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Winter storm makes for slick, dangerous roads
By ANNA SMITH Local Journalism Initiative on November 25th, 2025
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 »
Be the first to comment!MLA, minister say acute care plan means more surgeries
By ZOE MASON on November 25th, 2025
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 »
Be the first to comment!Bill 11 allows doctors to toggle between public, private pay for surgeries
By ZOE MASON on November 25th, 2025
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 »
Be the first to comment!Rally outside MLA office opposes several policies
By ANNA SMITH Local Journalism Initiative on November 25th, 2025
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 »
Be the first to comment!Report shows food insecurity in Alberta high and rising
By MEDICINE HAT NEWS on November 25th, 2025
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 »
Be the first to comment!Assist in the search for South Saskatchewan waterfowl with MHIP’s Watershed Wednesdays
By Medicine Hat News on November 25th, 2025
The first part in its “Watershed Wednesdays” series, the Medicine Hat Interpretive Program is inviting residents out to assist in the search for waterfowl. The walk “will focus on the presence of waterfowl as an important indicator of ecosystem health,” said park interpreter Erika Derman. “With the variety of waterfowl that can be found on ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Feline parvovirus in kitten shuts city pound to public
By ANNA SMITH Local Journalism Initiative on November 25th, 2025
asmith@medicinehatnews.com Animal Pound Facility services will be closed to the public for the next 10 days to reduce risk of transmission of illness. “A PCR test performed on an ill kitten resulted in a weak-positive confirmation of feline parvovirus/panleukopenia,” said manager of parks Orlando Whetter with the city’s parks and recreation department. Parvovirus is also ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Calls for police service drop throughout October
By MEDICINE HAT NEWS on November 22nd, 2025
newsdesk@medicinehatnews.com Throughout the month of October the Medicine Hat Police Service responded to 2,729 calls for service, down from 3,139 calls in September. Crime rates in October were down in nearly every category compared to September, as well as in numbers reporting property crime year over year. Police responded to 13 thefts from motor vehicles ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Lethbridge doctor says trans legislation will only do harm
By ZOE MASON on November 22nd, 2025
zmason@medicinehatnews.com Almost a year ago, Premier Danielle Smith told listeners on her call-in radio show that she was prepared to use the notwithstanding clause to override charter challenges to a suite of three bills affecting transgender youth. “Because I feel so strongly about protecting kids’ right to preserve their fertility until they’re adults, we would, ... Read More »
1 responseAwareMHAB plans protest outside local MLA office
By Medicine Hat News on November 22nd, 2025
A protest is planned Saturday outside Cypress-Medicine Hat MLA Justin Wright’s office in opposition of the government’s usage of the notwithstanding clause to force teachers back to work and then push through laws on transgender kids. A post circulating on Facebook originating from the group AwareMHAB states that organizers seek “100 people in Medicine Hat ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Another recall petition goes through, 90 days to collect signatures on Grande Prairie MLA
By Medicine Hat News on November 22nd, 2025
asmith@medicinehatnews.com A recall petition has been issued for Grande Prairie MLA Nolan Dyck. The petition was received by Alberta’s Chief Electoral Officer Gordon McClure and it has been determined to meet the requirements. The petition has been issued and the Notice of Recall Petition was published on Elections Alberta’s website. Submitted by applicant Casey Klein, ... Read More »
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