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asmith@medicinehatnews.com Coaldale RCMP is seeking assistance locating Nikita North Peigan Starzyk, who was last seen on the evening of Jan. 28. Starzyk is 33 years old, 5-foot-6 and 134 pounds, with a medium complexion, red hair and brown eyes. She was last seen in Coaldale and was heading to Calgary. Anyone with any information regarding [...] Read More »

asmith@medicinehatnews.com Though February is reaching the halfway mark, Medicine Hat Family Services is still offering many different groups and programs to help people feel their best through this oddly warm winter. Group facilitator Krista Waddle says MHFS has had some issues with people mistaking them for Children and Family Services, which, while an extremely valuable [...] Read More »

newsdesk@medicinehatnews.com An event at the Medicine Hat Mall next month aims to introduce Hatters to their new favourite hobby. The Medicine Hat Sport and Event Council’s Activity Expo will bring together more than 60 of the city’s sports, arts, volunteer and other recreational organizations in one place to help Hatters of all ages discover activities [...] Read More »

asmith@medicinehatnews.com The Art Room on 2nd hosted its official ribbon cutting on Friday, welcoming Hatters into the new permanent gallery space. The collaborative space, hosted by Erin Stelsmachuk Biegel, Ursula Maser, Jackie Debalsio and Theresa Eisenbarth currently features art by 14 artists, and will continue to highlight different creators throughout the year as they change [...] Read More »

zmason@medicinehatnews.com One of the stop-gap measures announced by the Alberta government to tackle crisis conditions in the province’s emergency rooms has quietly failed to launch. At a press conference Jan. 15, Minister of Hospital and Surgical Health Services Matt Jones announced the triage liaison physician role in six key hospitals across the province. The measure [...] Read More »

TORONTO — A major rally is set to march down Yonge Street in North York today as Toronto police expect more than 200,000 people to gather in solidarity with anti-government protesters in Iran. Police closed roads, including portions of Yonge Street and North York Boulevard, ahead of the protest, which they say will cause extreme [...] Read More »

TUMBLER RIDGE — B.C. Premier David Eby is promising that students in Tumbler Ridge will have a safe space to learn when classes eventually resume. Five students and an educator were killed at the community’s secondary school this week, along with the shooter’s mother and brother at their home. RCMP have said the shooter killed [...] Read More »

A northern Saskatchewan high school that was the site of a deadly shooting a decade ago closed for weeks before students returned to class. Jason Young with the Northern Lights School Division says time was needed after the tragedy at Dene High School in La Loche to ensure supports and security were in place. Two [...] Read More »

Police have said the teenage shooter who killed eight people and herself in Tumbler Ridge, B.C., had previously been apprehended under the Mental Health Act. In a Wednesday press conference, RCMP Deputy Commissioner Dwayne McDonald said police had previously visited the home where Jesse Van Rootselaar, 18, lived, and that she had been apprehended under [...] Read More »

WASHINGTON — United States lawmakers expressed support for the Canada-U.S.-Mexico Agreement on trade during a Thursday committee hearing after President Donald Trump floated the idea of ending the critical continental trade pact. Republican Sen. Mike Crapo, from Idaho, told the Senate finance committee that the trade agreement, better known in Canada as CUSMA, has protected [...] Read More »

Over 200 Blood Tribe members took part in The Blood Tribe Resource Fair Thursday in Standoff. The event was the first of its kind, says Levi Little Moustache, Director of Blood Tribe Employment and Skills Training (BTEST). “The event today was a collaboration of all the HR departments (including) all the departments under Blood Tribe, [...] Read More »

LETHBRIDGE HERALDapulido@lethbridgeherald.com Misconduct allegations from more than five years ago finally culminated in a disciplinary hearing for Lethbridge Police Service Chief Shahin Mehdizadeh this week. The Lethbridge Police Commission held the hearing Thursday at City Hall to address misconduct allegations against Mehdizadeh regarding an incident that took place in March 2021. The allegations were made [...] Read More »

LETHBRIDGE HERALDjmanio@lethbridgeherald.com A perpetual challenge for not-for-profit organizations is funding for their charitable work. In support of its continuing mission, Lethbridge Family Services (LFS) is hosting an inaugural gala called “Spring to Light” on April 25 at the Agri-Food Hub and Trade Center, featuring Canadian comedian, television personality, political satirist, and author Rick Mercer. “This [...] Read More »

LETHBRIDGE HERALDabeeber@lethbridgeherald.com Efforts to raise $30 million to improve cardiac care in Lethbridge and Medicine Hat are paying off. Three new donation commitments totalling $350,000 mean a fundraiser to establish the Southern Alberta Cardiac Centre of Excellence has reached about a third of its goal. Campaign manager Jordan Cleland said Wednesday about $10 million has [...] Read More »

LETHBRIDGE HERALDapulido@lethbridgeherald.com A new temporary exhibit has opened at the Galt Museum and Archives that highlights different ways community members and organizations have taken action to create social change in southern Alberta. “Taking Action: People Making a Difference” is now on display until Oct. 5, 2025, and Camina Weasel Moccasin, indigenous curator at the Galt [...] Read More »