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zmason@medicinehatnews.com On a warm and sunny Family Day in Medicine Hat, several free events around the city provided family fun that included outdoor education, sports and recreation and quality time with loved ones. With temperatures hitting 10 degrees in the afternoon, it was a perfect day for the annual Family Day events at Police Point [...] Read More »

newsdesk@medicinehatnews.com A missing woman in Coaldale has been located safe. Coaldale RCMP had sought assistance locating Nikita North Peigan Starzyk, a 33-year-old woman, on Feb. 13. On Feb. 15, Coaldale RCMP reported that she had been found[...] Read More »

newsdesk@medicinehatnews.com The Alberta Food and Beverage Expo is making its annual stop in Medicine Hat this weekend. The expo is Medicine Hat’s largest one-day hospitality show. Visitors can expect samples of hundreds of wines, beers, cocktails and food from a selection of Medicine Hat’s best restaurants and local suppliers. It’s a perfect activity for foodies, [...] Read More »

newsdesk@medicinehatnews.com Construction in Medicine Hat got off to a strong start in the first month of 2026, according to monthly building permit statistics released by the city’s planning and development services department. Five residential permits were issued in the month of January, including for one single-family home and four apartments, for a total value of [...] Read More »

newsdesk@medicinehatnews.com Due to the Family Day holiday on Monday, city council will meet Tuesday this week, with the public meeting beginning at 6:30 p.m. Tuesday’s meeting will see council hear a motion to pause engagement on the Transportation Master Plan until the fourth quarter of 2026. The pause is being proposed to allow for a [...] Read More »

VICTORIA — No wonder British Columbia Finance Minister Brenda Bailey thought she was going to be “the least popular person in the province.” She tabled a budget Tuesday that boosts taxes, delays projects for the old, the young and cancer patients, while failing to rein in the deficit as previously pledged. Instead, it brings in [...] Read More »

WINNIPEG — A man accused of fatally shooting five people in a Winnipeg rooming house opened fire after days of using drugs and drinking alcohol there, a Crown prosecutor said on the first day of trial. Jamie Felix has pleaded not guilty to second-degree murder in the 2023 killings in the West Broadway neighbourhood building. [...] Read More »

VICTORIA — Here’s what people are saying about the 2026 British Columbia budget, which delivers a tax-rate increase, a record deficit and public sector cuts. “It’s our time to take a pause on some of the things we want to do, to do the things that we need to do.” — B.C. Finance Minister Brenda [...] Read More »

OTTAWA — Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre says his party will fight for a united Canada as a movement in Alberta pushes for that province to separate. Answering a question from a reporter today, Poilievre said the Conservatives are “entirely a federalist caucus” and that he has not had a single member of Parliament on his [...] Read More »

VICTORIA — Here are some of the key figures in British Columbia’s 2026 budget, delivered by Finance Minister Brenda Bailey on Tuesday. 5.6 per cent: The new income tax rate for the lowest tax bracket, for people with taxable earnings of up to $50,363. $76: The increase in income tax for the average taxpayer in [...] 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 »