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Cypress County has committed to supporting the 20 Mile Irvine Rodeo for its 40th Anniversary. Council received a request Tuesday from the 20 Mile Rodeo Committee for a one-time $2,000 sponsorship. Recreation & community association co-ordinator Jody Phillips explained that as the rodeo is often a break-even event for the society, it lacks additional funds [...] Read More »

zmason@medicinehatnews.com Health-care spending is set to reach record highs in 2026-27, including more than $2 billion in costs related to the new corporate services corporation. Alberta’s Budget 2026 includes $34.4 billion in total health-care spending, $2 billion more than in 2025. Health care represents 41 per cent of the total budget. “Budget 2026 is our [...] Read More »

newsdesk@medicinehatnews.com Last month Medicine Hat Fire and Emergency Services responded to 162 calls for service, including five structure fires and four ice and aquatics related incidents. Additionally, fire crews responded to 14 outdoor fires, 15 motor vehicle collisions and 20 calls for medical assistance. Fire chief Chad Eakins presented the Fire and Emergency Services 2025 [...] Read More »

asmith@medicinehatnews.com This flu season has proven the deadliest on record for Alberta, with more than 250 lives already lost. The respiratory dashboard reports as of Tuesday that there have been a total of 16,239 cases, which combines numbers for influenza A and B. From this, the province has reported 3,753 hospitalizations, 276 ICU admissions and [...] Read More »

The Prairie Rose Public Schools board of trustees met with local MLAs on Tuesday to discuss challenges and opportunities presented for rural education. Trustees sat down with Premier and Brooks-Medicine Hat MLA Danielle Smith and Cypress-Medicine Hat MLA Justin Wright to cover the division’s continued growth and highlight how provincial decisions are supporting students and [...] Read More »

WASHINGTON — A judge with the U.S. Court of International Trade has ordered refunds for companies that paid tariffs that were struck down by the United States Supreme Court. America’s top court struck down U.S. President Donald Trump’s “Liberation Day” and fentanyl-related tariffs last month. More coming. Kelly Geraldine Maloen, The Canadian Press[...] Read More »

A Quebec student pilot will head to court this month after his plane crashed during a “solo flight” with a friend as a passenger. Jean-Frédéric Pinard-Decelles, who was 30 years old at the time, was charged with criminal negligence and dangerous driving of an aircraft. His trial is set for March 16 at the Longueuil, [...] Read More »

TORONTO — The lawyer representing Frank Stronach says she plans to seek a directed verdict on charges related to two of the complainants in his Toronto sexual assault case. Defence lawyer Leora Shemesh told the court Wednesday that the motion — which asks the judge to enter a not-guilty verdict on grounds that the essential [...] Read More »

OTTAWA — Canada’s position on the war in Iran has been from the outset one of supporting the United States acting to prevent Iran from obtaining a nuclear weapon. But in recent days, Prime Minister Mark Carney has called on all sides to respect international law and has said the military action in Iran appeared [...] Read More »

CANBERRA — Prime Minister Mark Carney is meeting with Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese at the Australian Parliament in Canberra. The prime minister arrived in the Australia capital at about 4 p.m. ET on Wednesday — Thursday morning in Australia — and participated in a welcome ceremony at Parliament House shortly after. He is set [...] 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 »