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newsdesk@medicinehatnews.com Premier Danielle Smith will deliver a keynote address at the upcoming Ag Connections Conference in November. The annual Ag Connections Conference is the province’s largest professional development conference for primary producers. This year’s conference is focused on the importance of adaptability and innovation, keeping with the conference’s theme “Cultivating Resiliency: Thriving in a Changing [...] Read More »

newsdesk@medicinehatnews.com The Medicine Hat Interpretive Program is hosting a free public program inviting residents to explore the ponds of Medicine Hat. Ponds are an essential and underappreciated part of the local watershed. “Exploring Our Ponds” will be held at Connaught Pond on Sept. 20. Participants will discover the flora and fauna that call ponds home, [...] Read More »

asmith@medicinehatnews.com A love for what’s local drove council candidate Randall Noble to put his name in for the coming election, and he hopes into his first term, as well. Noble had been considering running in the previous election but wanted to wait until he felt he was in a place to be able to give [...] Read More »

bmiller@medicinehatnews.com The care for un-homed animals by licensed providers, assistance of veterinary technicians and volunteers will now be run by the city and not a third-party animal welfare group. On Monday the city announced it will operate the facility permanently after staffers were not satisfied with two requests to operate the animal pound service from [...] Read More »

newsdesk@medicinehatnews.com The Unison at Veiner Centre has announced it will be hosting a mayoral candidate forum next month to allow candidates to share their views and policies and plans for the city with members of the public, specifically what is planned to support seniors. The two-hour mayoral candidate forum will be held Oct. 7 from [...] Read More »

OTTAWA — An Ottawa man was among the tourists killed when a streetcar crashed in Lisbon earlier this month. Aziz Benharref, a Canadian who lived in the Orleans neighbourhood, was on vacation in Portugal with his wife, Hind Iguernane, when the derailment happened. A GoFundMe fundraising page says Iguernane suffered multiple serious injuries. Global Affairs [...] Read More »

OTTAWA — An Ottawa man was among the tourists killed when a streetcar crashed in Lisbon earlier this month. A couple from Quebec had been identified earlier as among the 16 people killed in the accident. More coming. Catherine Morrison, The Canadian Press[...] Read More »

OTTAWA — The federal government says individuals’ email addresses and phone numbers associated with Canada Revenue Agency, Employment and Social Development Canada and Canada Border Services Agency accounts were accessed in a cyberattack. The Treasury Board of Canada Secretariat says the government was alerted to the cyber incident on Aug. 17 by 2Keys Corporation, the [...] Read More »

WINNIPEG — Any decision on easing tariffs on electric vehicles from China would have to take into consideration impacts on other sectors, federal Agriculture Minister Heath MacDonald said Tuesday. Canada, following the lead of the United States, slapped a 100 per cent tariff on Chinese electric vehicles last year and committed to a review within [...] Read More »

VANCOUVER — The man accused of stabbing three people at a Vancouver Chinatown festival in 2023 while on leave from a psychiatric hospital has testified that he felt compelled by God to carry out the attack. Blair Donnelly, who has pleaded not guilty to three counts of aggravated assault at his trial by judge alone [...] 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 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 »

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 »