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Petition to end private school funding falls short by more than 40K signatures
By ZOE MASON on February 18th, 2026
zmason@medicinehatnews.com A citizen initiative petition asking if the province should end its policy of allocating public funds to accredited independent schools has failed to gather the requisite number of signatures to proceed. The petition needed to gather 177,000 signatures over a 120-day period for the question to advance to referendum. According to the preliminary number ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Medicine Hat College to host annual Round Dance
By MEDICINE HAT NEWS on February 18th, 2026
newsdesk@medicinehatnews.com The community has been invited to Medicine Hat College to participate in its fourth annual Round Dance next month. The Round Dance traditional ceremony will take place oMarch 14 beginning at 6 p.m. in the Medicine Hat College gymnasium and will be emceed by Warren One Gun and Graham Rowan. A Round Dance is ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Family Day fun stretches all across the Hat
By ZOE MASON on February 17th, 2026
zmason@medicinehatnews.com On a warm and sunny Family Day in Medicine Hat, several free events around the city provided family fun that included outdoor education, sports and recreation and quality time with loved ones. With temperatures hitting 10 degrees in the afternoon, it was a perfect day for the annual Family Day events at Police Point ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Missing woman found safe
By MEDICINE HAT NEWS on February 17th, 2026
newsdesk@medicinehatnews.com A missing woman in Coaldale has been located safe. Coaldale RCMP had sought assistance locating Nikita North Peigan Starzyk, a 33-year-old woman, on Feb. 13. On Feb. 15, Coaldale RCMP reported that she had been found... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Eat, drink, be merry at Food & Beverage Expo this weekend
By MEDICINE HAT NEWS on February 17th, 2026
newsdesk@medicinehatnews.com The Alberta Food and Beverage Expo is making its annual stop in Medicine Hat this weekend. The expo is Medicine Hat’s largest one-day hospitality show. Visitors can expect samples of hundreds of wines, beers, cocktails and food from a selection of Medicine Hat’s best restaurants and local suppliers. It’s a perfect activity for foodies, ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Permit numbers show promising start to 2026
By MEDICINE HAT NEWS on February 17th, 2026
newsdesk@medicinehatnews.com Construction in Medicine Hat got off to a strong start in the first month of 2026, according to monthly building permit statistics released by the city’s planning and development services department. Five residential permits were issued in the month of January, including for one single-family home and four apartments, for a total value of ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!It’s been fun, but winter is making another appearance
By MEDICINE HAT NEWS on February 17th, 2026
newsdesk@medicinehatnews.com After more than two weeks of unusual warmth, weather is set to revert to winter in Medicine Hat this week. Hatters have enjoyed daytime highs over zero degrees since Jan. 29, but the mid-winter warm spell is coming to an end this week, with snowy conditions and cold temperatures expected to return Tuesday. According ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Council expected to pause Transportation Master Plan
By MEDICINE HAT NEWS on February 17th, 2026
newsdesk@medicinehatnews.com Due to the Family Day holiday on Monday, city council will meet Tuesday this week, with the public meeting beginning at 6:30 p.m. Tuesday’s meeting will see council hear a motion to pause engagement on the Transportation Master Plan until the fourth quarter of 2026. The pause is being proposed to allow for a ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!RCMP in Coaldale in search of missing 33-year-old woman
By ANNA SMITH Local Journalism Initiative on February 14th, 2026
asmith@medicinehatnews.com Coaldale RCMP is seeking assistance locating Nikita North Peigan Starzyk, who was last seen on the evening of Jan. 28. Starzyk is 33 years old, 5-foot-6 and 134 pounds, with a medium complexion, red hair and brown eyes. She was last seen in Coaldale and was heading to Calgary. Anyone with any information regarding ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!MH Family Services has numerous unique means of support
By ANNA SMITH Local Journalism Initiative on February 14th, 2026
asmith@medicinehatnews.com Though February is reaching the halfway mark, Medicine Hat Family Services is still offering many different groups and programs to help people feel their best through this oddly warm winter. Group facilitator Krista Waddle says MHFS has had some issues with people mistaking them for Children and Family Services, which, while an extremely valuable ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Activity Expo will combine dozens of local opportunities
By MEDICINE HAT NEWS on February 14th, 2026
newsdesk@medicinehatnews.com An event at the Medicine Hat Mall next month aims to introduce Hatters to their new favourite hobby. The Medicine Hat Sport and Event Council’s Activity Expo will bring together more than 60 of the city’s sports, arts, volunteer and other recreational organizations in one place to help Hatters of all ages discover activities ... Read More »
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