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Six Hatters have been named to Alberta Health’s Regional Health Advisory. Council 14 represents southeastern Alberta, extending west from the Saskatchewan border and north from the U.S. border. Medicine Hat is located in the middle with communities such as Bow Island and Irvine to the south and Hilda to just beyond Finnigan and Bassano to [...] Read More »

asmith@medicinehatnews.com The regular faces at the Gas City Kiwanis Centre are inviting the public to an open house to learn more about the groups that call it home. From 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. on Aug. 23, various organizations will host activities, sales and demonstrations at the Gas City Kiwanis Centre, including Medicine Hat Rock [...] Read More »

Monday night brings a busy evening for Medicine Hat city council. Council returns three items of unfinished business to the meeting, with Mayor Linnsie Clark’s legal fee reimbursement being returned for a sixth time. The item was originally presented on April 22 before being pushed back five times as Clark looks for a reimbursement of [...] Read More »

The Confederacy of Treaty No. 6 is standing in solidarity with other Alberta First Nations against the question of Alberta’s separating from Canada. A judicial review of a proposed Alberta separation referendum question will go ahead, after an application to quash the proceeding and have the question approved without scrutiny was denied. Court of King’s [...] Read More »

asmith@medicinehatnews.com After 30 years working for the city, council candidate Kirby Schafer is hoping to take the reins and be part of what comes next for Medicine Hat. Born and raised in the city and spending his career as a lineman, Schafer says part of his reason to run for council was rooted in his [...] Read More »

Air Canada cancelled hundreds of additional flights on Sunday after the union representing its flight attendants announced the workers would remain on strike in defiance of a back-to-work order. The Canadian Union of Public Employees said it filed a challenge in Federal Court on Sunday to an order by the Canada Industrial Relations Board that [...] Read More »

OTTAWA — Ukraine and its allies held a virtual meeting Sunday as President Volodymyr Zelenskyy prepares for a high-stakes session with U.S. President Donald Trump, who’s fresh off his latest attempt to broker peace with Russian President Vladimir Putin. Prime Minister Mark Carney’s office says he took part in the call with the “Coalition of [...] Read More »

Air passengers were still scrambling to rebook their flights home on Sunday, as a labour dispute between Air Canada and the union representing more than 10,000 flight attendants continued to ground planes around the world. James Hart and Zahara Virani were visiting Toronto from Calgary for what they thought would be a fun weekend. But [...] Read More »

Air Canada says it is cancelling hundreds of additional flights on Sunday after the union representing its flight attendants announced the workers would remain on strike in defiance of a back-to-work order. The federal government said Saturday that it was ordering the airline and its flight attendants back to work, ending a strike and lockout [...] Read More »

Air Canada says it is cancelling hundreds of additional flights on Sunday after the union representing its flight attendants announced the workers would remain on strike in defiance of a back-to-work order. The Canadian Union of Public Employees said it will challenge an order by the Canada Industrial Relations Board to return to work by [...] 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 »