Memorial Medicine Hat Branch No. 17 will participate in [...] Read More »

asmith@medicinehatnews.com Crescent Heights High School students ensured no soldier was forgotten this Remembrance Day through the No Stone Left Alone program. Monday saw students at Hillside Cemetery to leave poppies on the graves of soldiers and veterans following a brief ceremony. MC Marco Jansen expressed that this ceremony was part of an effort both across [...] Read More »

asmith@medicinehatnews.com Helping hands are needed to kickstart the Salvation Army’s iconic fundraiser this year. The Kettle Campaign kickoff is set for Nov. 13 at 7 p.m. with speeches from the mayor and fire chief at the 13th Avenue Co-op. “We will have kettles at several locations throughout Medicine Hat, and you’ll be able to identify [...] Read More »

MONTREAL — On Remembrance Day, Bruno Plourde said his thoughts were with a comrade he lost while the two were deployed in Afghanistan. “We have a special place in our heart for him today,” he said Tuesday morning from Montreal’s Place du Canada. “For all the people that lost their lives — or who sometimes [...] Read More »

NIAGARA-ON-THE-LAKE — Foreign Affairs Minister Anita Anand opened a meeting of foreign ministers from the Group of Seven countries Tuesday by calling for continued collaboration to tackle many of the world’s problems. “Meeting global challenges requires global partnerships,” Anand said. Anand welcomed G7 foreign ministers to Ontario’s freshly snow-covered Niagara region for a two-day gathering [...] Read More »

SAVONA, BRITISH COLUMBIA — Rail operator Canadian Pacific Kansas City says a rock slide may be partially to blame for a derailment near Kamloops, B.C., that resulted in the spill of more than 70,000 litres of jet fuel alongside a local lake. CPKC Indigenous relations and government affairs director Mike LoVecchio said during a public [...] Read More »

OTTAWA — This Remembrance Day marks eight decades since the conclusion of the Second World War and 25 years since the entombment of Canada’s Unknown Soldier, a First World War combatant who remains unidentified. The Tomb of the Unknown Soldier in Ottawa honours the more than 118,000 Canadians who sacrificed their lives in service to [...] Read More »

OTTAWA — Eight decades on from the end of the deadliest military conflict in history, Canadians paused for Remembrance Day ceremonies Tuesday to honour those who put their lives on the line for their country. In chilly Ottawa, next to a National War Memorial lightly dusted with snow, Second World War veteran John Preece, 99, [...] 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 HERALDabeeber@lethbridgeherald.com The Alberta NDP and Friends of Medicare advocacy organization have raised alarms about the provincial government’s proposed legislation that will allow people suffering from addictions and mental illness who are deemed a threat to themselves or others to be treated against their will. On Tuesday, the government introduced Bill 53, the Compassionate Intervention [...] Read More »

Some Lethbridge homeowners might be surprised to see an almost 14 per cent increase in their education taxes when they get their property tax bill this spring. According to the Government of Alberta website, education property taxes are increasing for 2025-2026 after being frozen in 2024-2025. For Lethbridge residents, this will amount to a 13.8 [...] Read More »