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Prairie Pride Guild blasts province’s latest use of notwithstanding clause
By ANNA SMITH Local Journalism Initiative on November 20th, 2025
asmith@medicinehatnews.com The Prairie Pride Guild of Medicine Hat & District released a statement criticizing Premier Danielle Smith and her government’s use of the notwithstanding clause three times on Tuesday to invoke bills legislating transgender youth. The bills, which now cannot be struck down by a court based on the Charter of Rights and Freedoms, the ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!AUPE’s health-care aids to strike starting Saturday
By ANNA SMITH Local Journalism Initiative on November 20th, 2025
asmith@medicinehatnews.com The Alberta Union of Provincial Employees health-care aides gave strike notice Wednesday and are set to hit the picket lines this weekend. After an overwhelming vote in favour of strike earlier this month, job action is to begin at 8 a.m. on Saturday. AUPE president Sandra Azocar said in a news conference Wednesday that ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!More than $100 million lost in province’s lab services debacle
By MEDICINE HAT NEWS on November 20th, 2025
newsdesk@medicinehatnews.com Auditor General Doug Wylie’s report on the province’s failed attempt to privatize community laboratory services in 2019 was released Wednesday. Alberta Health Services signed a $4.8-billion contract with DynaLIFE Dx in May 2022, with service delivery scheduled to begin in December. AHS terminated the agreement in August 2023 at the request of DynaLIFE’s owners. ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Learn about new local chapter of the Canadian Aviation Historical Society at presentation tonight
By ANNA SMITH Local Journalism Initiative on November 20th, 2025
asmith@medicinehatnews.com Past president of the Historical Society of Medicine Hat & District Wes Krause will present on the Canadian Aviation Historical Society tonight at the Monarch Theatre. Part of the ongoing series of talks presented by the Historical Society, this event comes a bit closer to home, says Bruce Shepard with the society. “Wes worked ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Pups set to graduate; College students spotlight impact of nursing
By MEDICINE HAT NEWS on November 20th, 2025
newsdesk@medicinehatnews.com On Friday afternoon some of Medicine Hat College’s “goodest” students will be crossing the stage during the third annual MHC Service Dog in Training convocation celebration. The convocation is part of the Service Dog and Canine Studies Management course and celebrates the dog’s growth from puppy to service dog. The college partners with Canadian ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Province updates on its Agricultural Societies Infrastructure Revitalization Program
By MEDICINE HAT NEWS on November 20th, 2025
newsdesk@medicinehatnews.com The province has released information about its most recent round of investments in Alberta’s agricultural societies through the Agricultural Societies Infrastructure Revitalization Program. The program was introduced in 2023 to maintain facilities in agricultural communities, an effort the province says promotes community involvement and economic growth. There are 292 agricultural societies in Alberta, which ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Stockings for Seniors fundraising drive returns
By MEDICINE HAT NEWS on November 20th, 2025
newsdesk@medicinehatnews.com The Unison at Veiner Centre is hoping to fill 500 Christmas stockings for aging adults this year during its annual Stockings for Seniors fundraiser, aimed at making the Holiday Season a little more joyful for local seniors. The Veiner Centre is asking for donations that can include socks, toothbrushes and toothpaste, books, coffee, tea, ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Fiddle, guitar duo to play MHPL’s Home Routes Concert Series next week
By ANNA SMITH Local Journalism Initiative on November 20th, 2025
asmith@medicinehatnews.com The Home Routes Concert Series continues Nov. 26 at the Medicine Hat Public Library with Graham Lindsey and Maddy O’Regan. Starting at 7 p.m, the library will feature the fiddle and guitar duo’s original tunes, which Lindsey says shouldn’t scare interested residents off. “You’ll hear everything from beautifully sung songs to driving energetic tunes, ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!It’s Old News: Bring back those building prices
By MEDICINE HAT NEWS on November 20th, 2025
What a difference 131 years makes. The City of Medicine Hat has grown upward and outward since before its incorporation in 1906. From residential, commercial and industrial growth, the original tent town has flourished in the corner of opportunity in southeast Alberta. Each year has brought growth in each corner and industry across the city. ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Three Medicine Hat businesses win ASTech Awards for outstanding achievement in science and technology innovation
By ANNA SMITH Local Journalism Initiative on November 19th, 2025
asmith@medicinehatnews.com Medicine Hat and southern Alberta as a whole were well represented this year at the ASTech Awards, held Nov. 7 in Calgary. The awards celebrate outstanding achievement in science and technology innovation in Alberta in a variety of fields, and aim to inspire ongoing innovation within the province. At the 2025 awards, three Medicine ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Women’s shelter seeks city advocacy on gov’t funding asks
By BRENDAN MILLER on November 19th, 2025
bmiller@medicinehatnews.com Throughout 2024 and 2025 the Medicine Hat Women’s Shelter Society helped 565 adults and 185 kids impacted by family violence despite ongoing renovations to the new Phoenix Safe House, which officially reopened its doors in September. Executive director Natasha Carvalho told city councillors Monday that the MHWSS will continue to advocate for funding from ... Read More »
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