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asmith@medicinehatnews.com With some places in southeastern Alberta seeing as many as 20 centimetres of snow, residents are warned that winter may be here to stay. The City of Medicine Hat itself saw nearly 15 centimetres of snow, said meteorologist Alysa Pederson with Environment and Climate Change Canada. After having enjoyed an unseasonably warm autumn, current [...] Read More »

zmason@medicinehatnews.com On Nov. 14, the Alberta government announced a new Acute Care Action Plan as part of its overhaul of the province’s health care system. Cypress-Medicine Hat MLA and Parliamentary Secretary for Rural Health South Justin Wright outlined the plan’s six priorities in a column in the News last week. “With 1,000 new hospital beds, [...] Read More »

zmason@medicinehatnews.com The Alberta government tabled Bill 11, or the Health Statutes Amendment Act, on Monday. The legislation includes a sweeping set of changes to the province’s health-care system, including the implementation of a dual practice model outlined in draft legislation leaked to the Globe & Mail last week. The amendment would enable physicians to participate [...] Read More »

asmith@medicinehatnews.com More than 50 Medicine Hat residents gathered outside of Cypress-Medicine Hat MLA Justin Wright’s office on Saturday in protest of multiple recent provincial policy decisions. “We’re protesting a provincial government that is ignoring what its citizens want,” said community member Ashley Large. “We’re protesting a provincial government that is using the most draconian legislation [...] Read More »

newsdesk@medicinehatnews.com According to a report released last week by a food analytics lab at Dalhousie University, Alberta ranks troublingly high in a number of metrics about food insecurity. The Food Sentiment Index, a biannual report released by the Agri-Food Analytics Lab, highlights data based on how Canadians feel about food affordability alongside hard metrics on [...] Read More »

OTTAWA — The federal government plans to limit foreign steel imports and cut interprovincial rail freight rates in a bid to support Canada’s steel industry threatened by damaging U.S. tariffs. A government official not authorized to speak about details ahead of the public announcement told The Canadian Press that Prime Minister Mark Carney will announce [...] Read More »

The B.C. Conservation Officer Service says two grizzlies captured in Bella Coola will be fitted with tracking collars and relocated far from the community, while the search goes on for the bear that attacked and badly injured three schoolchildren and a teacher last week. The bears were captured as officers search for the mother bear [...] Read More »

VICTORIA — Rifts in “Team Canada” appear to be widening on the brink of a federal announcement on a potential pipeline from Alberta to the West coast, with B.C.’s deputy premier even raising the prospect of legal action against the project. Asked if she expects B.C. to file a court challenge against the pipeline that [...] Read More »

NEW WESTMINSTER — A proposed class-action lawsuit filed in B.C. Supreme Court says the provincial and federal governments had “long-standing” knowledge that unresolved Indigenous land claims threatened the security of property ownership in Canada. The lawsuit filed this week in New Westminster, B.C., alleges the recent decision by the court recognizing the Cowichan Tribes’ title [...] Read More »

OTTAWA — A Federal Court judge says Amazon Canada should have hired “at least 100 lawyers” to go through more than two million documents, in order to meet court-ordered deadlines in an investigation into potentially anticompetitive conduct. Federal Court Chief Justice Paul Crampton ruled this month to grant some extensions for document production to Amazon, [...] 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 Efforts to raise $30 million to improve cardiac care in Lethbridge and Medicine Hat are paying off. Three new donation commitments totalling $350,000 mean a fundraiser to establish the Southern Alberta Cardiac Centre of Excellence has reached about a third of its goal. Campaign manager Jordan Cleland said Wednesday about $10 million has [...] 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 »