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newsdesk@medicinehatnews.com Firefighters responded to a three-alarm fire that was contained to a suite on the third floor of the Silver Buckle building just after 5:20 am Sunday, and found one person who was transported to hospital in unknown condition. Crews from all three city stations were able to extinguish the fire, which appears to have [...] Read More »

asmith@medicinehatnews.com The Medicine Hat Senior Citizens Advisory Committee Foundation is looking for those interested in helping residents make the most of their golden years. Founded in 2002, the foundation’s mission is to help seniors in the community live a healthy, active lifestyle, and they help via funding capital projects throughout the city as they pertain [...] Read More »

asmith@medicinehatnews.com The South Eastern Alberta Archaeological Society will host a presentation Wednesday on how to better understand Métis culture. “Our understanding of the Indigenous peoples of the northern Plains has been constructed through the lens of people trained in European-derived methods,” says SEAAS. “As a result, studies of the Métis have focused upon their being [...] Read More »

newsdesk@medicinehatnews.com CUPE says three deals have been reached between local unions and school divisions in Edmonton and Fort McMurray that now still need to be ratified by CUPE members. More than 3,000 educational workers representing the local union, which works with Edmonton Public Schools along with more than 1,000 workers in Fort McMurray’s public and [...] Read More »

newsdesk@medicinehatnews.com The Medicine Hat Public School Division is asking parents with children attending one of its schools to complete a three-minute survey by March 28. Previous parent feedback was used by the division to table four universal goals used to help guide discussions within the division. “We are at a checkpoint and need your help [...] Read More »

VANCOUVER — Diversification has become a mantra for Canadian exporters in the new age of tariffs, but for harvesters of British Columbia’s geoduck clams, that’s a high hurdle, said BC Seafood Alliance executive director Christina Burridge. She said China buys 95 per cent of exports of the massive, meaty molluscs, which can weigh a couple [...] Read More »

OTTAWA — Prime Minister Mark Carney is hosting a meeting with Canada’s premiers on Friday. The prime minister’s office and the office of Ontario Premier Doug Ford confirmed details of the meeting. It comes as Carney is widely expected to call an election within just days or weeks. He was in Iqaluit Tuesday in a [...] Read More »

VANCOUVER — Diversification has become a mantra for Canadian exporters in the new age of tariffs, but for harvesters of British Columbia’s geoduck clams, that’s a high hurdle, said BC Seafood Alliance executive director Christina Burridge. She said China buys 95 per cent of exports of the massive molluscs, which can weigh a couple of [...] Read More »

VANCOUVER — The Vancouver International Auto Show says it has removed Tesla from participating in this week’s event over safety concerns. Executive Director Eric Nicholl says the show asked the electric carmaker to withdraw because of a “primary concern” for the safety of workers, attendees and exhibitors. Nicholl says Tesla was provided “multiple opportunities to [...] Read More »

VANCOUVER — The Vancouver International Auto Show says it has removed Tesla from participating in this week’s event over safety concerns. Executive Director Eric Nicholl says the show asked the electric carmaker to withdraw because of a “primary concern” for the safety of workers, attendees and exhibitors. More coming. The Canadian Press[...] Read More »

The Alberta government says it plans to ease the cost-of-living challenges that foster parents and kinship caregivers are facing. Searle Turton, Minister of Children and Family Services, announced a two-percent increase for caregiver compensation on Monday, as part of Budget 2025. The draft budget was tabled on Feb. 27, but it has yet to receive [...] Read More »

On Thursday, China’s State Council Tariff Commission is set to impose a 100 per cent tariff on Canadian canola oil and canola meal, along with several other Canadian agricultural commodities following an announcement from China’s Ministry of Commerce earlier this month. According to the ministry the tariffs are an outcome of results from its anti-discrimination [...] Read More »

An evening of soulful blues with Michael Charles is coming to Lethbridge late next month. The Chicago Blues Hall of Famer has a selection of his more than 40 releases, plus some hits from other familiar artists, ready for the March show. Charles is no stranger to Lethbridge either, performing at The Slice three times [...] Read More »

The new Executive Director of the Lethbridge Senior Citizens Organization (LSCO) is eager to hit the ground running. Kaitlynn Weaver took over the position from Rob Miyashiro on Mar. 10. Miyashiro stepped down from the LSCO at the end of last year after nearly 17 years of service. He’s now focusing on his full-time role [...] Read More »

While the Soup Kitchen faced challenges in the last year, it continues to focus how they have been blessed to be able to continue to serve the vulnerable population in Lethbridge. For the last 40 years, the Soup Kitchen has served three hot meals Monday through Saturday and two meals each Sunday. At their annual [...] Read More »