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Man sent to hospital after struck by vehicle in Brooks
By MEDICINE HAT NEWS on March 4th, 2026
newsdesk@medicinehatnews.com A man was sent to hospital with minor injuries after he was struck while attempting to cross the street by a vehicle in Brooks last Saturday evening. Brooks RCMP responded to a report of a vehicle-pedestrian collision at the intersection of Second Avenue W. and Centre Street at approximately 8 p.m. on Feb. 28. ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Fourteen recall petitions up, fourteen recall petitions down
By medicinehatnews on March 4th, 2026
Another recall petition has failed, with two more being deemed invalid. Elections Alberta has completed petition verification for the petition to recall Jason Stephan, MLA for Red Deer-South. It says after conducting the preliminary count, it was confirmed there were insufficient signatures to meet the required threshold, and the verification count ended. A total of ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Pembina donates LEGO STEM kits to local schools
By MEDICINE HAT NEWS on March 4th, 2026
newsdesk@medicinehatnews.com Pembina Pipeline recently donated a truck load of STEM kits, which include LEGO, to the Medicine Hat Public School Division. Last week the school division received several hands-on LEGO SPIKE kits, which include lego pieces designed for students that include programmable hardware, motors, sensors and colourful building elements. The kits are designed to promote ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Library accepting donations now as annual Spring Book Sale draws near
By medicinehatnews on March 4th, 2026
Hatters can welcome in the spring with some new books, as the Medicine Hat Public Library kicks off the season with its popular Spring Book Sale. “The March book sale will be bigger and better than ever,” says Sue Masterman of the Friends of the Medicine Hat Public Library. “Be sure to come to the ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!City’s default natural gas rate drops again
By MEDICINE HAT NEWS on March 4th, 2026
newsdesk@medicinehatnews.com The local natural gas default rate continues to fall in 2026. On Tuesday, the City of Medicine Hat set its March natural gas rate at $1.641 per gigajoule, down more than 60 cents from from January’s rate of $2.277. The January rate represented a similar drop from the month before, after December recorded the ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Council approves funding for downtown safety grants
By BRENDAN MILLER on March 4th, 2026
bmiller@medicinehatnews.com Property and business owners downtown can now apply for new funding made available by the city to purchase property improvements that enhance safety and crime prevention measures. City councillors unanimously approved a total of $70,000 available in 2026 to provide downtown properties a 50 per cent matching grant from between $250 to $5,000 for ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!MHC receives $2M toward wellness centre
By MEDICINE HAT NEWS on March 4th, 2026
newsdesk@medicinehatnews.com Medicine Hat College will receive $2 million to plan and design a proposed Centre of Community Wellness for the province in the 2026 Budget. According to the college the proposed Centre for Community Wellness will provide wellness services on campus, which are currently delivered from trailers, isolated rooms and off-site locations, and aligns with ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Smith, Wright talk rural education with PRPS officials
By Medicine Hat News on March 4th, 2026
The Prairie Rose Public Schools board of trustees met with local MLAs on Tuesday to discuss challenges and opportunities presented for rural education. Trustees sat down with Premier and Brooks-Medicine Hat MLA Danielle Smith and Cypress-Medicine Hat MLA Justin Wright to cover the division’s continued growth and highlight how provincial decisions are supporting students and ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Attacks in Iran spike oil prices, which means higher gasoline prices coming
By ZOE MASON on March 4th, 2026
zmason@medicinehatnews.com Albertans can expect to feel the impact of the U.S.-Israeli strikes on Iran in the price of oil and gas this week. But high prices could also provide a buffer for a provincial budget projecting a massive deficit for the 2026-27 year. Since strikes on Iran commenced Feb. 28, the price of oil has ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Provincial hospital investment includes more ICU beds in the Hat
By medicinehatnews on March 3rd, 2026
Alberta’s Government has promised to create a projected 18 additional intensive care beds at Medicine Hat Regional Hospital as part of Budget 2026. This funding is part of a larger investment in the South zone, which would, if passed, mean a $59-million, three-year commitment to help “advance cardiac care in Lethbridge with a new catheterization ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!MHFS announces new programming for March
By ANNA SMITH Local Journalism Initiative on March 3rd, 2026
asmith@medicinehatnews.com Looking into March, Medicine Hat Family Service is launching new opportunities for wellness alongside the reliable classics. Brand new to programming is the upcoming Understanding Estrangement, which will be hosted at the MHFS office on Mar. 6 and 20. The program, says recovery college co-ordinator Angela Dunn, aims to take an unbiased approach to ... Read More »
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