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Popular Halloween-themed nature walks promise a frightening but fun experience
By ANNA SMITH Local Journalism Initiative on October 18th, 2025
asmith@medicinehatnews.com The Medicine Hat Interpretive Program is still looking for participants, or perhaps victims, for a haunted storytelling experience, Forest of Fear. After last year’s event saw immense success, park interpreter Rhys Mah Poy says they are thrilled to be back for yet another year with this major fundraiser. Mah Poy assured those who attended ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!News election night coverage live online, as it happens
By MEDICINE HAT NEWS on October 18th, 2025
newsdesk@medicinehatnews.com Saturday’s paper marked the last issue before election day, and the News has you covered as you wait for results. The News will be publishing hourly updates online starting at 10 p.m. Monday and continuing until 2 a.m. Live up-to-date coverage from the News will begin again first thing Tuesday morning and continue until ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Lukaszuk ‘cautiously optimistic’ Forever Canadian petition will reach goal
By ANNA SMITH Local Journalism Initiative on October 18th, 2025
asmith@medicinehatnews.com In the home stretch of signature collection, petition originator and former deputy premier Thomas Lukaszuk stopped to rally with volunteers in Medicine Hat. Lukaszuk has spent the past month on the road, visiting different centres to help collect signatures for the Forever Canadian petition and to rally morale for those who have been hard ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Royal Tyrell celebrating 40th anniversary with big discoveries
By MEDICINE HAT NEWS on October 17th, 2025
newsdesk@medicinehatnews.com Over the past 40 years the Royal Tyrrell Museum has been at the forefront of palaeontological exploration, and beginning Saturday visitors will be able to travel back in time to the museum’s opening era with a silent dino-disco dance to celebrate the anniversary. Located in Alberta’s Badlands, the Royal Tyrrell Museum houses one of ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Local March for Education draws public support during ongoing strike
By BRENDAN MILLER on October 17th, 2025
bmiller@medicinehatnews.com More than 300 local educators, parents and supporters took to the streets Wednesday to participate in the March for Education, highlighting their demands, wearing red shirts and holding signs in front of Premier Danielle Smith’s constituency office, standing up for public education. The March for Education kicked off at the Medicine Hat Arena as ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Mayoral candidates share thoughts on fighting stagnation, stimulating business
By ZOE MASON on October 17th, 2025
zmason@medicinehatnews.com Over the past decade, growth in Medicine Hat has stagnated relative to other parts of the province. The city experienced a 35 percent increase in the population’s proportion of seniors and a minor decrease in the population’s proportion of working-age adults in the period 2011-2021. Residents want their next government to address these troubling ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Lukaszuk in town today in final push on Forever Canadian petition
By Medicine Hat News on October 17th, 2025
The Unity Bus will be in Medicine Hat for the first time today, an opening to the final week of the Forever Canadian petition. Former deputy premier Thomas Lukaszuk, who started the non-partisan petition to encourage Albertans to take a stand for the province’s place as a part of Canada, will be visiting Medicine Hat ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Premier Smith directs minister to develop roadmap for nuclear power in the province; public consultation period ends Oct. 25
By ZOE MASON on October 17th, 2025
zmason@medicinehatnews.com Premier Danielle Smith tasked Affordability and Utilities Minister Nathan Neudorf with the development of a roadmap and regulatory framework for nuclear power in the province in a new mandate letter issued Thursday. Smith directed Neudorf, the minister leading the province’s exploration into nuclear power, to create guidelines based on ongoing public and stakeholder engagement. ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Federal government announces new funding for youth mental health organization Kickstand
By MEDICINE HAT NEWS on October 17th, 2025
newsdesk@medicinehatnews.com The federal government announced a new investment of $10 million over four years to support the not-for-profit youth organization Kickstand. The new funding adds to the $15 million investment from the provincial government over the course of three years through 2026. “Kickstand’s youth-centred approach helps young Albertans get fast, accessible support for mental health ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!City formalizes policy on postponed Transportation Master Plan
By MEDICINE HAT NEWS on October 17th, 2025
newsdesk@medicinehatnews.com After receiving multiple concerns raised from the public about the implementation of a new Transportation Master Plan, particularly around design decisions and stakeholder involvement, city staff have initiated work aimed to improve transparency, consistency and accountability on how major transportation projects are developed and delivered in Medicine Hat. During a final city committee meeting ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Show Review: MHMT cast’s full commitment properly brings Rocky Horror to life
By ANNA SMITH Local Journalism Initiative on October 17th, 2025
asmith@medicinehatnews.com The Rocky Horror Show is a difficult performance to pull off. The script itself leans hard into its own sense of absurdity and camp, often pushing actors to the limits of their capability. If a performer hesitates at all in the name of preserving their own dignity, the act falls short, making them look ... Read More »
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