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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 »

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 »

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 »

bmiller@medicinehatnews.com After thousands of hours of work and preparation, research and evaluations, HALO Air Ambulance was able to internalize all helicopter operations into one hangar at the Medicine Hat Regional Airport in 2025, one of the biggest leaps forward for the organization, according to its executive director. Speaking to reporters following the 2026 annual general [...] Read More »

Here is a roundup of stories from The Canadian Press designed to bring you up to speed … Lawyers to begin final submissions in Frank Stronach sex assault trial Lawyers are set to begin their final submissions today in the sexual assault trial of Canadian auto parts tycoon Frank Stronach. The defence’s last witnesses — [...] Read More »

OTTAWA — The federal government is set to extend its cap on an annual alcohol tax increase for another two years in a bid to rein in costs facing Canada’s brewers, wineries and distilleries. Excise taxes on booze had faced annual increases pegged to inflation on April 1 each year, but the Liberal government has [...] Read More »

TORONTO — Lawyers are set to begin their final submissions today in the sexual assault trial of Canadian auto parts tycoon Frank Stronach. The defence’s last witnesses – two Peel Region police officers who led the investigation – finished their testimony earlier this month, closing out the evidence in the case. Stronach, who is 93, [...] Read More »

A new study out of the University of Waterloo is underlining how North American air quality could deteriorate by the end of the century unless efforts are taken to fight climate change. The study, which homes in on the United States, suggests one in three Americans could be breathing summer air considered unhealthy for sensitive [...] Read More »

OTTAWA — The Canadian government says Samidoun, a pro-Palestinian group added to the country’s list of terrorist entities in 2024, has been dissolved. The federal corporation database with Innovation, Science and Economic Development Canada says the Samidoun Palestinian Prisoner Solidarity Network was “dissolved for non-compliance” on Friday. The group had been registered in British Columbia [...] 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 »