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@@CollinGallant The owner of the Medicine Hat Mall says it is well-prepared for the departure of Hudson Bay stores, which are now being liquidated, and says the huge spaces could follow the set redevelopment pattern it has used for a decade. Primaris Real Estate Income Trust announced this week it has nine lease agreements with [...] Read More »

asmith@medicinehatnews.com The Archaeological Society of Alberta announced that they will be celebrating a milestone anniversary in the city, as their 50th Annual General Meeting will be hosted at Medalta Potteries. This event, running from April 25-27, “Will bring together archaeologists and enthusiasts from across Alberta to celebrate half a century of archaeological exploration, education and [...] Read More »

newsdesk@medicinehatnews.com Three Medicine Hat College business and marketing students earned second place at the annual 2025 Alberta Deans of Business Case Competition held in Fort McMurray in March. The annual competition brings together students from post-secondary institutions across the province to tackle a real-world business challenge by developing a strategic solution and presenting their recommendations [...] Read More »

newsdesk@medicinehatnews.com An online post that depicts the Medicine Hat Police Service searching for one of its female members is false and a scam that is attempting to spread misinformation as well as gain personal information. The scam post states police are in need of locating 28-year-old Katie Cunningham who went missing, and includes pictures of [...] Read More »

bmiller@medicinehatnews.com Two private career colleges in Medicine Hat have been listed among 15 across the province that have received compliance orders issued by Advanced Education. Cypress College and ONE Beauty Academy were issued compliance orders last December after the province ramped up efforts to ensure private career colleges are following legislative requirements and meeting their [...] Read More »

QUÉBEC — The Quebec government has introduced a bill to preserve the integrity of the electoral process by tackling deliberate disinformation and election interference. The bill tabled today by the province’s minister for democratic institutions would make it an offence to knowingly spread false information to influence or disturb an election or compromise the public’s [...] Read More »

OTTAWA — The New Democrats and Conservatives pitched fresh ideas on the federal election trail Thursday to make Canada and its workers more resilient in the face of tariffs imposed by U.S. President Donald Trump. NDP Leader Jagmeet Singh proposed tax-free savings bonds, while Pierre Poilievre said a Conservative government would remove the federal sales [...] Read More »

MONTREAL — Quebec Premier François Legault is endorsing Ottawa’s response to U.S. tariffs, saying any retaliation must be targeted to avoid doing more damage to Canadian industries. Legault says Canada was “relatively spared” by U.S. President Donald Trump’s move on Wednesday to levy tariffs on most countries, but says the nation must remain “on guard.” [...] Read More »

OTTAWA — “Freedom Convoy” organizers Tamara Lich and Chris Barber have been found guilty of mischief for their roles in the 2022 Freedom Convoy mass protest in Ottawa. Lich and Barber were key figures and organizers of the 2022 “Freedom Convoy” protest that saw hundreds of vehicles and thousands of people occupy downtown Ottawa, saying [...] Read More »

VANCOUVER — A spike in retail theft, in what the City of Vancouver says is led by organized crime and repeat offenders, has prompted the launch a retail security task force. Vancouver council passed a motion creating the initiative aimed at curbing the thefts and improving safety for businesses and their employees. Mayor Ken Sim [...] Read More »

LETHBRIDGE HERALDapulido@lethbridgeherald.com Lethbridge Polytechnic has received a large funding contribution from the Lethbridge Auto Dealers Association (LADA) that is being matched by the Board of Governors Matching Endowment initiative toward student awards. LADA’s donation of $113,600 is being matched to a total of $213,600, which will benefit an existing endowment created by the association in [...] Read More »

LETHBRIDGE HERALDabeeber@lethbridgeherald.com The UCP caucus is claiming that the support of federal Liberal candidate Chris Spearman by former Lethbridge West MLA for Shannon Phillips confirms what it calls a deep NDP-Liberal alliance. Spearman, who is campaigning to be elected as the next member of parliament for the Lethbridge riding, says that Phillips is a personal [...] Read More »

LETHBRIDGE HERALDapulido@lethbridgeherald.com Lethbridge police have wrapped up a month-long pedestrian safety traffic enforcement project that saw officers engage with nearly 300 parents and students, issue 16 tickets, and deliver numerous verbal and written warnings. Sgt. Daniel Lomness of the Lethbridge Police Traffic Response Unit, says pedestrian safety is the responsibility of both drivers and pedestrians [...] Read More »

Controversy is still brewing over the collapse of the Picture Butte Feeder Cooperative (PBFC), but a government official says resolution is coming. John Conrad, assistant deputy minister for the primary agriculture division of Agriculture and Irrigation, was at a town hall meeting Tuesday in Lethbridge for PBFC members. The closed-door meeting was hosted by receiver-manager [...] Read More »

LETHBRIDGE HERALDabeeber@lethbridgeherald.com It’s a dilemma faced by Canadians and people around the world on a daily basis — what do you do with your dead batteries. Do you sneak them into a garbage container knowing full well you’re contributing to pollution? Or do you hoard them in a drawer because you don’t know what other [...] Read More »