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Workforce shortages made worse by poor workforce planning, health professionals say
By ZOE MASON on December 9th, 2025
zmason@medicinehatnews.com Throughout the province’s health-care refocusing, stakeholders have continued to raise alarms about a lack of co-ordinated workforce planning. Amid all the changes currently affecting the province’s health-care delivery, it is difficult to discern where responsibility for ensuring that staffing needs are met across the province lies. In an interview with the News last month, ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!MH Duplicate Bridge results for October 2025
By MEDICINE HAT NEWS on December 9th, 2025
newsdesk@medicinehatnews.com Friday, Oct. 3 Howell Movement 1. Maggie Burrows – Eleanor Grona 2. Pat Hannay – Vonda Reddekop 3. Lorena Kelly – Betty Biffard Tuesday, Oct. 7 Howell Movement 1. Mona Girling – Charlotte Jobb 2. Betty Biffard – Joan Mayer 3. Lynn Fowlie – Munden Coates Friday, Oct. 10 North/South 1. Cliff Bryanton – ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Banff Film festival returns to Medicine Hat in January
By ANNA SMITH Local Journalism Initiative on December 6th, 2025
asmith@medicinehatnews.com The Banff Centre Mountain Film Festival World Tour is returning to Medicine Hat next year and tickets are available. In partnership with Esplanade Arts & Heritage Centre and sponsored by Cancarb, the Medicine Hat Public Library will once again present the festival, which will feature unique adventure film screenings held at the Esplanade from ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Nominations still open for Cypress farm family
By ANNA SMITH Local Journalism Initiative on December 6th, 2025
asmith@medicinehatnews.com Cypress County is still taking nominations for Farm Family of the year through to Dec. 12. The BMO Bank of Montreal Farm Family Awards are given annually to southern Alberta farm families that the community feels best represent the value of family farms both within rural communities and on a grander stage, both in ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!AHS cancels procurement of Lethbridge chartered surgical facility
By ZOE MASON on December 6th, 2025
zmason@medicinehatnews.com The UCP government has cancelled the procurement of two chartered surgical facilities this week, including the one planned for Lethbridge. The news of the cancellations was unveiled during question period in Tuesday afternoon’s legislative session. Minister of Hospital and Surgical Services Matt Jones informed legislature of the cancellations in response to a question about ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Four new MLA recall petitions approved by Elections Alberta
By ANNA SMITH Local Journalism Initiative on December 6th, 2025
asmith@medicinehatnews.com Four new recall petitions have been approved to begin collecting signatures by Alberta’s chief electoral officer Gordon McClure. Applications were found to meet the requirements of section 3(1) of the Recall Act for Calgary-Beddington MLA Amanda Chapman, Calgary-East MLA Peter Singh, Calgary-Peigan MLA Tanya Fir and Red Deer-North MLA Adriana LaGrange. Notably, Fir also ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Alberta’s Bill 14 grants Justice Minister wide-ranging new powers
By ZOE MASON on December 6th, 2025
zmason@medicinehatnews.com Justice Minister Mickey Amery introduced Bill 14 on Thursday. The Justice Statutes Amendment Act includes a wide ranging set of changes to legislation that the province says will protect elections integrity. Amendments included in the bill outline the transfer of authority over citizen initiative petitions from the chief electoral officer to the Minister of ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Local agencies take part in evacuation response exercise
By MEDICINE HAT NEWS on December 6th, 2025
newsdesk@medicinehatnews.com Several local agencies took part in an evacuation response exercise at Medicine Hat College this week. The exercise, which simulated the arrival of evacuees from a northern First Nations community who had been displaced by a wildfire, was held on Tuesday at Medicine Hat College. The day’s drill involved city staff, MHC staff and ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Alberta jobs trend upwards for third straight month; regional unemployment stays higher than provincial average
By MEDICINE HAT NEWS on December 6th, 2025
newsdesk@medicinehatnews.com According to Stats Canada’s latest employment numbers, Alberta is faring the best among Canadian provinces in terms of job growth. Unemployment in the province dropped to its lowest rate since March 2024 at 6.5 per cent, a significant improvement from October’s rate of 7.8 per cent. Employment in Alberta grew by 28,700 jobs in ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Pound services re-opened after parvovirus risk
By ANNA SMITH Local Journalism Initiative on December 6th, 2025
asmith@medicinehatnews.com Medicine Hat’s Animal Pound Services are once again open after closing due to confirmation of feline parvovirus. The facility was placed in a 10-day isolation period after a weak-positive result was found on an admitted kitten. During this period, staff isolated and monitored any cats who may have been exposed to the kitten to ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Province kicks off public engagement on nuclear energy with webinars next week
By ZOE MASON on December 6th, 2025
zmason@medicinehatnews.com The province is moving ahead with its plans to explore nuclear energy, and it has scheduled several public engagement sessions in December and January to gauge public support. The Nuclear Energy Engagement and Advisory Panel is looking to gather feedback from people across the province, including the public, municipalities and industry. Virtual public information ... Read More »
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