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Tonight’s Business Growth Tradeshow promises to be the “best 2-hour investment you can make.” Free to attend thanks to the support of Alberta Innovates, the event runs 5-7 p.m. at the Medicine Hat Exhibition & Stampede’s Cypress Centre. It offers opportunities for in-person support on topics from grant opportunities to export advice. The tradeshow is [...] Read More »

asmith@medicinehatnews.com The Bow Island Emergency Department is reducing its hours due to an ongoing staff shortage. Until further notice, the ED will only be open from 5 p.m. on Fridays to 8 a.m. on Mondays, says Alberta Health Services. It is currently closed and will remain closed until 5 p.m. on Friday, and then will [...] Read More »

bmiller@medicinehatnews.com Veterans from the Royal Canadian Legion, United Services Institute, various veteran motorcycle groups, members of the Army and Sea cadets, as well as local politicians, private veterans and citizens gathered Saturday morning for a ceremonial event to commemorate the recent installation of a Veterans’ Crosswalk downtown. “I applaud everybody’s sacrifice,” addressed Scott Shaw, president [...] Read More »

asmith@medicinehatnews.com Ward 7’s new councillor Garry Procter was sworn in today for his term and he looks forward to being an advocate for Cypress County. Having lived in the county for the past 28 years and the region for even longer, Procter has more than a few different aspects of the southern Alberta experience under [...] Read More »

bmiller@medicinehatnews.com A total of 18,265 Hatters cast a ballot in the 2025 municipal election, representing a 37 per cent voter turnout, down from 40 per cent, or 19,998 voters in 2021. The total number of eligible voters is 49,691. The city reports 39 per cent of vote s were cast during six days of advance [...] Read More »

A new global health report suggests that every year from 2020 to 2024 about 1,400 deaths in Canada were associated with wildfire smoke pollution as climate change takes an increasing toll on the country’s health. The Lancet Countdown on health and climate change, compiled by more than 100 experts worldwide, is considered one of the [...] Read More »

VANCOUVER — There’s been a series of entanglements and collisions involving humpback whales in British Columbia waters in recent weeks as numbers of the mammals surge, but the circumstances of the latest crash were “exceedingly rare,” said the head of the Pacific Whale Watch Association. That’s because the boat suspected to have struck a humpback [...] Read More »

QUÉBEC — Medical specialists in Quebec are planning a legal challenge to a recent law that imposes a new method of remuneration on physicians, which they say violates individual freedoms. The bill, which was fast-tracked through Quebec’s legislature and adopted early Saturday morning, prohibits doctors from using pressure tactics that could interfere with access to [...] Read More »

OTTAWA — A senior official working at the Canada Revenue Agency says the agency is looking to artificial intelligence and better training to help call centre agents provide more accurate answers to taxpayers. Melanie Serjak, an assistant commissioner at the CRA, told MPs on a standing committee today the agency is looking to roll out [...] Read More »

The Los Angeles Dodgers’ defence was crumbling against the Toronto Blue Jays in Game 1 of the World Series, and pressure was mounting on L.A. players as the game got closer to the end. The boos that started raining down on Shohei Ohtani from the moment he ran onto the field became louder, and then [...] 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 »