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Thursday, July 3 1st – Terry Young 2nd – Loretta Donahue 3rd – Al Guscott 4th – Gerri Roseberry 5th – Jean Metz Monday, July 7 1st – Janet Squires 2nd – Rita Myson 3rd – Delaine Constant 4th – Eva Hamerston 5th – Al Guscott Thursday, July 10 1st – Sharon Wutch 2nd – [...] Read More »

asmith@medicinehatnews.com Medicine Hat residents demonstrated their Canadian pride at the first opportunity to sign an official anti-separation petition. Canvassers had to begin their day an hour earlier than advertised thanks to a large turnout, organizer Betty Aiken told the News on site, opening their tables to interested Hatters at 9:30 a.m. on Thursday. Since it [...] Read More »

asmith@medicinehatnews.com Minister of Transportation and Economic Corridors Devin Dreeshen on Thursday afternoon offered insight into recent rural investment, supporting various road and water projects. A total of $114.6 million in grant funding was announced in late July, provided as part of Budget 2025 through the Strategic Transportation Infrastructure Program, the Alberta Municipal Water/Wastewater Partnership and [...] Read More »

Registration for the province’s permanent Electors Registry, which also services municipal elections, must be completed today. To vote in the 2025 Municipal election, Hatters must be on the registry and can sign up or check if they are registered at voterlink.ab.ca, or, if not on the list of electors come election time, by bringing ID [...] Read More »

asmith@medicinehatnews.com Above all else, Alan Rose believes Medicine Hat’s next mayor needs to be a voice for the city on the grander stage. And he hopes to be that voice. This is not the first time Rose has run for mayor, but he feels he has at least one more campaign in him. His decision, [...] Read More »

It was a trail of blood after a double shooting that led police to an alleged illegal cannabis operation in East Vancouver in September 2023. Now two property owners have been ordered to show how they acquired funds to buy three B.C. homes after declaring “minimal” taxable income for nearly two decades. The B.C. Supreme [...] Read More »

OTTAWA — Jobs Minister Patty Hajdu is urging Air Canada and the union representing its flight attendants to get back to the negotiating table, suggesting she’s not ready to intervene in a dispute that has upended hundreds of flights. In an interview with The Canadian Press, Hajdu said it’s “critical” that the two parties “return [...] Read More »

VICTORIA — A British Columbia legislator said he went from “disappointed” to “enraged” after receiving a pitch from a Republican state senator for Canada’s four western provinces to join the United States. Brennan Day, with the Opposition B.C. Conservative Party, said his office had to first confirm the authenticity of the “nonsense” letter from Maine [...] Read More »

VICTORIA — British Columbia’s Public Safety Minister Nina Krieger says she’s “pleased” that the B.C. Supreme Court has issued Canada’s first unexplained wealth order against two accused illicit pot growers tracked down by police who followed a trail of blood after a shooting. A court ruling issued in Victoria on Thursday says Jianxin Huang and [...] Read More »

OTTAWA — Jobs Minister Patty Hajdu is urging Air Canada and the union representing its flight attendants to get back to the negotiating table, a call that comes as the deadline for a strike grows nearer by the hour. In an interview with The Canadian Press, Hajdu says it’s “critical” that the two parties “return [...] 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 »