February 16th, 2026

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Cypress Club restores 1900-vintage doors

By COLLIN GALLANT on September 2nd, 2022

cgallant@medicinehatnews.com@CollinGallant Two 1900-vintage doors are back swinging open at the Cypress Club in Medicine Hat after being restored this summer and re-hung Thursday. Kirk Yung, of local custom furniture and cabinetry shop Wood Visions delivered and installed the doors – each weighing 150 pounds. They replaced sheets of plywood that stood-in at the historic brick ... Read More »

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Hat man charged weapon, drugs found in search of SW Hill home

By MEDICINE HAT NEWS on September 2nd, 2022

https://www.medicinehatnews.com@MedicineHatNews A Medicine Hat man has been charged after police found a rifle and other weapons among a small amount of drugs during a search of a Southwest Hill home on Aug. 30. Police state in a release from the ALERT organized crime team that they seized a rifle, ammunition, a crossbow and a taser ... Read More »

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City police officer gets probation following conviction of assault

By Medicine Hat News on September 2nd, 2022

cgallant@medicinehatnews.com@www.MedicineHatNews.com A Medicine Hat police officer was given a suspended sentence and 18 months probation on Thursday after he was found guilty of assaulting a teenager last year after an incident of ding-dong ditch at his home. Crown prosecutors say Barry Myles Steiger came out of his house in Crescent Heights and grabbed the male ... Read More »

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Naloxone training could mean difference between life and death

By KENDALL KING on September 2nd, 2022

kking@medicinehatnews.com During International Overdose Awareness Day on Wednesday, harm reduction advocates and medical professionals across the nation encouraged Canadians to consider carrying and being trained in the administration of naloxone. “With a (naloxone) kit, you have the potential to save a life,” local harm reduction advocate Kym Porter told the News, Medicine Hat’s IOAD event. ... Read More »

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Southeast solar capacity nearly 20 years ahead of schedule

By COLLIN GALLANT on September 2nd, 2022

cgallant@medicinehatnews.com@CollinGallant From Oyen to Irvine and west past the Hat, renewable energy projects moved ahead en masse this summer in southeast Alberta, and new reports state the pace will continue for several years. The Alberta Electrical System Operator’s latest long-term adequacy report states the amount of renewable power generation in the province will double in ... Read More »

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Hat gets much needed bump in summer tourism

By SAMANTHA JOHNSON, Local Journalism Initiative Reporter on September 1st, 2022

Driving around the city and surrounding area this summer, it seems as though there are more out of town plates around with lots of cars stopping so occupants can get photos of the Saamis Tepee and other landmarks around the city. Tourism Medicine Hat executive director Jace Anderson, Executive Director, says “stats are looking good” ... Read More »

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County residents hire law firm to fight proposed substation on Hwy 3

By MEDICINE HAT NEWS on September 1st, 2022

https://www.medicinehatnews.com@MedicineHatNews A group of Cypress County residents have engaged a high-profile law firm to represent them at hearings to oppose a proposed new power substation near their properties. The “City View Group” has registered with the Alberta Utilities Commission in an approval process which will now include a full regulatory hearing in January. In June, ... Read More »

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Local author finally able to host book signing

By KENDALL KING on September 1st, 2022

kking@medicinehatnews.com Local author Joe Miller is looking forward to connecting with Hatters face to face this weekend during his long-overdue book signing. Miller published the first of multiple books detailing his life story in late 2020, but was unable to hold a book signing due to the pandemic. “I did many interviews, but not a ... Read More »

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Suffield demolishes radio tower: Event used as fundraiser for women’s shelter

By SAMANTHA JOHNSON, Local Journalism Initiative Reporter on September 1st, 2022

An obsolete radio tower went down at CFB Suffield on Tuesday. An Unmanned Aerial System (UAS or drone) was able to get a close-up of the tower demolition while all other spectators remained a safe distance away. An initial blast took out the guy-wires and the second blast took out the 90-metre tower. “I’s old ... Read More »

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Dozens of charges for pair follow drug, weapons seizure by RCMP in Gleichen

By MEDICINE HAT NEWS on September 1st, 2022

https://www.medicinehatnews.com@MedicineHatNews Mounties in Gleichen have arrested two people after reportedly seizing drugs and guns after a search of a residence in the town west of Bassano on Monday. The RCMP detachment in Gleichen says the search of the house on Railway Street turned up undisclosed amounts of cocaine, fentanyl and oxycodone, as well as cash, ... Read More »

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September is Prostate Cancer Awareness Month

By SAMANTHA JOHNSON, Local Journalism Initiative Reporter on August 31st, 2022

One in six men will be afflicted by prostate cancer some time in their lives, making it important for Prostate Cancer Awareness Month to be acknowledged. City of Medicine Hat Mayor Linnsie Clark will sign a declaration on Thursday, and Mayor of Redcliff Dwight Kilpatrick will sign one on Friday. “The group started a long ... Read More »

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