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asmith@medicinehatnews.com An announcement from the government from Alberta regarding changes to how people with disabilities will receive support has received immediate criticism from provincial employees and the Official Opposition. Changes, as announced by the province on Tuesday morning, create a new Alberta Disability Assistance Program (ADAP), slated to launch in the summer of 202 with [...] Read More »

newsdesk@medicinehatnews.com Representatives of Alberta Beef Producers are in San Antonio, Texas this week to attend CattleCon, held by the National Cattlemen’s Beef Association, and will meet with U.S. stakeholders to discuss the impact of potential tariffs. CattleCon is known as the beef industry’s biggest event of the yea,r and over 25 years it has grown [...] Read More »

@MedicineHatNews Commissioning the newest wind farm in the County of Forty Mile will be delayed until spring, and new regulatory documents reveal an operating agreement with the nearby Bow Island aerodrome. Spanish renewable energy producer, Acconia, was required to complete its AECG Forty Mile wind power facility, about five kilometres east from the town by [...] Read More »

@@CollinGallant The City of Medicine Hat’s purchase of the largest solar power field proposed for a Canadian urban municipality has been approved by Alberta utility regulators. The Alberta Utilities Commission issued its decision Tuesday on a transfer of ownership application to buy the Saamis Solar Park from Irish renewable developer DP Energy. They approved the [...] Read More »

@MedicineHatNews A man accused of firing a shotgun during a standoff with four Medicine Hat police officers may not be not criminally responsible for his actions, his lawyers told Court of Justice in Medicine Hat on Tuesday. Cole Scory, 30, was charged with four counts of attempted murder in August after a day-long standoff with [...] Read More »

TORONTO – Ontario Premier Doug Ford is set to request the dissolution of provincial parliament today and trigger an early election for Feb. 27. Ford’s office says he will visit Lt.-Gov. Edith Dumont this afternoon and ask her to end the legislature’s 43rd parliament. Ford has said he needs a new mandate from the electorate [...] Read More »

WARSAW, Poland – The notion that “never again” can the world allow something like the Holocaust to happen feels like it is slipping away, Prime Minister Justin Trudeau and Polish Prime Minister Donald Tusk both said Tuesday. The two leaders met in Warsaw a day after they joined dozens of other world leaders to mark [...] Read More »

KRAKOW, Poland – Canada and Poland have signed a deal which will allow Canadian companies to support Polish efforts to begin generating nuclear power, once it takes effect. Prime Ministers Justin Trudeau and Donald Tusk signed Canada-Poland Nuclear Energy Cooperation Agreement to conclude Trudeau’s trip to Poland. The deal is seen as a way to [...] Read More »

Here is a roundup of stories from The Canadian Press designed to bring you up to speed… Ford set to dissolve government for early election Ontario Premier Doug Ford is set to request the dissolution of provincial parliament today and trigger an early election for Feb. 27. Ford’s office says he will visit Lt.-Gov. Edith [...] Read More »

KRAKOW, Poland – Prime Minister Justin Trudeau is travelling to Warsaw today to meet with his Polish counterpart Donald Tusk. The two leaders are set to sign the Canada-Poland Nuclear Energy Cooperation Agreement, according to Trudeau’s itinerary, then hold a joint media availability. In December, Export Development Canada issued a letter of interest to provide [...] Read More »

LETHBRIDGE HERALDabeeber@lethbridgeherald.com Lethbridge cardiologist Dr. Sayeh Zielke is dedicated to Bringing Hearts Home. Zielke, who has tirelessly led efforts to convince the Alberta government to build a cardiac care centre in Lethbridge, was given a standing ovation Saturday night as she ascended the podium of what was called the largest fundraising event in Lethbridge’s history. [...] Read More »

LETHBRIDGE HERALDapulido@lethbridgeherald.com Warning: your teeth might start chattering from reading this story. The Lethbridge Police Service, in partnership with the Law Enforcement Torch Run, is encouraging Lethbridge and area residents to support the 2025 Polar Plunge this Saturday and brave the cold water with them. Constable Braylon Hyggen, one of the event organizers, told reporters [...] Read More »

Representatives of Alberta Beef Producers are in San Antonio, Texas this week to attend CattleCon, held by the National Cattlemen’s Beef Association, and will meet with U.S. stakeholders to discuss the impact of potential tariffs. CattleCon is known as the beef industry’s biggest event of the year and over 25 years it has grown into [...] Read More »

The province announced a new program Tuesday to help support those with disabilities, but also allow them the flexibility to work without losing their health benefits. The Alberta Disability Assistance Program is (ADAP) will begin July 2026 and will work alongside the current Assured Income for the Severely Handicapped (AISH), to encourage those who are [...] Read More »

Women only make up 7 per cent of workers in trades, but the Coaldale Home Hardware is hoping to entice more people who identify as female to a free hands-on workshop on Wednesday. Mark Heinen, owner of the Coaldale Home Hardware, says the Spark Your Skills event open to females in Grades 10-12 will be [...] Read More »