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newsdesk@medicinehatnews.com Members of the Medicine Hat Police Commission on Wednesday were provided an update from the chief of police on calls for service officers responded to throughout February. In total, MHPS received 2,224 calls for service in February, up more than 50 calls from January. Compared to February 2025, calls for mischief and break and [...] Read More »

asmith@medicinehatnews.com Fifth Ave Memorial United Church is seeking detectives of all experience levels to help solve a crime most foul at their first Murder Mystery. “We have quite a few people that are involved in the (MH) Musical Theatre and Firehall and all that go to Fifth Ave,” said office administrator Piehl Wiedemann. An avid [...] Read More »

zmason@medicinehatnews.com Premier Danielle Smith says she requires security clearance from the national intelligence service to better monitor foreign interference occurring in the province. Responding to questions from leader of the Opposition Naheed Nenshi, the premier told the legislature Wednesday that she is in the process of applying for security clearance so she could receive security [...] Read More »

zmason@medicinehatnews.com The government of Alberta is moving to close two more safe consumption sites as it pushes forward with its Alberta Recovery Model. The province will close the mobile unit site located outside the Lethbridge Shelter, as well as a site in Calgary, on June 30. The province says funding for those sites will be [...] Read More »

newsdesk@medicinehatnews.com Members of the Brooks Newell Region are seeking to attract new businesses such as Opa! Of Greece, Giant Tiger, Booster Juice and Mr. Mike’s Steakhouse. The economic development team says it has identified several business opportunities that could fill a gap that exists within the region and have released the data in a bi-annual [...] Read More »

Public Safety Minister Gary Anandasangaree says gun owners have reported more than 51,000 firearms to the federal government with one week left to go in a program to provide compensation for banned guns. The figure is well short of the 136,000 firearms for which the government set aside money when the buyback program for individual [...] Read More »

OTTAWA — As investigators pore over the site where Air Canada Flight 8646 crashed on Sunday night at LaGuardia airport in New York City, a review of publicly available air traffic control radio transmissions offers a glimpse into what controllers were dealing with in the moment before the crash — and the sorrow of one [...] Read More »

OTTAWA — Ottawa’s choice for the next federal fiscal watchdog promised not to go lightly on the federal government if she is confirmed for the post. Annette Ryan, a longtime public servant and the current deputy director at Canada’s financial intelligence agency, Fintrac, was named as cabinet’s pick to lead the Office of the Parliamentary [...] Read More »

OTTAWA — Prime Minister Mark Carney’s office says public servants are correcting information the government tabled in Parliament that suggested he did not “proactively” raise human rights or foreign interference during his visit to Beijing. Carney met in January with Chinese President Xi Jinping and told reporters at the end of his visit to Beijing [...] Read More »

MONTREAL — A fatal collision between an Air Canada jet and a fire truck at LaGuardia Airport late Sunday has drawn attention to the demands that a strained navigation system places on traffic controllers, and how even strict protocols failed to prevent tragedy. Audio from the tower revealed that a controller had been dealing with [...] 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 HERALDjmanio@lethbridgeherald.com After a long and storied career as a familiar face reporting the weather on CTV Lethbridge, Dory Rossiter retired on April 1st and it was no April Fool’s joke. Retirement, however, merely means clearing her schedule to make room for her passions: the military, music and community service. Rossiter has been an honorary [...] 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 »