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asmith@medicinehatnews.com The Medicine Hat Exhibition & Stampede has announced dates for this year’s western entertainment as organizers gear up for another year down at the grounds. Tickets go on sale for all events this Thursday at 10 a.m. on the Stampede website, just in time to serve as a Valentine’s Day gift, says sponsorship and [...] Read More »

newsdesk@medicinehatnews.com MLA Justin Wright and Garth Rowswell, MLA for Vermilion-Lloydminster-Wainwright, are currently in Juneau, Alaska to attend the Pacific NorthWest Economic Region’s 2026 Capital visits (PNWER). The two MLAs took part in a variety of meetings with U.S. legislators and officials that began Monday and will continue throughout today before they both travel back to [...] Read More »

newsdesk@medicinehatnews.com All parents with students in Grades 4, 7 and 10 will be receiving an online code to share thoughts in the Alberta Education & Childcare Assurance survey. The survey will ask questions about student growth and achievement, teaching and leading, learning supports and governance, and is used as a tool for the province to [...] Read More »

newsdesk@medicinehatnews.com A new report from Scotiabank economists using Statistics Canada data projects Alberta will lead Canadian provinces in economic growth over the next three years. As Alberta’s energy products have avoided tariff impacts and oil production has continued to grow, Alberta heads into 2026 leading Canadian provinces in economic growth, and new data predicts that [...] Read More »

newsdesk@medicinehatnews.com Medicine Hat is sharing the spotlight with other provincial destinations noted by Travel Alberta in a recent article for the best spots in the province for neurodivergent travellers of all ages. The article explores sensory-inclusive travel experiences for neurodivergent travellers, including children on the autism spectrum, and promotes visiting iconic locations around Medicine Hat, [...] Read More »

Here is a roundup of stories from The Canadian Press designed to bring you up to speed… Openness advocates unimpressed by early proposals for Access to Information reform Advocates of more federal transparency are concerned that a federal review of the Access to Information regime will not fix long-standing problems — and could even make [...] Read More »

VANCOUVER — A hearing into the 2015 police-involved killing of Miles Gray hangs in the balance in Vancouver this morning after Monday’s resignation of counsel for the proceeding. The hearing by the office of the police complaint commissioner adjourned after the resignation of Brad Hickford over an obscenity caught on an audio stream of the [...] Read More »

Last June, landscapers working on a site in Kamloops, B.C., came upon a troubling discovery — two human skulls and jawbones. Police and the coroner were informed, but after an inspection that swiftly determined the remains ancient, the Tk’emlúps te Secwépemc First Nation was called in and the day after the find issued a press [...] Read More »

OTTAWA — Advocates of more federal transparency are concerned a federal review of the Access to Information regime will not fix long-standing problems, and that it could even make things worse. The Treasury Board Secretariat announced the government review, which takes place every five years, in a news release last June. For a $5 fee, [...] Read More »

VICTORIA — The president of the BC Association of Chiefs of Police says people will not be arrested for possession of small amounts of drugs after the end of decriminalization on Jan. 31, “unless there are extenuating circumstances.” Andrew Chan, who is also Deputy Chief of the Vancouver Police Department, said that while both municipal [...] 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 HERALDapulido@lethbridgeherald.com A new temporary exhibit has opened at the Galt Museum and Archives that highlights different ways community members and organizations have taken action to create social change in southern Alberta. “Taking Action: People Making a Difference” is now on display until Oct. 5, 2025, and Camina Weasel Moccasin, indigenous curator at the Galt [...] 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 »