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Job numbers improve some but regional unemployment nearly highest in Alberta
By MEDICINE HAT NEWS on November 12th, 2025
newsdesk@medicinehatnews.com After a dip in September, employment numbers in southern Alberta made a slight recovery last month. According to figures released by Statistics Canada, in September there was a 3.4 per cent dip in jobs in Lethbridge-Medicine Hat than in the same month in 2024. Unemployment also jumped from 6.2 per cent to 8.8 per ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Random acts encouraged for World Kindness Day
By MEDICINE HAT NEWS on November 12th, 2025
newsdesk@medicinehatnews.com Thursday is World Kindness Day, and the What Matters to Hatters coalition is encouraging the people of Medicine Hat to share stories of kindness and engage with their neighbours to celebrate. What Matters to Hatters was launched in 2022 to respond to the social isolation, lack of connection, and loneliness experienced in this community. ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Hatters honour the lost, the fallen, the heroes
By BRENDAN MILLER on November 12th, 2025
bmiller@medicinehatnews.com A bugle horn played the gallant sounds of “The Last Post” as hundreds of Hatters gathered Monday at Riverside Veterans Memorial Park in silence to honour those who have fought and died in battle during the city’s annual Remembrance Day ceremony. Beginning with the procession of flags and followed by the singing of the ... Read More »
1 responseMedicine Hat’s homeless community seeking donations as winter approaches
By BRENDAN MILLER on November 12th, 2025
bmiller@medicinehatnews.com As the city has no plans to shelter Medicine Hat’s most vulnerable community this upcoming winter, homeless Hatters have taken it upon themselves to start collecting donations of food, water, clothing and toiletries in front of city hall to be directly distributed to other individuals facing homelessness. Geraldine Stuber, who is homeless and concerned ... Read More »
1 responseHundreds pay their respects at Remembrance Day ceremony in Redcliff
By ZOE MASON on November 12th, 2025
zmason@medicinehatnews.com Several hundred Redcliff residents filled Parkside Jr. High School and Redcliff Memorial Park on Tuesday to observe Remembrance Day, commemorating the lives lost and changed by military service across Canada. The Redcliff ceremony consisted of a parade through town from the Legion to Parkside School, where the service featured commentary and prayer from Rev. ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Cypress County reeve says issue is not with RCMP after MLA Wright shares inaccurate story in legislature
By ZOE MASON on November 11th, 2025
zmason@medicinehatnews.com Cypress County Reeve Dan Hamilton says he is concerned about a lack of RCMP resources in his county after a letter he wrote to MLA Justin Wright was raised in legislature last week. The RCMP says the account Wright and Hamilton provided of a July incident was false. Following the News’ article Saturday, Cypress ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Budget will need smart planning to sustain service levels, manage debt
By BRENDAN MILLER on November 11th, 2025
bmiller@medicinehatnews.com Addressing a gap in the budget and recognizing a need to manage city reserves were two topics emphasized by staff toward newly elected members and Mayor Linnsie Clark in council’s first public meeting since taking their oaths of office. Jaret Dickie, manager of corporate planning and performance, provided council a presentation on how municipal ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Remembrance Day services today in Medicine Hat, Redcliff, Brooks
By MEDICINE HAT NEWS on November 11th, 2025
newsdesk@medicinehatnews.com The city will host its annual Remembrance Day service at the Esplanade Arts & Heritage Centre this morning with doors opening at 8:30 a.m. and the ceremony at 9:25 a.m. Following the ceremony, veterans, service members, cadets and members of the Royal Canadian Legion Robertson Memorial Medicine Hat Branch No. 17 will participate in ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Kettle Campaign kicks off Thursday, volunteers still needed
By ANNA SMITH Local Journalism Initiative on November 11th, 2025
asmith@medicinehatnews.com Helping hands are needed to kickstart the Salvation Army’s iconic fundraiser this year. The Kettle Campaign kickoff is set for Nov. 13 at 7 p.m. with speeches from the mayor and fire chief at the 13th Avenue Co-op. “We will have kettles at several locations throughout Medicine Hat, and you’ll be able to identify ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Mounties in search of missing Brooks woman
By MEDICINE HAT NEWS on November 11th, 2025
newsdesk@medicinehatnews.com The Alberta RCMP is seeking the whereabouts of 25-year-old Adrianna McSaveny, who was last seen in Brooks on Nov. 5. McSaveny is described as having fair complexion, standing 5-foot07, 130 pounds with brown hair and blue eyes Police say McSaveny has tattoos over her right eyebrow, her knuckles and in her neck. Anyone with ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Northside medical clinic announces permanent closure next spring
By MEDICINE HAT NEWS on November 11th, 2025
newsdesk@medicinehatnews.com Crescent Heights Medical Clinic is closing March 31, 2026, as the clinic has failed to find replacements for several departing family physicians. A letter from one of the physicians based at the clinic obtained by the News informed patients of the impending closure. “For over 21 years my professional career was intrinsically linked to ... Read More »
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