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Province launching new regulated market for online gambling
By MEDICINE HAT NEWS on January 15th, 2026
newsdesk@medicinehatnews.com Later this year the province plans to launch a new regulated market for online gambling, a form of gambling which occurs largely unregulated. Under the new regulated market online casinos and gaming providers will be required to ensure advertising does not target minors, and that financial and time-based limitation tools are available for gamblers. ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Local childcare centre issued probationary licence for non-compliance with provincial standards
By MEDICINE HAT NEWS on January 15th, 2026
newsdesk@medicinehatnews.com A Medicine Hat childcare program has been issued a probationary licence by the province. The Family YMCA John Millar Child Development Centre located at 1721 21st St. SE was put on a probationary licence due to non-compliance with provincial standards, including inadequate supervision. Education and Childcare issued the licence Wednesday. It will expire April ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Recall organizer says community has appetite for change
By ANNA SMITH Local Journalism Initiative on January 15th, 2026
asmith@medicinehatnews.com The movement to recall Cypress-Medicine Hat MLA Justin Wright has been met with strong support, but more canvassers will be needed to meet the goal. Since Dec. 15, petition applicant Holly Turnbull has been hard at work to collect the 13,150 signatures required to meet the requirements of a successful petition under the province’s ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Local RV business named to industry top-50 list in magazine
By Medicine Hat News on January 15th, 2026
Four Seasons has been recognized as one of RVBusiness Magazine’s Top 50 RV dealers in North America. The program honours dealerships that demonstrate excellence in business practices, customer service, employee training, marketing, service operations and community involvement, and signifies that a dealership is considered among the very best in the industry. The company was recognized ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Medicine Hat College graduates reminded to register for convocation
By MEDICINE HAT NEWS on January 15th, 2026
newsdesk@medicinehatnews.com Students graduating from their programming at Medicine Hat College have until March 16 to register to attend the upcoming convocation ceremony. MHC began accepting applications online Wednesday for the ceremony planned to take place at Co-op Place in June. Students not planning on attending the ceremony still need to apply to graduate to receive ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!It’s Old News: Nowhere left to sit: 3-day fire levels furniture store
By MEDICINE HAT NEWS on January 15th, 2026
Where there was smoke, there was a fire that roared for three days in Medicine Hat. The Moore’s Furniture store, a building on the 500 block of Second Street SE, was worth $200,000-300,000 and stocked with approximately $200,000 worth of furniture before burning to the ground after a sudden blaze broke out Friday, Jan. 15, ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Hatters greeted with record highs this week
By MEDICINE HAT NEWS on January 15th, 2026
newsdesk@medicinehatnews.com A high-pressure system covering most of the province has ushered in a week of unseasonably warm weather in Alberta. Wednesday marked the third day of record high temperatures for parts of the province. In Medicine Hat, both Tuesday and Wednesday represented record highs. Tuesday’s daytime high of 12.2C surpassed the previous record of 10.7C, ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Long-term sex offender to appear before court in March
By MEDICINE HAT NEWS on January 15th, 2026
newsdesk@medicinehatnews.com Austin Palmer, a long-term offender, will next sit in court March 6 as he awaits sentencing for his second sexual offence in six years involving minors. Last January, Palmer, then 25, pled guilty to one count of having sexual contact with a child – one of three charges laid by Medicine Hat police in ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Crescent Heights Grade 7 open house set for next week
By MEDICINE HAT NEWS on January 15th, 2026
newsdesk@medicinehatnews.com Next Wednesday, Crescent Heights High School will open its doors to welcome new Grade 7 students planning to attend in the fall. Two open houses are planned for upcoming Grade 7 students from feeder schools Jan. 21, welcoming new students to the school and providing information on programs, which will be offered to students. ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Veiner Centre CEO reflect on 50th anniversary in online video
By MEDICINE HAT NEWS on January 15th, 2026
newsdesk@medicinehatnews.com Larry Mathieson, president and CEO of Unison, which operates the Veiner Centre, shared the vital role of its volunteers in a new video posted online. Mathieson said the success of the Veiner Centre’s Meals on Wheels and Veiner Vintage Transportation programs comes from its volunteer cooks who prepare meals, and drivers who are vital ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!242 doctors sign op-ed urging action on ‘system-wide crisis’
By ZOE MASON on January 15th, 2026
zmason@medicinehatnews.com Hundreds of doctors across the province have signed support for an opinion piece written by two Edmonton-based emergency physicians pleading for system leaders to restore integration and co-ordination across the health-care system. Dr. Warren Thirsk and Dr. Greg Hrynchyshyn described a “system-wide crisis” in the op-ed published by the Edmonton Journal last week. The ... Read More »
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