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asmith@medicinehatnews.com Coats on Finlay returns this weekend for its eighth year, ensuring that everyone in Medicine Hat has winter wear for the coming cold. Starting at noon on Saturday, residents can leave their old cold-weather gear, including coats, scarves, hats, mittens, boots and even blankets on Finlay Bridge for others to pick up, or they [...] Read More »

newsdesk@medicinehatnews.com Brooks RCMP General Investigation Section collaborated with frontline general duty members to initiate a proactive enforcement project to target property crime in Brooks and the County of Newell due to a recent spike in break and enters and thefts reported. Last week, Mounties laid charges in two separate incidents involving property crime. On the [...] Read More »

newsdesk@medicinehatnews.com The citizen initiative petition aiming to change provincial policy regarding the allocation of public funds to private schools will begin collecting signatures this week. More than 200 volunteers have already applied to be canvassers for the initiative. The first round of applications is now being processed, and the petition’s proponent Alicia Taylor says they [...] Read More »

newsdesk@medicinehatnews.com The voting period opens this week for the 2025 Field Law Community Fund Program. The annual contest provides funding to community-led projects across Alberta and the Northwest Territories. Residents of Alberta and N.W.T. are eligible to cast a vote for their favourite initiative. This year’s winning grassroots projects will share a total prize fund [...] Read More »

Helping to promote prostate cancer awareness, the Man Van will be in Medicine Hat this Saturday. From 11a.m. to 2 p.m., the van will be parked outside the London Drugs. Men aged 40-70 will be able to take a PSA, or Prostate Specific Antigen blood test, which will help them monitor their risk of prostate [...] Read More »

Here is a roundup of stories from The Canadian Press designed to bring you up to speed… Chamber of commerce says Alberta teachers strike straining businesses The head of the Edmonton Chamber of Commerce says a provincewide teachers strike is putting a strain on businesses. Doug Griffiths says the chamber doesn’t take a side in [...] Read More »

OTTAWA — The federal government is set to outline plans to strengthen border security today. Prime Minister Mark Carney is scheduled to tour a border crossing facility in the Niagara region, and Public Safety Minister Gary Anandasangaree is to hold a news conference soon after. The Liberal government split its border security bill this month, [...] Read More »

EDMONTON — The head of the Edmonton Chamber of Commerce says a provincewide teachers strike is putting a strain on businesses. Doug Griffiths says the chamber doesn’t take a side in the labour dispute, but it hopes the strike is resolved as quickly as possible. The strike is entering its ninth school day, with about [...] Read More »

OTTAWA — A two-day meeting of ministers responsible for justice and public safety at the federal, provincial and territorial levels is set to wrap up in Kananaskis, Alta. today after discussions ranging from bail reform to the role of victims in the criminal justice system. Federal Justice Minister Sean Fraser said it was an opportunity [...] Read More »

JASPER, ALBERTA, CANADA — A fatality inquiry is set to begin today into the deaths of three people on a tour bus that tumbled down a steep embankment at the Columbia Icefield in Jasper National Park. Fourteen others were seriously injured after the Ice Explorer lost control on a road leading to the Athabasca Glacier, [...] 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 HERALDabeeber@lethbridgeherald.com The Alberta NDP and Friends of Medicare advocacy organization have raised alarms about the provincial government’s proposed legislation that will allow people suffering from addictions and mental illness who are deemed a threat to themselves or others to be treated against their will. On Tuesday, the government introduced Bill 53, the Compassionate Intervention [...] 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 »