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Regional unemployment still highest in Alberta in January
By MEDICINE HAT NEWS on February 7th, 2026
newsdesk@medicinehatnews.com The latest numbers released by Statistics Canada on Friday show Alberta exceeding the national average on several key labour market indicators, although unemployment remains highest in the Lethbridge-Medicine Hat region. The Lethbridge-Medicine Hat region continued to post the province’s highest seasonally unadjusted three-month average unemployment rate, which was just under 7 per cent in ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Alberta RCMP offer prevention tips after nearly 3,900 business B&Es in 2025
By Medicine Hat News on February 7th, 2026
With 3,858 business break-and-enters across Alberta RCMP jurisdiction throughout 2025, Mounties are sharing some tips to keep the number of incidents trending downward. Possible ways for business owners to make their property less attractive to potential thieves include installing and consistently activating an alarm system, good quality cameras that provide full coverage of the space ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Saamis Solar vetted heavily, energy official says
By ZOE MASON on February 6th, 2026
zmason@medicinehatnews.com While there’s always some risk involved in an investment as large as Saamis Solar, the city’s top energy official says the project has been meticulously planned to shelter against risk. On Monday, city council voted unanimously to approve $131.5 million for a 75 MW phase of the solar farm. The council decision was a ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!City announces pickup date for new downtown parking passes
By MEDICINE HAT NEWS on February 6th, 2026
newsdesk@medicinehatnews.com Residents living within two time-restricted parking zones downtown will be able to pick up new parking permits Feb. 16. The city announced the pickup date Thursday, saying current permits are set to expire at the end of February. The two designated residential areas downtown requiring passes include a section on Fifth Street SE between ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!City seeks applications to sit on Indigenous Advisory Circle
By MEDICINE HAT NEWS on February 6th, 2026
newsdesk@medicinehatnews.com Medicine Hat is encouraging residents who identify as First Nations, Métis or Inuit to submit by the end of the month an expression of interest to be part of an Indigenous Advisory Circle. The advisory circle is being established to provide guidance, advice and lived-experience perspectives between the city and Indigenous Peoples and make ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Second day of record-high temps recorded in the Hat
By MEDICINE HAT NEWS on February 6th, 2026
newsdesk@medicinehatnews.com For the second day in a row Medicine Hat hit a temperature record as unseasonable warm conditions continued Thursday, reaching 15.7C at 3 p.m. According to government weather records, the previous high temperature record of 12.2C was set in 1991. Last year at this time weather conditions in the Hat were much different. The ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Episode of hit Korean Netflix rom-com filmed in Alberta
By MEDICINE HAT NEWS on February 6th, 2026
newsdesk@medicinehatnews.com In the fall of 2024 characters and crew members of a TV series “Can This Love be Translated?” flew into Alberta for two weeks to film in a variety of locations, including Drumheller’s Badlands. The fourth, fifth and sixth episodes of the globally streamed romantic comedy, which premiered Jan. 16 on Netflix, showcase several ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!City energy division facing bleak profit outlook
By MEDICINE HAT NEWS on February 6th, 2026
newsdesk@medicinehatnews.com In a short meeting of the energy, land and environment committee Thursday afternoon, city staff shared a bleak outlook on the future of power prices. The city’s energy director Travis Tuchscherer gave a brief market update for power prices at Thursday’s meeting. He described a “very slow start to the year” in terms of ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Unlimited parental access to health record expanded to at least 16 years old
By ZOE MASON on February 6th, 2026
zmason@medicinehatnews.com A Monday update to the MyHealth Alberta webpage outlines the process by which parents can now obtain their child’s personal health records until at least the age of 16. After that, youth can choose to limit access to their personal health information, but otherwise default parental access continues until the child reaches 18. Prior ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Barricaded man faces charges following standoff in Brooks
By MEDICINE HAT NEWS on February 6th, 2026
newsdesk@medicinehatnews.com Kevin Ramsdale, 38, faces several charges, including intent to cause an explosion, following a lengthy standoff with Brooks RCMP officers Wednesday at a home on Ingram Park Drive. Members of the Alberta RCMP Emergency Response Team, Police Dog Services and the Crisis Negotiation Team were deployed to assist officers in Brooks who responded to ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Multi-award nominated band to close out Blues at the Bow season
By MEDICINE HAT NEWS on February 5th, 2026
newsdesk@medicinehatnews.com A Juno-nominated performer is closing down the 32nd season of the Blues at the Bow concert series in Bow Island at the end of the month. Samantha Martin and Delta Sugar will headline the final show of the season at the Bow Theatre on Feb. 28. For more than 30 years, Blues at the ... Read More »
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