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‘Old News’ coming throughout the year, so stay tuned
By Medicine Hat News on May 10th, 2025
@MedicineHatNews The Medicine Hat News will mark its 140th anniversary later this year, and as a lead-up to that occasion we will reprint important items of historical and local interest as a service to readers. This began last month (“Watch our Smoke!” the News declared on Nov. 1, 1911, of the opportunities natural gas would ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Daily tracker of regional measles cases
By Medicine Hat News on May 10th, 2025
Additional cases of measles has been found in southern Alberta and as such, Alberta Health Services has issued a notice regarding possible points of infection for residents. Individuals who were at the following locations during the specified dates and times may have been exposed to measles: April 28 JBS Canada Centre – EID Aquatic Centre ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Interpretive Program hosting shoreline cleanup event at Police Point
By ANNA SMITH Local Journalism Initiative on May 10th, 2025
asmith@medicinehatnews.com Spring cleaning is extending to the city’s natural spaces with the help of the Medicine Hat Interpretive Program’s Shoreline Litter Picking Party. Attendees are invited out to Riverside Parking Lot in Police Point Park on May 31 to learn about the importance of the local watershed and the local plant and animal life that ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!School division says Kiskihkeyimowin educational week a major success
By MEDICINE HAT NEWS on May 10th, 2025
bmiller@medicinehatnews.com Throughout the week students in Medicine Hat had the opportunity to celebrate Black Foot, Cree and Métis Peoples as well as step inside traditional Cree Tipi structures for an immersive experience on Indigenous Culture and traditions. The week-long educational event began three years ago to offer students an immersive opportunity to learn from Indigenous ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Fans invited to help first responders send Tigers off to Spokane
By MEDICINE HAT NEWS on May 9th, 2025
newsdesk@medicinehatnews.com The city is encouraging Tigers fans to participate in another ceremonial escort as the team travels to Spokane, Wash., for Games 3, 4 and, if needed, 5 of the WHL Championship Series. The team’s bus will leave Co-op Place at 9 a.m. Monday morning and have a ceremonial escort led by the Medicine Hat ... Read More »
1 responseRCMP provide motorists with crime prevention tips to reduce auto thefts
By MEDICINE HAT NEWS on May 9th, 2025
newsdesk@medicinehatnews.com Following numerous reports of stolen vehicles, as well as thefts from vehicles in Brooks in 2025, RCMP have provided residents with a list of crime prevention tools and tips to help reduce the risk of auto theft within the community. Police say opportunist thieves often target vehicles left unlocked or with keys still in ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Fans helping Tigers feel bigger, faster, stronger
By JAMES TUBB on May 9th, 2025
jtubb@medicinehatnews.com@ReporterTubb The impact players leave on games and series can be easily tracked in statistics, heat charts and video work. But the influence fans can have in a single moment or across a multi-month playoff run can only be felt emotionally. The Medicine Hat Tigers have shown up in the playoffs, carrying a 12-1 record ... Read More »
1 responseSeven Persons Parade, community events begin Saturday morning
By MEDICINE HAT NEWS on May 9th, 2025
newsdesk@medicinehatnews.com Seven Persons will be hosting its annual parade Saturday morning to will be followed by several activities and events around the community throughout the day. The parade begins at the community hall at 9:30 a.m and will be making a loop around town before returning back to the community centre. This year’s parade marshal ... Read More »
1 responseCity looks to broaden scope for finding developers
By Collin Gallant on May 9th, 2025
@@CollinGallant With Medicine Hat’s homebuilding sector seemingly stuck in the midst of a housing crisis, City Hall may begin promoting lots and building opportunities to outside construction firms. That is one potential avenue explored in a proposed draft of a new strategy for the office and land development company, which was outlined at a council ... Read More »
1 responseNature walk at Strathcona Island Park will delve into the somewhat ‘rare’ sight of a prairie forest
By Medicine Hat News on May 9th, 2025
The Medicine Hat Interpretive Program is inviting residents out for a look at the wonder of the relatively rare sight of our local forests. “Trees on the prairie are such an unusual sight, and yet we have them all along the river. It is quite a curious thing,” says Mhairi Donnelly, assistant chief interpreter. The ... Read More »
1 responseUpdated: New measles cases tracked in Medicine Hat
By ANNA SMITH Local Journalism Initiative on May 9th, 2025
asmith@medicinehatnews.com Additional cases of measles has been found in Medicine Hat and Alberta Health Services has issued a notice regarding possible points of infection for residents. Individuals who were at the following location during the specified dates and times may have been exposed to measles: Feath and Elemi – Massage and Wellness Clinic, 676 Kingsway Ave. ... Read More »
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