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Build permits down but Holy Trinity makes up for dollar amount, and then some
By MEDICINE HAT NEWS on November 26th, 2025
newsdesk@medicinehatnews.com Residential building permits in Medicine Hat for the month of October are down compared to the same month in 2024. However, the total value of all buildings for which permits have been approved is still substantially higher than in 2024, helped by the approval of the Holy Trinity Academy school. Both the total number ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Police Briefs: Two arrested following armed home invasion
By MEDICINE HAT NEWS on November 26th, 2025
newsdesk@medicinehatnews.com Rebecca Mergaert, 30, and 33 year-year-old Campbell Calkins-Smeaton, both from Medicine Hat, are facing several charges following a home invasion Sunday. Medicine Hat police responded to a home in the northeast portion of the city after the two suspects allegedly entered the home, assaulted the occupant and attempted to steal property. During the incident, ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Stampede’s 2026 Night Shows unveiled in time for Christmas; Tom Cochrane and Johnny Reid
By ANNA SMITH Local Journalism Initiative on November 26th, 2025
asmith@medicinehatnews.com The Medicine Hat Exhibition & Stampede announced the Night Shows for summer 2026 on Tuesday, planning a pair of star-studded evenings to remember. This year, tickets go on sale Dec. 1, both in packages and as individual purchases. MHES general manager Ron Edwards stressed that it was very important to him and the greater ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Renewing health cards won’t cost money, but failing to do so will cost coverage
By ZOE MASON on November 26th, 2025
zmason@medicinehatnews.com The UCP government is proposing a set of changes to the Alberta health card under Bill 11, sweeping health-care legislation tabled Monday. Amendments to the Health Insurance Premiums Act will add a new requirement for Alberta residents to regularly renew their health card in order to remain eligible to receive insured services from the ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!School support staff collecting PJs for women’s shelter
By MEDICINE HAT NEWS on November 26th, 2025
newsdesk@medicinehatnews.com Members of CUPE Local 829 who represent educational support staff for the Medicine Hat Public School Division are collecting new pyjamas for families seeking the services of the Medicine Hat Women’s Shelter Society Phoenix Safe House this Holiday Season. The Bring a Child a Smile Campaign runs from Dec. 1-19 and is asking anyone ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Winter storm makes for slick, dangerous roads
By ANNA SMITH Local Journalism Initiative on November 25th, 2025
asmith@medicinehatnews.com With some places in southeastern Alberta seeing as many as 20 centimetres of snow, residents are warned that winter may be here to stay. The City of Medicine Hat itself saw nearly 15 centimetres of snow, said meteorologist Alysa Pederson with Environment and Climate Change Canada. After having enjoyed an unseasonably warm autumn, current ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!MLA, minister say acute care plan means more surgeries
By ZOE MASON on November 25th, 2025
zmason@medicinehatnews.com On Nov. 14, the Alberta government announced a new Acute Care Action Plan as part of its overhaul of the province’s health care system. Cypress-Medicine Hat MLA and Parliamentary Secretary for Rural Health South Justin Wright outlined the plan’s six priorities in a column in the News last week. “With 1,000 new hospital beds, ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Bill 11 allows doctors to toggle between public, private pay for surgeries
By ZOE MASON on November 25th, 2025
zmason@medicinehatnews.com The Alberta government tabled Bill 11, or the Health Statutes Amendment Act, on Monday. The legislation includes a sweeping set of changes to the province’s health-care system, including the implementation of a dual practice model outlined in draft legislation leaked to the Globe & Mail last week. The amendment would enable physicians to participate ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Report shows food insecurity in Alberta high and rising
By MEDICINE HAT NEWS on November 25th, 2025
newsdesk@medicinehatnews.com According to a report released last week by a food analytics lab at Dalhousie University, Alberta ranks troublingly high in a number of metrics about food insecurity. The Food Sentiment Index, a biannual report released by the Agri-Food Analytics Lab, highlights data based on how Canadians feel about food affordability alongside hard metrics on ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Rally outside MLA office opposes several policies
By ANNA SMITH Local Journalism Initiative on November 25th, 2025
asmith@medicinehatnews.com More than 50 Medicine Hat residents gathered outside of Cypress-Medicine Hat MLA Justin Wright’s office on Saturday in protest of multiple recent provincial policy decisions. “We’re protesting a provincial government that is ignoring what its citizens want,” said community member Ashley Large. “We’re protesting a provincial government that is using the most draconian legislation ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Assist in the search for South Saskatchewan waterfowl with MHIP’s Watershed Wednesdays
By Medicine Hat News on November 25th, 2025
The first part in its “Watershed Wednesdays” series, the Medicine Hat Interpretive Program is inviting residents out to assist in the search for waterfowl. Dec. 3’s walk “will focus on the presence of waterfowl as an important indicator of ecosystem health,” said park interpreter Erika Derman. “With the variety of waterfowl that can be found ... Read More »
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