October 28th, 2025

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  • Business Growth Tradeshow on tonight at Cypress Centre

    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 »

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  • Bow Island Emergency Department reduces hours again due to staffing issues

    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 »

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  • Downtown crosswalk honours veterans, serves as reminder to community of their sacrifices

    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 »

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  • Cypress County’s newest councillor wants to do right by community

    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 »

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  • Election by the numbers; city reports 37% voter turnout

    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 »

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National News

Southern Alberta News

  • First resource fair a hit in Standoff

    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 »

    6 months ago
  • Police chief’s 2021 lunch subject of disciplinary hearing

    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 »

    6 months ago
  • Everything falling into place for first LFS gala to be a success

    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 »

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  • New Galt exhibit ‘Taking Action’ highlights values

    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 »

    6 months ago
  • Dory signs off after 35 years as voice of the community

    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 »

    6 months ago