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newsdesk@medicinehatnews.com The Sanare Centre, a local association supporting victims of sexual, domestic and personal violence and trauma, is among eight child and youth advocacy centres across the province to receive a portion of $3.7 million in funding from the provincial government. Alberta’s minister of children and family service, Searle Turton, announced the funding increase on [...] Read More »

bmiller@medicinehatnews.com Members of the municipal planning commission have unanimously approved a 180-day operation permit extension for the Mustard Seed’s community kitchen on Allowance Avenue while a long-term plan for a permanent shelter remains incomplete. Brad Irwin, senior city planner, presented committee members the application to extend the operation from the Community Food Service building. The [...] Read More »

asmith@medicinehatnews.com The Parkinson Association of Alberta is hosting its 13th annual Step and Stride Event on Saturday, Sept. 6. “Every September, participants from across Alberta gather as one community and walk for Parkinson’s. Their incredible efforts have raised more than $4.3 million to help support a better life for those living with and loving someone [...] Read More »

asmith@medicinehatnews.com New to Medicine Hat and already deeply involved, council candidate Michael Reid wants to focus on results. A former teacher and now owner of YogaRevolution, Reid has lived in the city for two years. In that time, he has become a well known face downtown and with the Chamber of Commerce and is looking [...] Read More »

asmith@medicinehatnews.com Cypress County has agreed to a letter of support regarding the future of the Suffield Grazing Co-op. The land has seen interest from private farms now that the province seeks a longer lease, and as such the co-op requested support in regards to being able to continue to operate the community pasture, in the [...] Read More »

OTTAWA — Prime Minister Mark Carney is set to hold a news conference in Ottawa today at noon ET, after meeting with his cabinet this morning. Carney is expected to provide an update on Canada-U.S. trade, but his office would not confirm reports that he will announce Ottawa will remove some retaliatory tariffs on American [...] Read More »

MONTREAL — Quebec’s finance minister says $300,000 of expiring American alcohol that is banned from the province’s shelves will be donated rather than destroyed. Eric Girard’s comments come after the liquor board earlier this week said it might have to destroy some products that are set to expire. Girard says on social media he asked [...] Read More »

OTTAWA — Prime Minister Mark Carney will hold a news conference in Ottawa today at noon ET after meeting with his cabinet this morning. More coming. The Canadian Press[...] Read More »

Here is a roundup of stories from The Canadian Press designed to bring you up to speed… Air Canada ramping up to near full schedule Air Canada says it expects to be operating close to its full network schedule by Friday. The airline says it is continuing to ramp up its operations in a press [...] Read More »

MONTREAL — Air Canada says it expects to be operating close to its full network schedule by Friday. The airline says it is continuing to ramp up its operations in a press release Thursday. This comes after the airline reached a tentative deal with the union representing its flight attendants on Tuesday to end a [...] 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 »