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bmiller@medicinehatnews.com Following two public presentations Monday night, city councillors voted unanimously to adopt changes to the electric and gas utility bylaws that will see a small increase to bills in 2026. Changes to the 2026 budget will affect customers differently by class, however the average residential monthly electric bill will experience a year-over-year increase of [...] Read More »

newsdesk@medicinehatnews.com Two men have been charged with numerous weapons-related offences following an arrest in the area of Dunmore Road and 21st Street SE on Friday. Medicine Hat police responded to a report of a suspicious vehicle with a male sleeping behind the steering wheel on Friday. Officers found 58-year-old Clinton Mayer behind the wheel, 62-year-old [...] Read More »

newsdesk@medicinehatnews.com Nathan Canfield, 40, has been charged with several offences after allegedly releasing a significant amount of bear spray in the front entryway to a residence in the 2000 block of Southview Drive on Friday. Police responded to multiple individuals being assaulted with bear spray and determined Canfield discharged the Oleoresin Capsicum, also called bear [...] Read More »

newsdesk@medicinehatnews.com Childcare will remain at a $15-a-day rate after the province and federal government announced it signed a one-year extension to the funding model, which was set to expire in March. The announcement of the extended deal came Friday afternoon and will keep parent fees at $15 per day or less beyond March 31, 2026. [...] Read More »

zmason@medicinehatnews.com Monday marked 10 years since the Truth and Reconciliation Commission released its final report on Canada’s residential school system. The report also contained 94 calls to action to redress the legacy of colonialism in the country. Andrew Spotted Bull of the Miywasin Friendship Centre says the milestone is worth celebrating, but there is still [...] Read More »

OTTAWA — A Liberal MP says she was shoved multiple times by Israeli border officials as her delegation was denied entry to the West Bank Tuesday morning. Ontario MP Iqra Khalid says she was pushed after trying to check on a member of the roughly 30-person delegation who was pulled aside for additional questioning after [...] Read More »

HALIFAX — New Brunswick has become the first province to sign an agreement with the federal government to create a joint environmental assessment process for major projects. Premier Susan Holt made the announcement alongside federal Intergovernmental Affairs Minister Dominic LeBlanc. Holt says the two governments have agreed to remove duplication in a simplified environmental review [...] Read More »

OTTAWA — The federal government is rejecting a call from a working group to measure productivity across Canada’s public sector, arguing that doing so would not “readily align” with its priorities. A working group tasked with measuring productivity in the federal public service recommends in a recent report that Statistics Canada explore, test and report [...] Read More »

ABBOTSFORD — The lawyer for a senior British Columbia RCMP officer says his client intends to plead not guilty to assault charges laid after an alleged off-duty altercation in Abbotsford in July. RCMP Assistant Commissioner David Teboul was charged in September with two counts of assault and one count of assault causing bodily harm by [...] Read More »

VANCOUVER — An environmental charity says it has reached an agreement with the federal and British Columbia governments as well as other private and public sector partners to conserve 45,000 hectares of timberland in the province. The Nature Conservancy of Canada says it is among the country’s largest private land conservation projects to date, and [...] 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 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 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 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 »