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Alberta’s Government has promised to create a projected 18 additional intensive care beds at Medicine Hat Regional Hospital as part of Budget 2026. This funding is part of a larger investment in the South zone, which would, if passed, mean a $59-million, three-year commitment to help “advance cardiac care in Lethbridge with a new catheterization [...] Read More »

asmith@medicinehatnews.com Looking into March, Medicine Hat Family Service is launching new opportunities for wellness alongside the reliable classics. Brand new to programming is the upcoming Understanding Estrangement, which will be hosted at the MHFS office on Mar. 6 and 20. The program, says recovery college co-ordinator Angela Dunn, aims to take an unbiased approach to [...] Read More »

bmiller@medicinehatnews.com Monday evening city councillors unanimously approved to borrow $65.75 million in order to complete the 75-megawatt phase of the Saamis Solar project. The $131.5-million renewable energy project was given the green light by councillors in early February after being debated among this and the previous council. The city will borrow the funding from the [...] Read More »

Hatters are invited out to try to catch them all with the return of the Medicine Hat Interpretive Program’s Pokemon Go Walk. Meeting in Echo Dale Park at 12:30 p.m. on Mar. 14, participants will learn about the real-life inspirations behind various Pokémon, with a focus on southeastern Alberta and a bit of Canada as [...] Read More »

newsdesk@medicinehatnews.com Police agencies across the country, including the Medicine Hat Police Service, will participate in a public education campaign throughout March to prevent fraud and recognize scams. Members of the MHPS Community Support Unit will share information and practical tips to help residents recognize common frauds and scams and learn how to protect themselves during [...] Read More »

TORONTO — A defence lawyer for Frank Stronach suggested Tuesday that a woman went back to his “bachelor pad” after a dinner date decades ago because she was excited that a wealthy man wanted to take her home. Defence lawyer Leora Shemesh began cross-examining the woman, who is the seventh and final complainant to testify [...] Read More »

OTTAWA — Foreign Affairs Minister Anita Anand says she has asked Oman for use of its airspace “if necessary, for Canadian citizens to get out” of the Middle East. Anand says Ottawa’s top priority in the ongoing war involving Iran is safety for Canadians in the region and Oman still had “viable” airspace as of [...] Read More »

OTTAWA — Foreign Affairs Minister Anita Anand says she has asked Oman for use of its airspace “if necessary for Canadian citizens to get out” of the Middle East. Anand says Ottawa’s top priority in the ongoing war involving Iran is safety for the 100,000 Canadians in the region, and she says she asked her [...] Read More »

VICTORIA — An inquest into the deaths of nine people in Tumbler Ridge has been called to prevent future deaths, and will examine how the mental health and public safety systems intersect, British Columbia’s chief coroner says. Dr. Jatinder Baidwan announced the inquest, which he said would also consider how guns were obtained by the [...] Read More »

MONTREAL — Cardinal Marc Ouellet is back in Quebec Superior Court as he tries to clear his name in the wake of an allegation of sexual misconduct. Lawyers for Ouellet called several witnesses today in his defamation suit against a woman who named him in a wider class-action lawsuit against the archdiocese of Quebec. Three [...] 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 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 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 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 »

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 »