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180-plus vendors on hand for Spring Home & Leisure Tradeshow
By ANNA SMITH Local Journalism Initiative on March 5th, 2026
asmith@medicinehatnews.com Starting Friday, Gas City residents can hit the annual Spring Home and Leisure Tradeshow, which promises to offer something for every Hatter. This year features more than 180 vendors, says chamber of commerce events manager Brad Tajiri. These vendors range from fencing and landscaping to vehicles, with just about everything in between. “We have ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Another $500M tacked onto education property tax
By ZOE MASON on March 5th, 2026
zmason@medicinehatnews.com Hatters can expect to see property taxes increase this year as the province increases the education property tax for the second straight year. The province will collect an additional $500 million across the province, bringing the total to $3.6 billion. The education property tax is levied by the province to subsidize Alberta’s education system, ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Cypress County OKs $2K to help 20 Mile Irvine Rodeo celebrate milestone
By medicinehatnews on March 4th, 2026
Cypress County has committed to supporting the 20 Mile Irvine Rodeo for its 40th Anniversary. Council received a request Tuesday from the 20 Mile Rodeo Committee for a one-time $2,000 sponsorship. Recreation & community association co-ordinator Jody Phillips explained that as the rodeo is often a break-even event for the society, it lacks additional funds ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Budget 2026: Health spending breakdown
By ZOE MASON on March 4th, 2026
zmason@medicinehatnews.com Health-care spending is set to reach record highs in 2026-27, including more than $2 billion in costs related to the new corporate services corporation. Alberta’s Budget 2026 includes $34.4 billion in total health-care spending, $2 billion more than in 2025. Health care represents 41 per cent of the total budget. “Budget 2026 is our ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!City firefighters battled five structure fires in February
By MEDICINE HAT NEWS on March 4th, 2026
newsdesk@medicinehatnews.com Last month Medicine Hat Fire and Emergency Services responded to 162 calls for service, including five structure fires and four ice and aquatics related incidents. Additionally, fire crews responded to 14 outdoor fires, 15 motor vehicle collisions and 20 calls for medical assistance. Fire chief Chad Eakins presented the Fire and Emergency Services 2025 ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Flu season now deadliest on record in Alberta
By ANNA SMITH Local Journalism Initiative on March 4th, 2026
asmith@medicinehatnews.com This flu season has proven the deadliest on record for Alberta, with more than 250 lives already lost. The respiratory dashboard reports as of Tuesday that there have been a total of 16,239 cases, which combines numbers for influenza A and B. From this, the province has reported 3,753 hospitalizations, 276 ICU admissions and ... 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!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!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 »
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