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Parks and rec staff prepping for new trees next year
By MEDICINE HAT NEWS on November 15th, 2025
newsdesk@medicinehatnews.com Parks and recreation crews have been busy proactively preparing for next spring’s tree planting by digging holes for saplings before the cold weather settles in. Crews have been preparing holes for new trees in 10 parks across the city, including Southridge Crescent Park SW. The proactive work will help save time and effort next ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!MHMT presenting Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer
By ANNA SMITH Local Journalism Initiative on November 15th, 2025
asmith@medicinehatnews.com Medicine Hat Musical Theatre is making a rare foray into family programming with the holiday classic, Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer. The hour-long production follows the script and story of the iconic 1964 TV special, bringing the story to the stage in a way that is suitable and accessible for viewers of all ages, including ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Santa Claus Fund’s Holiday Season gauntlet begins
By MEDICINE HAT NEWS on November 15th, 2025
newsdesk@medicinehatnews.com The Medicine Hat News Santa Claus Fund is kicking off its 39th year, with all sorts of festive fun planned to raise money for local families this Holiday Season. The Santa Claus Fund raises money each year to provide toys and meals to low-income families in the community. Each child receives two gifts, a ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!TSB will not send investigators following small aircraft crash
By MEDICINE HAT NEWS on November 15th, 2025
newsdesk@medicinehatnews.com The Transportation Safety Board of Canada has told the News they are currently collecting information after a small private aircraft landed short of the Medicine Hat Regional Airport’s runway on Wednesday afternoon, however investigators will not be dispatched to the city. “The TBS is aware of the accident. There were no reported injuries. We ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Premier, ministers unveil Acute Care Action Plan in Calgary; respond to questions about Alberta health
By MEDICINE HAT NEWS on November 15th, 2025
newsdesk@medicinehatnews.com Premier Danielle Smith and three of four provincial health ministers announced the province’s new Acute Care Action Plan at a press conference in Calgary on Friday. Smith and Matt Jones, minister of hospital and surgical services, led the conference with an overview of objectives outlined in the new plan. Minister of Assisted Living and ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Six-part series at Police Point will take kids aged 6-12 on a watershed adventure
By Medicine Hat News on November 15th, 2025
Medicine Hat’s youth are invited to the start of a new series with the Medicine Hat Interpretive Program, Watershed Explorers. The first offering in this series, “Discovering Our Watershed,” will take place Nov. 23, starting at 2 p.m. Aimed at children aged 6-12, the series will cover a different aspect of the watershed every first ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Brimming agenda planned Monday; council to hold public meetings at new times
By MEDICINE HAT NEWS on November 15th, 2025
newsdesk@medicinehatnews.com Following municipal budget and energy production and distribution meetings held Monday evening, city councillors are getting ready to ‘dive into the deep end’ and consider several items on its agenda at the new time of 4 p.m. for public meetings in council chambers. After receiving a consent agenda for informational purposes, Natasha Carvalho, executive ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Unseasonably warm: Not quite a record, but very, very close
By MEDICINE HAT NEWS on November 14th, 2025
newsdesk@medicinehatnews.com Thursday in Medicine Hat will go down as one of the warmest Nov. 13s on record. At a high of 20.9 degrees Celsius, the city was just 0.2 degrees short of the all-time record of 21.1 degrees, on Nov. 13, 1934, according to data from Environment and Climate Change Canada. It was the warmest ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Repeat offender faces several new charges
By MEDICINE HAT NEWS on November 14th, 2025
newsdesk@medicinehatnews.com Youl Bol, 26, of Brooks, who is a known repeat offender and is currently on conditions that include serving jail time on weekends, was arrested last week for breaching his court conditions and resisting arrest. Mounties say Bol was seen in a suspicious vehicle in the early morning hours of Nov. 8 while conducting ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Shila Sharps gets candid about time on council
By ZOE MASON on November 14th, 2025
zmason@medicinehatnews.com Shila Sharps initially ran for council because she was a downtown business owner looking for more input on the decisions affecting the city’s core. Over the years of operating her business downtown, Sharps says she saw the bodies making decisions about things like construction and parking, and the downtown business-funded City Centre Development Agency ... Read More »
1 responseMedicine Hat tops Alberta’s most affordable community list
By MEDICINE HAT NEWS on November 14th, 2025
newsdesk@medicinehatnews.com The Alberta Living Wage Network has calculated workers in Medicine Hat need to earn at least $18.15 per hour to cover basic expenses, the lowest living wage reported in 2025 among 21 Alberta municipalities. Since 2022, Medicine Hat has ranked among the most affordable communities to live in the province, with its living wage ... Read More »
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