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Santa Claus Fund’s Holiday Season gauntlet begins
By MEDICINE HAT NEWS on November 15th, 2025
newsdesk@medicinehatnews.com The Medicine Hat News Santa Claus Fund is kicking off its 39th year, with all sorts of festive fun planned to raise money for local families this Holiday Season. The Santa Claus Fund raises money each year to provide toys and meals to low-income families in the community. Each child receives two gifts, a ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Unseasonably warm: Not quite a record, but very, very close
By MEDICINE HAT NEWS on November 14th, 2025
newsdesk@medicinehatnews.com Thursday in Medicine Hat will go down as one of the warmest Nov. 13s on record. At a high of 20.9 degrees Celsius, the city was just 0.2 degrees short of the all-time record of 21.1 degrees, on Nov. 13, 1934, according to data from Environment and Climate Change Canada. It was the warmest ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Repeat offender faces several new charges
By MEDICINE HAT NEWS on November 14th, 2025
newsdesk@medicinehatnews.com Youl Bol, 26, of Brooks, who is a known repeat offender and is currently on conditions that include serving jail time on weekends, was arrested last week for breaching his court conditions and resisting arrest. Mounties say Bol was seen in a suspicious vehicle in the early morning hours of Nov. 8 while conducting ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Shila Sharps gets candid about time on council
By ZOE MASON on November 14th, 2025
zmason@medicinehatnews.com Shila Sharps initially ran for council because she was a downtown business owner looking for more input on the decisions affecting the city’s core. Over the years of operating her business downtown, Sharps says she saw the bodies making decisions about things like construction and parking, and the downtown business-funded City Centre Development Agency ... Read More »
2 responsesMedicine Hat tops Alberta’s most affordable community list
By MEDICINE HAT NEWS on November 14th, 2025
newsdesk@medicinehatnews.com The Alberta Living Wage Network has calculated workers in Medicine Hat need to earn at least $18.15 per hour to cover basic expenses, the lowest living wage reported in 2025 among 21 Alberta municipalities. Since 2022, Medicine Hat has ranked among the most affordable communities to live in the province, with its living wage ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Health authority confirms occupants of crashed plane did not require hospital treatment
By BRENDAN MILLER on November 14th, 2025
bmiller@medicinehatnews.com Health officials with Alberta Health Services confirmed to the News they did respond to the Medicine Hat Regional Airport on Wednesday afternoon after a small private aircraft landed short of the runway, however the two occupants of the aircraft did not require to be transferred to hospital. City officials say the small aircraft landed ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Two local suspected dealers busted by ALERT
By MEDICINE HAT NEWS on November 14th, 2025
newsdesk@medicinehatnews.com Medicine Hat News Wendy Scott, 41, and 43-year-old Kerrie Simms face multiple charges after the two suspected drug dealers were arrested by local organized crime officers who seized a large amount of illicit substances as well as three firearms during the execution of search warrants at two Medicine Hat homes. ALERT members made the ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Special Areas Board issues fire advisories
By MEDICINE HAT NEWS on November 14th, 2025
newsdesk@medicinehatnews.com The Special Areas Board has issued a notice to residents in Special Areas No. 2, 3 and 4 that a fire advisory is now in effect and advises extreme caution and that only necessary burning should take place. “The public is asked to ensure all fires are attended to and completely extinguished before leaving ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Robert Larrabee will tribute country legends at upcoming Redcliff show
By MEDICINE HAT NEWS on November 13th, 2025
newsdesk@medicinehatnews.com Medicine Hat’s own Robert Larrabee, a Nashville recording artist and theatrical performer with four decades of international stage experience, is coming to Redcliff for a one-night-only tribute performance. Larrabee promises an interactive tribute experience – featuring both legendary hits and original songs written in honour of the artists who shaped modern music. He says ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!It’s Old News: ‘We are Marshall’
By MEDICINE HAT NEWS on November 13th, 2025
On a rainy hill side in Wayne County, West Virginia in 1970, the lives of 75 people were lost and the fabric of the city of Huntington, W.Va., was forever changed. On Nov. 14, 1970 a chartered jet carrying most of the Marshall University football team clipped a stand of trees and crashed into a ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Hidden Valley Ski Resort plans to be open in time for Christmas
By MEDICINE HAT NEWS on November 13th, 2025
newsdesk@medicinehatnews.com Hidden Valley Ski Resort will kick off another season Dec. 20. Only 45 minutes from downtown Medicine Hat and nestled in the beautiful Cypress Hills, Hidden Valley is the premier ski destination for Hatters, offering a variety of runs for every skill level to outdoor enthusiasts. Last year, Hidden Valley welcome more than 22,000 ... Read More »
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