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newsdesk@medicinehatnews.com City staff aim to improve direct communication with transit riders about a new pilot project that now provides service on select holidays. At the start of 2026 the city announced it would expand transit services in a pilot program in response to rider requests for service on statutory holidays. On Monday, members of a [...] Read More »

newsdesk@medicinehatnews.com The Medicine Hat Knights of Columbus have announced the 2026 K of C Free Throw Championships will run in March, and registration is open for Catholic students aged nine to 14. The competition between schools in the district will be held at Notre Dame Academy on Mar. 8 and each school will be able [...] Read More »

newsdesk@medicinehatnews.com The RCMP is asking Canadian kids to suggest names for this year’s class of police dog puppies. The Police Dog Service Training Centre in Innisfail, Alberta is looking for help naming 13 German Shepherd puppies that will be born at the centre this year. Every year, the RCMP asks children to come up with [...] Read More »

bmiller@medicinehatnews.com City committee members were provided a presentation on a community wellbeing plan, which is being designed as a 10-year strategy with nine specific goals in mind. The 10-year strategy titled “Momentum” provides a detailed look into factors that influence wellbeing in the community, such as poverty, safety, health and wellness and economic enhancement. Data [...] Read More »

asmith@medicinehatnews.com As deadlines draw near for various recall petitions across the province, several initiatives have proven to be unsuccessful. As of writing, petitions against MLAs Demetrios Nicolaides, Angela Pitt, Rajan Sawhney, Myles McDougall, Dale Nally and Jason Stephan have all fallen short of the required number of signatures required to trigger the next stage of [...] Read More »

Charges have been withdrawn against an Ontario man accused of assaulting an alleged home intruder last August in a case that attracted significant political attention. Kawartha Lakes police reported at the time that the man woke up in his Lindsay apartment in the middle of the night on Aug. 18 to find an intruder. They [...] Read More »

ST. JOHN’S — A 62-year-old retiree with an arsenal of rulers has been keeping people informed about snowfall in eastern Newfoundland during a record-breaking winter. Lloyd Leaman has been diligently measuring snowfall in his backyard in Paradise, N.L., and posting the results to social media since January 2024. His careful measurements are regularly cited by [...] Read More »

OTTAWA — The parliamentary budget officer predicts Canada’s population growth will remain flat in 2026, mainly due to cuts in non-permanent resident admissions in the latest federal Immigration Levels Plan. The PBO analysis of annual immigration targets projects the government will hit its goal of reducing non-permanent residents from 7.6 per cent of the total [...] Read More »

Here is a roundup of stories from The Canadian Press designed to bring you up to speed … Carney follows up Davos speech with Asia trip Prime Minister Mark Carney leaves Thursday for a 10-day visit to India, Australia and Japan — his first international trip since his headline-making speech in Davos that called for [...] Read More »

Ty Sperle says he felt “insane shock” after learning he’d been cured of a rare genetic disease through a clinical trial using a new gene-editing treatment. The B.C. man says he’d started that day last year feeling hopeless, but the news he was cured filled him with indescribable happiness. Sperle is the first person known [...] 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 »