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Province earmarks $200M for seniors’ affordable housing
By MEDICINE HAT NEWS on March 13th, 2026
newsdesk@medicinehatnews.com The Ministry of Assisted Living and Social Services announced Thursday a new investment in affordable living for Alberta’s seniors. Under the Seniors Lodge Modernization Program, the provincial government is committing a total of more than $200 million over the next three years to support 1,000 units for seniors across the province. “The seniors lodge ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Health workers receive palliative care education through program held at St. Joseph’s Home
By ANNA SMITH Local Journalism Initiative on March 13th, 2026
asmith@medicinehatnews.com In the basement of St. Joseph’s Home, health-care workers from across the city took the time Thursday to learn to better care for and advocate for those facing some of the most difficult diagnoses of their lives. Pallilearn is a program led by Palliative Care South Australia and adapted locally by the Covenant Health ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Show Review: St. Mary’s junior performance of Spongebob Squarepants: The Musical perfectly encapsulates the essence of Bikini Bottom
By ANNA SMITH Local Journalism Initiative on March 13th, 2026
asmith@medicinehatnews.com Students from St. Mary’s School brought many a Hatter’s beloved childhood characters to life with their rendition of Spongebob Squarepants: The Musical. While the characters are well captured both in personality and in incredibly clever costuming choices – like the extra pair of “legs” complete with sneakers that make up Squidward’s distinct silhouette, or ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Minister defends introduction of ADAP to Alberta disability benefit framework
By ZOE MASON on March 13th, 2026
zmason@medicinehatnews.com At an unrelated press conference Thursday, Minister of Assisted Living and Social Services Jason Nixon responded to concerns aboutorthcoming changes to the province’s disability benefit framework. Despite pushback from advocacy groups and critics, and requests by several municipal governments to pause the implementation of the changes, Nixon stands by Alberta’s disability income support services. ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Catholic school staff spend PD day giving back to community
By MEDICINE HAT NEWS on March 13th, 2026
newsdesk@medicinehatnews.com During a recent professional development day teachers and staff of the Medicine Hat Catholic Board of Education rolled up their sleeves to give back to the community. Several staff members spent the day on Mar. 6 preparing meals for the St. Barnabas Church’s Feed the Hungry program, the Medicine Hat Women’s Shelter Society and ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!City launches new transit app
By MEDICINE HAT NEWS on March 13th, 2026
newsdesk@medicinehatnews.com The City of Medicine Hat launched an app Thursday to help residents plan trips on city transit. The MHTapp combines Medicine Hat Transit’s regular and on-demand transit services into an all-in-one travel hub. “Medicine Hat Transit is committed to providing quality tools which support reliability and value for our riders in everything we do,” ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Trio of students awarded scholarships to fund Peru trip
By MEDICINE HAT NEWS on March 13th, 2026
newsdesk@medicinehatnews.com Three students studying at Medicine Hat College recently had the opportunity to travel to Lima, Peru for four days on a scholarship to gain insights into how business culture differs from North and South America. During the Feb. 16-20 reading week, Tara Holland, Barrett Long and Janine Zuniga utilized a $3,500 scholarship from University ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!NDP’s Renaud, Tory leader Guthrie newest MLAs to face recall petitions
By MEDICINE HAT NEWS on March 13th, 2026
newsdesk@medicinehatnews.com Two more recall petitions were issued Thursday, targeting opposition MLAs. NDP MLA Marie Renaud is facing a recall petition in her riding of St. Albert, where proponents would need to gather 15,502 signatures to advance her petition. In her application statement, proponent Lilo Forsyth cites Renaud’s support for Bill 24, An Act to Support ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!City receiving high number of property assessment inquiries
By BRENDAN MILLER on March 13th, 2026
bmiller@medicinehatnews.com City staff and councillors say they are receiving more feedback and questions from residents surrounding increases on their 2026 property tax assessment, mailed out at the end of February. Finance director Lola Barta told members of the Corporate Services Committee the average residential home in Medicine Hat increased $25,000 in market evaluation as of ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!2026 Medicine Hat Rotary Music Festival results
By MEDICINE HAT NEWS on March 13th, 2026
newsdesk@medicinehatnews.com MONDAY, MARCH 9 TO WEDNESDAY MARCH 11 (13YRS & UNDER ARE NON-COMPETITIVE) SPEECH – Stand-Alone Monologue Solo-15yrs&under – Tanya Acharya – Stand-Alone Monologue Solo-17yrs&under – Jeeya Gupta – Duologue-17yrs&under – Tanya Acharya and Miranda Dube-Vega – Canadian Poetry Solo-15yrs&under – Emily Toews – Canadian Poetry Solo-17yrs & under – Angelina Poddar, Jeeya Gupta – ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Elections Alberta calls for more civility from all regarding ongoing petitions
By medicinehatnews on March 12th, 2026
Elections Alberta released a statement addressing observed misinformation on the recall and citizen initiative petition processes. It says significant misinformation has been observed in the period since the first citizen initiative petition was approved on June 30, 2025. “Over the same period, Elections Alberta has received canvasser harassment reports from nearly every recall and citizen ... Read More »
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