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asmith@medicinehatnews.com Saturday sees the launch of the Winter StoryWalk, a collaboration between the Medicine Hat Interpretive Program and the Medicine Hat Public Library. Until Feb. 28, participants are encouraged to take a walk through Police Point Park and read this year’s book of choice, Snowmen At Night by Caralyn Buehner. Every child who completes the [...] Read More »

newsdesk@medicinehatnews.com City staff have requested an extension until the fourth quarter of 2026 to provide council an update on the Unsightly Property Bylaw in order to deal with more pressing matters. The request was made Thursday by managing director of development and infrastructure, Pat Bohan, during a related city committee meeting. Staff are hoping to [...] Read More »

newsdesk@medicinehatnews.com RCMP have issued a warrant for the arrest of Subham Sighn, 28, who lived in Medicine Hat last August but has since left Canada, and who was allegedly involved in a fatal hit and run collision outside Tilley last summer. In the early morning hours last Aug. 25 Brooks RCMP responded to a report [...] Read More »

newsdesk@medicinehatnews.com Arpit Dave, 38, of Medicine Hat faces two charges following an investigation into a sexual offence involving a youth last year. Police say Dave allegedly engaged in sexual contact with a youth who was employed by him at a business located in the 1800 block of Strachan Road between September and December 2025. As [...] Read More »

asmith@medicinehatnews.com On a day set aside for love, a local advocate seeks to honour those in the Indigenous community no longer with their loved ones. On Feb. 14, Medicine Hat will see its inaugural Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women, Girls and Two-Spirit People Memorial Walk. The event, says advocate and survivor Janice Randhile, aims to [...] Read More »

Here is a roundup of stories from The Canadian Press designed to bring you up to speed… Affordability, sovereignty expected to dominate debate as parliamentarians return The struggle of Canadian families to make ends meet in a turbulent economy is expected to be a key theme as Parliament reconvenes today after the holiday break. Opposition [...] Read More »

TORONTO — Toronto residents should give themselves a bit more time to get where they’re going this morning as the city digs out from a weekend snowstorm. City manager Paul Johnson told a news conference yesterday it’s likely going to be a couple of days until snow is cleared all the way to the curb. [...] Read More »

VANCOUVER — A hearing into the death of Myles Gray, who died in 2015 after a violent altercation with Vancouver police, is set to resume today after it was delayed by an obscene remark that was captured on an audio feed of the proceeding last week. Brad Hickford, counsel for the Office of the Police [...] Read More »

OTTAWA — The struggle of Canadian families to make ends meet in a turbulent economy is expected to be a key theme as Parliament reconvenes after the holiday break. Opposition members say they will press Prime Minister Mark Carney to back up his bold words about Canada’s future with concrete action. Carney returns to the [...] Read More »

VANCOUVER — Richard Hesketh says he won’t be going back to Grindr. He told a B.C. Supreme Court hearing that he now refuses to use the gay dating app where his friend, Alexander Lo, encountered Dwight Kematch, who beat and stabbed Lo to death in January 2024. It was the first time they had met. [...] 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 »