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The Medicine Hat Interpretive Centre is taking a long look at the distant past with its latest announced program: Prairie Forests, Past and Present. “Have you ever wondered where coal comes from, and what the landscape and environment would have been like at that time?” assistant chief interpreter Mhairi Donnelly asks. “How big were these [...] Read More »

In partnership with the Root Cellar Food & Wellness Hub, HALO Air Ambulance and the YMCA, the Community Foundation of Southeastern Alberta will host its Philanthropy & Professional Advisors Tradeshow on March 11. “This event is about proactive, informed planning,” said CFSEA executive director Niki Gray. “Individuals, families and businesses across southeastern Alberta are navigating [...] Read More »

bmiller@medicinehatnews.com Hatters will soon be able to log onto the city’s website and receive real-time data, conditions and updates on the infrastructure system through an online tool being developed by staff. The new open data portal tool demonstration was shown to committee members last week and will provide information about roads, power lines and underground [...] Read More »

bmiller@medicinehatnews.com With construction on schedule for the new Holy Trinity Academy K-9 school to open in 2027, the school division is reaching out to the community as it seeks to raise approximately $4 million to complete the project. The total cost for the new school, which includes two full-sized gymnasiums and a 400-seat theatre, is [...] Read More »

newsdesk@medicinehatnews.com Despite oil prices clearing $115 this weekend, Premier Danielle Smith says Albertans should not expect a tax break at the pumps anytime soon. The province has a policy that allows it to lower gas prices when royalties are up from high prices. The program comes into effect when WTI prices are above $80, but [...] Read More »

OTTAWA — Foreign Affairs Minister Anita Anand says more than 7,000 Canadians have left the Middle East since the latest conflict began. Anand told reporters Tuesday that includes more than 4,300 Canadians, permanent residents and their relatives who have returned to Canada between March 4 and March 8, using both direct and indirect routes. “We [...] Read More »

MONTREAL — Environment Canada is warning about a major ice storm forecast to hit southern Quebec with up to 30 millimetres of freezing rain over 24 hours. The storm coming from eastern Ontario could reach Quebec early Wednesday morning, beginning in the Outaouais region and moving through Montreal and up to Quebec City. Meteorologist Simon [...] Read More »

EDMONTON — A petition looking to oust Alberta Premier Danielle Smith from her seat in the legislature has failed. Smith is the second premier in Alberta’s history to face a recall petition, with the other happening nearly 90 years ago. Heather VanSnick says her campaign against Smith gathered close to 2,300 signatures — but it [...] Read More »

VICTORIA — American duties on Canadian softwood lumber and the ban of American alcohol by B.C. will be on the table when Premier David Eby meets the U.S. ambassador to Canada in Victoria today. Ambassador Pete Hoesktra is the same representative who said last year that U.S. President Donald Trump thinks Canada is “mean and [...] Read More »

MONTREAL — A lawyer for the woman who has accused Quebec Cardinal Marc Ouellet of sexual misconduct has told a Montreal courtroom that she did not defame the high-ranking cleric. In his closing statements today, Justin Wee said his client Paméla Groleau first reported her allegations anonymously in 2008 to a church advisory committee. Ouellet [...] 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 »