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bmiller@medicinehatnews.com With a steady stream of smoke floating off the grill, burgers and hot dogs were served for free down in Kin Coulee Park to celebrate workers and the 131st Labour Day Monday. Members of the Medicine Hat and District Labour Council served up more than 100 free burgers and hotdogs for residents during a [...] Read More »

newsdesk@medicinehatnews.com Premier Danielle Smith is expected to be in Medicine Hat tonight as she tours the province hosting town hall panels exploring a 2026 provincial referendum and discussing policy options meant to increase Alberta’s sovereignty within Canada. Smith’s Alberta Next panel, which is seeking public feedback on ways to protect the province from federal overreach, [...] Read More »

newsdesk@medicinehatnews.com Several key issues will be discussed tonight during this council’s third-to-last general meeting before October’s election, however two extra public meetings may be approved over the timeline of two directives issued by the Minister of Municipal Affairs. Council, as well as the CAO, need to complete respectful workplace training by Oct. 1, according to [...] Read More »

asmith@medicinehatnews.com A force for positivity may be what Medicine Hat needs, says council candidate Kevin Monson, and he hopes to be that force. His decision to run for city council comes from a longstanding interest in municipal politics, having lived in the city his entire life and seeing everything it has to offer. A manager [...] Read More »

Terry Fox’s Marathon of Hope came to a stop in 1980, but the national icon’s desire to raise money for cancer research has burned eternal. The Marathon of Hope, started April 12, 1980 when the then 21-year-old departed St. John’s, Nfld. to begin his trek across Canada looking to raise $24 million, or $1 per [...] Read More »

OTTAWA — The federal finance minister said Tuesday he wants to address service delays at the Canada Revenue Agency within 100 days, even as Ottawa plans spending cuts across the public service. François-Philippe Champagne set the timeline in a letter to Liberal MP Karina Gould, chair of Parliament’s finance committee, which was posted to his [...] Read More »

MONTREAL — Quebec Premier François Legault says he only learned about cost overruns at the province’s auto insurance board in February 2025. Legault is testifying at a public inquiry examining how the online platform known as SAAQclic cost at least $500 million more than planned. The premier says it’s “not normal” he wasn’t told about [...] Read More »

OTTAWA — Finance Minister François-Philippe Champagne says he wants to address headaches at the Canada Revenue Agency in 100 days. Champagne says in a letter to the chair of Parliament’s finance committee that it’s clear the CRA is not meeting Canadians’ standards amid complaints of service delays at the agency’s call centres. He says he [...] Read More »

A new report released as students across the country return to school finds bullying, poverty and mental illness are on the rise among Canadian youth and urges action from policy-makers to improve the lives of children. The Raising Canada report says more than 70 per cent of Canadian youth between the ages of 12 and [...] Read More »

Here is a roundup of stories from The Canadian Press designed to bring you up to speed… Strike deadline passes for public service staff The deadline has passed for possible strike action to begin in British Columbia by an array of public service workers that includes liquor store staff, community college instructors and municipal workers. [...] 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 HERALDjmanio@lethbridgeherald.com After a long and storied career as a familiar face reporting the weather on CTV Lethbridge, Dory Rossiter retired on April 1st and it was no April Fool’s joke. Retirement, however, merely means clearing her schedule to make room for her passions: the military, music and community service. Rossiter has been an honorary [...] Read More »

LETHBRIDGE HERALDabeeber@lethbridgeherald.com The Alberta NDP and Friends of Medicare advocacy organization have raised alarms about the provincial government’s proposed legislation that will allow people suffering from addictions and mental illness who are deemed a threat to themselves or others to be treated against their will. On Tuesday, the government introduced Bill 53, the Compassionate Intervention [...] Read More »