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@@CollinGallant Danielle Smith told the legislature Wednesday that she will continue to engage U.S. decision makers to hopefully avert a North American trade war while opposition politicians say she should do more to tamp down separatists and her own riding. The premier and MLA for Brooks-Medicine Hat has been criticized for keeping speaking engagement dates [...] Read More »

@MedicineHatNews Medicine Hat taxpayers will see a 12 per cent increase to education taxes this year, according to new information released by the province. The Government of Alberta sets the education requisition, which is collected by municipalities on property tax bills and remitted for use in the province’s education budget. This year it plans to [...] Read More »

asmith@medicinehatnews.com Preparations are underway for the upcoming CARO art sale, which will provide funding for those in need in Africa. Canadians Reaching Out to the World’s Children is a Medicine Hat-based charity which supports Teega Wende, an orphanage in Burkina Faso, West Africa. This year, they thought to try something new for their annual major [...] Read More »

asmith@medicinehatnews.com Alberta’s government is working to improve food safety in the province, and is seeking feedback from residents. These steps harken back to the E.coli outbreak that struck Calgary childcare facilities in the fall of 2023, which while there were fortunately no deaths, did result in 448 cases with total of 38 children and one [...] Read More »

asmith@medicinehatnews.com The province is partnering with Healthy Aging Alberta to help seniors access transportation and mobility services. Be it for connecting with the community or reaching important appointments, seniors living in rural Alberta often rely on accessible transportation services to maintain their independence, the province says. Because of this, they are investing $3.5 million to [...] Read More »

VANCOUVER — A team of researchers at the University of British Columbia want to make a stir stick drug testing tool for spiked drinks the norm in the hospitality industry, and they’re gearing up to start “real-world testing” in hopes of commercializing the idea. The device called “Spikeless” was developed in the university’s faculty of [...] Read More »

CAYUGA, Ont. — A trial began Thursday for two people accused in the death of a provincial police officer in 2022, with the Crown saying witnesses will testify that one of the accused fatally shot the officer before both suspects fled in a stolen vehicle, prompting a police hunt. Ontario Provincial Police Const. Grzegorz Pierzchala [...] Read More »

Prime Minister Mark Carney is set to have his first phone conversation with U.S. President Donald Trump in the coming days, and Trump’s commerce secretary said Canada may get some reprieve from automobile tariffs. Carney said Thursday that the president’s office reached out the previous evening to schedule a call. It would be the first [...] Read More »

OTTAWA — U.S. President Donald Trump’s trade war has jolted the federal election campaign again, forcing some leaders to change up their travel plans. Liberal Leader Mark Carney pivoted from the campaign trail to huddle with his ministers in Ottawa Thursday to plot a response to Trump’s announcement of tariffs on automotive imports. Conservative Leader [...] Read More »

TORONTO — A mother of an infant, a principle of a religious school, and a public health physician — they all share the desire to get kids vaccinated as the province records another 102 new cases over the past week. Public Health Ontario says there have been 572 cases since the outbreak began in October, [...] Read More »

For time immemorial Blackfoot people relied on buffalo (bison) for all of their basic needs and to this day the buffalo continue to be a centre piece in Blackfoot culture. Tim Bruised Head, from the Kainai Nation, hosts buffalo harvests for both Indigenous and non-Indigenous people to better understand Blackfoot culture. He hosted his 38th [...] Read More »

The provincial government is not incompetent; it is making clear choices to prioritize private health care to the detriment of Albertans, according to a new report released by Friends of Medicare this week. Access Denied: How the Changing Accessibility of Health Care Services in Alberta Impacts Equity takes a closer look at how dwindling capacity [...] Read More »

LETHBRIDGE HERALDabeeber@lethbridgeherald.com The Alberta government is seeking public feedback on efforts to shape the future of food safety in the province. After a 2003 E. coli outbreak at Calgary child care facilities, the government established an external review panel to identifying ways of strengthening food safety legislation and inspection process in kitchens that service licenced child-care [...] Read More »

LETHBRIDGE HERALDapulido@lethbridgeherald.com A travelling exhibit that examines racism and discrimination in Canada has arrived at the Galt Museum and Archives, to challenge visitors to examine their own way of thinking. Tyler Stewart, curator for the Galt Museum and Archives, says even though the exhibit examines a serious topic, it’s done in a way that is [...] Read More »

LETHBRIDGE HERALDabeeber@lethbridgeherald.com Three-time Lethbridge MP Rachael Thomas launched her campaign for re-election with a rousing speech to a large, impassioned crowd on Tuesday night. Thomas, who was first elected to the House of Commons in 2015, stood in front of a podium and emphatically said “Campaign ’25, here we go” before launching into her Conservative [...] Read More »