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With the snow in full swing, the Medicine Hat Interpretive Program is hosting a free walk to talk about wildlife in winter. Participants will stroll the park and chat about which animals migrate, which ones stay year-round and what insects and arachnids are up to when the weather cools off. They will also look at [...] Read More »

newsdesk@medicinehatnews.com Brooks RCMP say preliminary investigations reveal that black ice, blowing snow and poor visibility played a major factor in the cause of a fatal collision between a semi-truck and SUV on Thursday afternoon near Scandia. The driver of the SUV, a 66-year-old resident of Vauxhall, was pronounced deceased upon first responder arrival at approximately [...] Read More »

asmith@medicinehatnews.com Premier Danielle Smith is slated to make a series of visits to the riding in coming days, but recall petitioners say they are seeking more meaningful engagement. Since responding to questions regarding to the recall petition earlier in the week, Smith has has booked several appearances, including time in Calgary on Thursday with the [...] Read More »

bmiller@medicinehatnews.com With the best attendance in years and a strong community spirit, more than $49,000 was raised during the annual Medicine Hat News Santa Claus Fund Charity Auction on Thursday night at DayzOff Pub. that will be used to provide holiday meals to local families this Christmas. A full house of Hatters reached deep into [...] Read More »

zmason@medicinehatnews.com Seven Medicine Hat schools have reported a respiratory illness outbreak, according to AHS, due to a cluster of students sick with symptoms. Outbreak are being reported at Dr. Ken Sauer, George Davison, Medicine Hat Christian, River Heights Crestwood STEM, Ross Glen and Herald schools. Respiratory illness symptoms reported include cough, shortness of breath, sore [...] Read More »

Here is a roundup of stories from The Canadian Press designed to bring you up to speed … ‘High impact’ warning as heavy rains forecast to cause more flooding in B.C. The B.C. government says heavy rains in the forecast may cause more flooding in low-lying areas in parts of the province. Environment Canada has [...] Read More »

MONTREAL — Joshua Bujold, an upbeat psychology student in his first semester at Montreal’s Dawson College, was taken aback to find out that happiness among young Canadians has plunged. Outside Quebec, that is. Bujold’s home province is an outlier among data showing the happiness of Canadians under 30 has dropped so fast that they’ve gone [...] Read More »

TORONTO — For years, Stéphane Cliche was a healthy avid athlete, but he kept getting sinus and respiratory infections and doctors couldn’t figure out why. It wasn’t until he was diagnosed with non-Hodgkin lymphoma in 2016 that it became clear his immune system didn’t work properly. Cliche got immunoglobulin — a cocktail of antibodies from [...] Read More »

OTTAWA — Statistics Canada is set to publish inflation figures for November this morning. A Reuters poll ahead of the release showed the consensus among economists was for headline inflation for the month to come in at 2.3 per cent, according to LSEG Data & Analytics. That would mark a slight increase from October’s reading [...] Read More »

The Canadian Press has been speaking with young people across the country about challenges facing their generation — and ways they continue to find joy. ‘YOU’RE HUMAN AND YOU FEEL THINGS’ Violet Rode, an 18-year-old theatre student at Dawson College in Montreal, says she watches the anxiety and “fidgeting” of her peers and worries about [...] 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 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 »

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 »