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Vigil to honour victims of gender-based violence goes Saturday at MHC
By MEDICINE HAT NEWS on December 5th, 2025
newsdesk@medicinehatnews.com The Medicine Hat Women’s Shelter Society will host on Saturday the annual Vigil for the National Day of Remembrance & Action on Violence Against Women, honouring those lost to gender-based violence. Held at Medicine Hat College, the vigil will take place from 4:30-6:30pm. Everyone in the community is invited to attend this event, which ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!City commission approves rezoning requests for semi-detached home development
By MEDICINE HAT NEWS on December 5th, 2025
newsdesk@medicinehatnews.com During the first public Municipal Planning Commission meeting following the election, members approved rezoning and development permits changing specific parcels along Southlands Drive into medium density residential to allow development of semi-detached duplexes with included basement suites. In two separate proposals, New Tab Homes is seeking to rezone the vacant parcels of land located ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Snow Angel program returns to provide snow-clearing aid
By MEDICINE HAT NEWS on December 5th, 2025
newsdesk@medicinehatnews.com The city announced Thursday it is bringing back its Snow Angel campaign for the first time since 2020. The Snow Angels campaign encourages Hatters to help neighbours in need with their snow removal. The initiative is designed to help those with disabilities, illnesses and age-related mobility issues to keep their properties shovelled, ice-free and ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Early-bird tickets on sale for Our Collective Journey’s upcoming recovery conference
By Medicine Hat News on December 5th, 2025
Our Collective Journey has announced dates for its 2026 Southern Alberta Regional Recovery Conference. SARRCon brings together professionals, community organizations, educators, service providers and individuals with lived experience to strengthen recovery networks. The theme for the 2026 event will be “Strength in Community, Recovery Through Connection,” says Our Collective Journey. The conference will run Mar. ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Mixed reaction from parents at Webster Niblock School closure meeting
By BRENDAN MILLER on December 5th, 2025
bmiller@medicinehatnews.com More than 70 parents and guardians of students who attend Webster Niblock School heard Thursday from Medicine Hat Public School Division staff, as two local elementaries are scheduled for closure. The meeting was the second in as many nights and is part of the division’s engagement process with parents as it looks to close ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Ongoing development plans will include public feedback
By MEDICINE HAT NEWS on December 5th, 2025
newsdesk@medicinehatnews.com The city’s new development and infrastructure committee met for its first meeting of the new term Thursday. City staff briefed the committee on projects in the works and initiatives to come on subjects like water, waste and transportation. Couns. Yusuf Mohammad, Cheryl Pfaff and Dan Reynish sit on the development and infrastructure committee. Mayor ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Alberta contests federal firearm buyback program; precedent shows guns are federal domain
By ZOE MASON on December 4th, 2025
zmason@medicinehatnews.com The Alberta government announced Tuesday it is instructing provincial entities not to enforce the federal gun buyback program, using its Alberta Sovereignty within a United Canada Act. The act is designed to address federal legislation that the province regards as interfering with provincial constitutional rights. Provincial entities like municipalities, local law enforcement and RCMP ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Suspected car prowler arrested with drone assistance
By MEDICINE HAT NEWS on December 4th, 2025
newsdesk@medicinehatnews.com A 36-year-old man, whose name has not been released by police due to charges not yet sworn in, was arrested after Medicine Hat police responded to a report of a person prowling vehicles in the 300 block of 20th Street NE. on Monday at approximately 10:40 p.m. The man had already fled the scene ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Group uses International Day of Persons with Disabilities to urge rethink on AISH changes
By MEDICINE HAT NEWS on December 4th, 2025
newsdesk@medicinehatnews.com In acknowledgement of the International Day of Persons with Disabilities on Wednesday, Public Interest Alberta released a statement calling on the UCP government to cancel the Alberta Disability Assistance Program. The group is asking the UCP government to re-focus efforts on strengthening and modernizing the existing Assured Income for the Severely Handicapped. “Albertans with ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!It’s Old News: An attack on women
By MEDICINE HAT NEWS on December 4th, 2025
One of the darkest days in Canada’s history continues to be a spotlight for the fight against gender-based violence. On Dec. 6, 1989, 14 women were murdered in an anti-feminist attack at the École Polytechnique de Montréal in what is still the second deadliest mass shooting in Canada. Another 10 women and four men were ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!New police oversight commission launched in province; ASIRT now PRC
By MEDICINE HAT NEWS on December 4th, 2025
newsdesk@medicinehatnews.com In an effort to better hold police officers accountable for their actions, the province has launched a new oversight commission called the Police Review Commission, which will act as a centralized body to review and address public complaints. The PRC will now act as the independent body responsible for receiving complaints, conducting investigations and ... Read More »
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