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newsdesk@medicinehatnews.com Thursday, April 3 1st – Terry Sawchuck / Cathy Meaney > tie 2nd – Charlotte Eresman 3rd – Stan Schuler / Butch Hiltz 4th – Dale Plotsky 5th – Al Guscott Monday, April 7 1st – Al Guscott 2nd – Dale Plotsky/Al Carruthers / Barry Perrault 3rd – Kathy King 4th – Frankie Harth [...] Read More »

bmiller@medicinehatnews.com The Medicine Hat Catholic Board of Education presented trustees a balanced budget for the 2025-26 school year on Thursday, with total spending slated at more than $40.9 million, and more than $400,000 left in unrestricted reserves. “We are exceedingly pleased to be able to project a balanced budget for 2025/26,” said secretary treasurer Greg [...] Read More »

@@CollinGallant Even facing challenges, Alberta and Alberta’s businesses have got a good thing going, delegates to the provincial Chamber of Commerce conference in Medicine Hat were told Friday, and building and promoting it can help businesses through trade troubles. The business group’s provincial annual general meeting and policy conference concludes Saturday at the Medicine Hat [...] Read More »

@MedicineHatNews The allocation for St. Mary’s River Irrigation District members is expected to remain at 12 inches for the summer, the board of the major district southwest of Medicine Hat announced Thursday. That figure, equating to one acre-foot, was announced at the group’s annual general meeting in early April. That is 50 per cent higher [...] Read More »

asmith@medicinehatnews.com The 2025 Spectrum Festival opened in Kin Coulee on Friday, kicking off the 34th year of the free summer celebration. The opening ceremony featured dignitaries MLA Justin Wright and MP Glen Motz, who expressed gratitude to the community of Medicine Hat for continuing to come together to make events like this possible. “This festival [...] Read More »

FLIN FLON — There’s no rain in the forecast for Flin Flon, Manitoba over the next week as crews there fight a wildfire that’s raging nearby. Temperatures throughout the weekend are expecting to range from the low to high 20s, before cooling off. Thousands have evacuated the northwestern Manitoba city, including municipal government officials and [...] Read More »

OTTAWA — Price Carter is planning to die this summer. The 68-year-old has been diagnosed with stage 4 pancreatic cancer. He knows it will take his life eventually; before it does, he intends to die on his own terms with his family at his side. “I was told at the outset, ‘This is palliative care, [...] Read More »

FREDERICTON — It was a complete shock when Gerry Carroll was diagnosed with cancer and was given months to live. The retired Riverview, N.B., sales representative said he had gone to see his family doctor in December 2023 for what he described as a “gurgling” noise in his stomach. His family physician sent him for [...] Read More »

The type of avian flu infection present at a B.C. ostrich farm where a cull is planned is a mutation not seen elsewhere in Canada, the Canadian Food Inspection Agency said Friday. It said the version includes a genotype that has been associated with a human infection in a poultry worker in Ohio. The agency [...] Read More »

OTTAWA — Canada Post says it has asked Jobs Minister Patty Hajdu to force a union membership vote on the proposals the Crown corporation put forward earlier this week. Canada Post presented its “final offers” to the union representing 55,000 workers on Wednesday, with concessions including an end to compulsory overtime and a signing bonus [...] 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 »

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 »

LETHBRIDGE HERALDabeeber@lethbridgeherald.com Efforts to raise $30 million to improve cardiac care in Lethbridge and Medicine Hat are paying off. Three new donation commitments totalling $350,000 mean a fundraiser to establish the Southern Alberta Cardiac Centre of Excellence has reached about a third of its goal. Campaign manager Jordan Cleland said Wednesday about $10 million has [...] Read More »