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newsdesk@medicinehatnews.com Gardeners and home growers are encouraged to grab their shovels and a large container to load up on free multi-purpose compost for the final time this season. This Saturday from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. the city will provide residents a maximum of 10 gallons of SureGrown all-natural soil amendment produced from materials accumulated [...] Read More »

asmith@medicinehatnews.com Downtown will be a vision of colour and creativity on Saturday as Art in Motion returns. Starting at noon, First Street will be filled with various artists demonstrating their craft, chances to create at hands-on stations and more than 40 vendors selling one of a kind creations, crafts and food, as well as live [...] Read More »

zmason@medicinehatnews.com This month at the Esplanade Arts and Heritage Centre, the travelling exhibition ReconciliACTIONS invites visitors to reflect on reconciliation and their role within it. ReconciliACTIONS originally opened in 2023, kicking off a three-year tour. It opened in Medicine Hat on Sept. 7 and will run until Sept. 27. Curators Diana Frost and Ash Slemming [...] Read More »

newsdesk@medicinehatnews.com On Thursday, the Unison and Veiner Centre will present a free online presentation with experts from the Better Business Bureau and ATB Financial titled “Protecting yourself from financial fraud: what you need to know.” The one-hour online session will include a presentation from Odeta Doroftei, manager and community education and outreach with BBB, as [...] Read More »

newsdesk@medicinehatnews.com Sharpen those skates, public skating returns Sept. 15 to the more than 50-year-old Rec-Tangle in Redcliff following some offseason renovations. From noon to 1:00 p.m. next Monday the ice will be open for the first time this season for public skating. Moving forward, public skating times will be posted on the town’s website. There [...] Read More »

VANCOUVER — A prosecutor says the man accused of stabbing three people at a Vancouver Chinatown festival two years ago told a doctor after his arrest that he didn’t believe he’d avoid criminal responsibility for the attack. Blair Donnelly has been facing cross-examination at his trial for aggravated assault, after telling the B.C. Supreme Court [...] Read More »

RICHMOND HILL — A young child died after an SUV smashed through the window of a daycare north of Toronto shortly before pickup time on Wednesday afternoon. York Regional Police said the boy was just 1 1/2 years old. Six other children ranging in age from 18 months to three years old were also injured [...] Read More »

MONTREAL — Quebec Premier François Legault, one year away from the general election and deeply unpopular with the electorate, announced a major cabinet shuffle on Wednesday and promised to soon present a new vision for the province’s economy. He also pledged to make radical changes to the public service, saying the system needs a “shock [...] Read More »

VANCOUVER — A man accused of helping gangland killer Rabih Alkhalil break out of a British Columbia jail has made a brief court appearance by video, along with two other men accused of a murder plot that police say they uncovered during the escape investigation. Ryan Van Gool as well as Scott and Bryce Telford, [...] Read More »

RICHMOND HILL — A 1 1/2-year-old child has died after after an SUV crashed into a daycare north of Toronto. York Regional Police said six other children ranging in age from 1 1/2 to three years old were injured Wednesday afternoon and brought to hospital, and one of them is in critical condition. Police told [...] 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 »

Some Lethbridge homeowners might be surprised to see an almost 14 per cent increase in their education taxes when they get their property tax bill this spring. According to the Government of Alberta website, education property taxes are increasing for 2025-2026 after being frozen in 2024-2025. For Lethbridge residents, this will amount to a 13.8 [...] 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 »