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Candle flame ignites following dosing efforts by Hatter
By MEDICINE HAT NEWS on November 21st, 2025
newsdesk@medicinehatnews.com A short public safety video message shared by the Medicine Hat Fire and Emergency Services is spreading awareness about the potential dangers of multiple wick candles after a local resident had a close call trying to put out her candle. In the video, the local resident shared footage of her candle’s flame growing too ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Ontario man charged nearly $13K for air ambulance services because he needed angiogram in Alberta
By ZOE MASON on November 21st, 2025
zmason@medicinehatnews.com Doug McGinley visited Medicine Hat twice this summer while driving from Oakville, Ont. to Victoria to move his daughter home. His family enjoyed their first stay, stopping for a few days to recharge. The second pass through, not so much. McGinley started feeling chest pains as he approached Medicine Hat. When he arrived at ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Helping child victims through a hard process a major part of MHPS’s Family Crime Unit
By BRENDAN MILLER on November 21st, 2025
bmiller@medicinehatnews.com On Wednesday evening the Medicine Hat Police Commission received a presentation from the Medicine Hat Police Services Family Crime Unit, which is responsible for investigating allegations of serious or sexual assault against children, as well as providing victims support throughout the court process. This includes conducting child forensic interviews for cases in Medicine Hat, ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Early morning highway collision sends one to hospital; delays traffic for hours
By MEDICINE HAT NEWS on November 21st, 2025
newsdesk@medicinehatnews.com Traffic along the Trans-Canada Highway was diverted for several hours Thursday morning following a collision between two semi trucks west of Brooks that sent one driver to hospital with non-life threatening injuries. Brooks RCMP and first responders received a call at 6 a.m. after two semi trucks, each with one driver, collided at the ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Council members unanimously approved appointments; mayor regains ex-officio status on committees
By MEDICINE HAT NEWS on November 21st, 2025
newsdesk@medicinehatnews.com Council as a whole appointed members to standing committees at an organizational meeting on Nov. 3, implementing new procedural changes passed shortly before the election. The process came into question following the meeting when a number of members of the community reached out to the News for clarification. The bylaw was changed in 2023, ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Trans Day of Remembrance urges hope as rights put into question by provincial laws
By ANNA SMITH Local Journalism Initiative on November 21st, 2025
asmith@medicinehatnews.com Thursday was Trans Day of Remembrance, a global observance in honour of those lost each year to anti-trans violence. A program was held at the Medicine Hat Library, marking the individuals in Canada who were lost as a result of suicide and violence as well as to show solidarity, raise awareness and recommit to ... Read More »
1 responseTwo men arrested after business theft
By MEDICINE HAT NEWS on November 21st, 2025
newsdesk@medicinehatnews.com Medicine Hat police quickly located and arrested 36-year-old Cody Rak and an unnamed 43-year-old, both from Medicine Hat, following an afternoon business robbery and scuffle with onsite security. Police responded to a report of theft from a business in the 2000 block on Strachan Road on Monday at 3:20 p.m. During the incident, a ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Sunshine Trolleys saw the world on their way home
By Zoe Mason on November 20th, 2025
Tourism Medicine Hat’s popular Sunshine Trolley program is seeing a major expansion with an addition to the fleet. The organization acquired the first trolley in 2018. The old trolley, a modified GMC bus dating from 1985, was joined by a newer purpose-built trolley in 2022. The latest addition was imported to Medicine Hat earlier this ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Young man from Coaldale killed in highway collision
By MEDICINE HAT NEWS on November 20th, 2025
newsdesk@medicinehatnews.com A 22-year-old man from Coaldale was pronounced dead at the scene of a multi-vehicle collision Tuesday evening at the intersection of Highway 36 and 873 near Rainier, Alta. Brooks RCMP and first responders from Scandia and Rolling Hills responded to the collision that involved three vehicles, including a white van, semi-truck and SUV. RCMP ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Man arrested after hiding inside business until it closed
By MEDICINE HAT NEWS on November 20th, 2025
newsdesk@medicinehatnews.com A 28-year-old man is facing two charges after he was discovered inside a business after it closed, activating an alarm while moving around in the early morning hours of Nov. 7. Officers responded to the business located in the 700 block of Second Street SE at 1:45 a.m. after an alarm sounded at a ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Public health advocates blast proposed two-tiered system
By ZOE MASON on November 20th, 2025
zmason@medicinehatnews.com A draft legislation obtained by the Globe & Mail dated Nov. 5 suggests the province intends to allow physicians to work concurrently in both a public and private health system. The Globe reported that the draft legislation would allow participating physicians to determine which services they provide privately on a “case-by-case basis.” Physicians would ... Read More »
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