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Province denies SafeLink working with city on shelter space
By ANNA SMITH Local Journalism Initiative on January 7th, 2026
asmith@medicinehatnews.com The hunt continues for a long-term solution in the wake of the closure of the Mustard Seed’s Community Impact Centre on Allowance Avenue, as the province has denied an application for the city to partner with SafeLink. At a media scrum following the Jan. 5 city council meeting, Coun. Bill Cocks explained that SafeLink ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Joseph Hutter takes over as interim city manager
By MEDICINE HAT NEWS on January 7th, 2026
newsdesk@medicinehatnews.com As the city continues to search for a new city manager following the termination of Ann Mitchell in October, Joseph Hutter, who is the city’s managing director of public services, has been appointed to fill the role on the interim. Councillors on Monday voted unanimously in favour of Hutter’s appointment until March 31. Hutter ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Royal Canadian Legion offers free membership as part of centenary celebration
By ANNA SMITH Local Journalism Initiative on January 7th, 2026
asmith@medicinehatnews.com As the Royal Canadian Legion closes the book on its first century, it looks to start the next one off right with new members. All new members to the legion who join in 2026 will be able to join for free, as part of the first step in the 100th anniversary celebrations. “We are ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Trustees vote unanimously to close two local elementary schools
By BRENDAN MILLER on January 7th, 2026
bmiller@medicinehatnews.com Medicine Hat Public School Division school trustees voted unanimously Tuesday to close both Webster Niblock and Southview Community schools at the end of the current teaching year. “It was a hard decision, but the board has made the one that I think is going to bring resources back to schools and benefit kids in ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Catholic online student registration begins end of month
By MEDICINE HAT NEWS on January 6th, 2026
newsdesk@medicinehatnews.com Families of current students attending Medicine Hat Catholic Board of Education schools should receive online registration forms for the 2026-27 school year via email beginning in the last week of January. Through this email parents will be able to use PowerSchool Parent Portal and follow instructions to add each student separately. The division is ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Upcoming workshop will offer multiple ways to destress
By MEDICINE HAT NEWS on January 6th, 2026
newsdesk@medicinehatnews.com What Matters to Hatters is partnering with Recovery Alberta to host a free stress workshop at the Medicine Hat Public Library this weekend. The D-Stress Workshop includes a discussion about stress, how to recognize personal stress times and a discussion of coping skills and strategies that will introduce participants to tools they can use ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!New study provides insights on Alberta immigrant workers
By MEDICINE HAT NEWS on January 6th, 2026
newsdesk@medicinehatnews.com A study of data by Statistics Canada shows immigrants in Alberta earn more with time, but still less than the national average. The on the economic outcomes of immigrants in Alberta analyzed thousands of immigrant workers and their families over a five-year period and examines how workers integrate into the province’s labour market over ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Alberta on pace to shatter recent influenza records, adding more than 2,500 cases in the last week of the year
By MEDICINE HAT NEWS on January 6th, 2026
newsdesk@medicinehatnews.com Alberta is straining under the pressure of a particularly difficult flu season heading into the new year, with more than 11,000 cases of influenza confirmed according to the most recent provincial numbers. The last week of the year saw the province contending with 2,719 influenza cases and an influenza positivity rate of 35.95 per ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Prairie Rose foresees another progress-filled year in 2026
By ANNA SMITH Local Journalism Initiative on January 6th, 2026
asmith@medicinehatnews.com After a busy year, Prairie Rose Public Schools is looking to keep up the momentum and continue to push for academic success. Even with the small interruption of 2025 being an election year and bringing in some new board of trustees members, PRPS superintendent Reagan Weeks says she feels a sense of incredible dedication ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Man faces seven counts of fraud over $5K after investigation in Oyen
By MEDICINE HAT NEWS on January 6th, 2026
newsdesk@medicinehatnews.com A 36-year-old man faces multiple charges after a lengthy fraud investigation in Oyen. The investigation was initiated in October following reports that a local company had one of its combines repossessed. Officials with the company told the RCMP they believed the repossession was the result of a forged bill of sale. Following an investigation ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Learn to grow your own prairie plants at upcoming Interpretive Program event
By Medicine Hat News on January 6th, 2026
In collaboration with the Community Food Connections Association, the Medicine Hat Interpretive Program is teaching residents how to grow their own prairie plants. Taking place on Jan. 18 at 2 p.m., participants will be introduced to the world of seed collecting and saving, stratification and other forms of propagation. Attendees will be given a small ... Read More »
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