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asmith@medicinehatnews.com The Senior Citizens Advisory Committee Foundation is looking to their future and hoping to secure fresh perspectives and new members at their upcoming AGM. SCACF is an organization that focuses on improving the lives of seniors through funding small projects, says chairperson Marco Jansen. Many of their projects include capital purchases and equipment aid [...] Read More »

asmith@medicinehatnews.com After the success of creating her first teepee, White Horse Rider Co owner Brenda Mercer is looking to task the community with making many more. In a kickoff event at the Medicine Hat Public Library on Wednesday evening, Mercer alongside fellow organizer Davie James spoke to gathered residents and dignitaries on the story of [...] Read More »

The Medicine Hat Interpretive Program is abuzz with the opportunity to help emerging bumble bees with their upcoming craft project. “When queen bumble bees emerge in the spring, they will be looking for a safe place to call home for this season,” said park interpreter Genevieve Mathieu. This is why, as part of a citizen [...] Read More »

bmiller@medicinehatnews.com More than 300 individuals attended an Alberta Independence Tour event hosted by Rebel News at Medicine Hat College Friday night which rallied support in the upcoming referendum vote this October. Attendees of the event were met by more than 80 protestors, many holding signs and wearing red and white, who peacefully sang the national [...] Read More »

bmiller@medicinehatnews.com Recently elected city councillors who are sitting members of the corporate services committee say they will stand up and advocate for the city when seeking future grant funding from the provincial and federal government. Coun. Chris Hellman, Coun. Brain Varga and Coun. Stuart Young asked city staff several questions seeking how the city council [...] Read More »

SYDNEY — Prime Minister Mark Carney has landed in Australia, where he is seeking more collaboration in trade and defence. The prime minister arrived in Sydney midday Tuesday in Australia, or Monday evening in Canada. He is expected to meet with business leaders in Sydney, before heading to Canberra on Thursday to address the Australian [...] Read More »

OTTAWA — The federal government has released details of recent agreements with the Musqueam First Nation recognizing Aboriginal title over an area potentially covering much of Greater Vancouver, but it says the agreements do not have any effect on privately owned land. The office of Crown-Indigenous Relations Minister Rebecca Alty says in a statement the [...] Read More »

OTTAWA — The competition to build the Canadian navy’s next fleet of submarines is heading into a new phase after a deadline for both finalists to submit their final proposals to the federal government on Monday. Canada is planning to buy a fleet of up to 12 conventionally powered submarines with the hope of having [...] Read More »

VICTORIA — British Columbia’s major southern population centres will be facing winter sunrises around 9 a.m. — and around 9:30 a.m. in the north — after the decision to adopt year-round daylight time, springing forward by one hour this Sunday for the last time. Premier David Eby said Monday the decision is about making life [...] Read More »

OTTAWA — There is currently no parliamentary budget officer scrutinizing federal finances in Ottawa as the interim fiscal watchdog’s term expired Monday without a successor in place. The PBO is an independent agent of Parliament tasked with analyzing federal budgets, spending proposals and election campaign promises to raise the quality of public debate. With no [...] 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 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 »

LETHBRIDGE HERALDapulido@lethbridgeherald.com A new temporary exhibit has opened at the Galt Museum and Archives that highlights different ways community members and organizations have taken action to create social change in southern Alberta. “Taking Action: People Making a Difference” is now on display until Oct. 5, 2025, and Camina Weasel Moccasin, indigenous curator at the Galt [...] Read More »