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newsdesk@medicinehatnews.com In April the Big Marble Go Centre is collaborating with the Medicine Hat Disc Golf Club to host two workshops to teach residents how to play the growing sport. The “Learn to Play: Disc Golf” workshops will teach participants the fundamentals of the sport, including throwing, aiming and general course play. The workshop is [...] Read More »

The Medicine Hat Interpretive Program is diving into the mysteries of beaks and bills with its latest educational program. “Ever wondered why a beak is shaped the way it is? Come and discover! We’ll chat about their unique shapes, the important roles they play and how they help our feathered friends,” says park interpreter Rhys [...] Read More »

asmith@medicinehatnews.com Local organizers are taking to the petition tables, collecting signatures in an effort to protect southern Alberta’s watershed from coal mining. Water Not Coal, started by Corb Lund last month, seeks to collect signatures for a citizen initiative petition which would call on the Government of Alberta to “prohibit through legislation all coal exploration [...] Read More »

With gas prices already sitting at 161.9 cents per litre and climbing, experts suggest they aren’t likely to come back down any time soon. “Medicine Hat is up 12 cents from last week, up 41 cents from a month ago,” said Patrick De Haan, head of petroleum analysis at GasBuddy. “It’s 10 cents lower than [...] Read More »

newsdesk@medicinehatnews.com Hatters have until Mar. 31 to complete any elm pruning before the city’s annual ban begins Apr. 1 to protect against the spread of Dutch Elm Disease. Dutch Elm Disease is a fatal fungus that can affect all elm species in the province. The fungus clogs the tree’s water conducting system and will cause [...] Read More »

When Rose Kingdon started her broadcasting career more than 40 years ago, she recalled that it was “love at first on air light.” And when she accepted a lifetime achievement award in 2023, she said she was grateful for the opportunity to “make great radio” and to “cover some of the biggest stories of our [...] Read More »

LAVAL — The two candidates vying to replace François Legault as Coalition Avenir Québec leader and Quebec premier faced off over language and immigration in a heated final debate north of Montreal on Saturday. Bernard Drainville and Christine Fréchette exchanged friendly greetings ahead of the start of the debate in Laval. However, the debate grew [...] Read More »

WINNIPEG — The NDP leadership candidates made their last pitch to voters Saturday morning in a last-ditch effort to win support from the handful of members who have not voted yet. Many of the roughly 2,000 delegates at the Winnipeg convention have already cast their ballots. This includes Sofia Lindfield, a delegate from Halifax who [...] Read More »

China is again denying claims of forced labour in the country as calls grow for Prime Minister Mark Carney to clarify Canada’s stance on the issue amid fallout from comments made by Liberal MP Michael Ma that appeared to cast doubt on reported human rights abuses. The Chinese Embassy in Canada pushed back on the [...] Read More »

It was supposed to be a joyful family reunion, but instead a British Columbia grandmother is stranded in China in a coma, her family unable to pay the hundreds of thousands of dollars to bring her home via air ambulance. Her family says Lilia Avoutova, 78, who is of mixed Chinese and Ukrainian heritage, arrived [...] 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 »

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 »

LETHBRIDGE HERALDabeeber@lethbridgeherald.com Efforts to raise $30 million to improve cardiac care in Lethbridge and Medicine Hat are paying off. Three new donation commitments totalling $350,000 mean a fundraiser to establish the Southern Alberta Cardiac Centre of Excellence has reached about a third of its goal. Campaign manager Jordan Cleland said Wednesday about $10 million has [...] Read More »