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bmiller@medicinehatnews.com Poppy donation boxes are now at Medicine Hat grocery stores and retailers as the 2025 Poppy Campaign is on through Remembrance Day on Nov. 11. Each year, the Poppy Campaign encourages Canadians to wear a poppy in remembrance of those who have served and sacrificed for the country, defending the freedoms and way of [...] Read More »

newsdesk@medicinehatnews.com Daylight Saving Time ends at 2 a.m. on Sunday, meaning Albertas will need to set their clock back one hour to make way for more light in the morning, and less in the evening. In Canada, the history of Daylight Saving Time dates back to war times when the government introduced it to increase [...] Read More »

zmason@medicinehatnews.com Local emergency physician and public health advocate Dr. Paul Parks and Friends of Medicare are hosting a public town hall in Medicine Hat to talk about recent changes to the health-care system and ways they will impact this region. The event, called “Urgent Conversations on Public Health Care,” follows the annual general meeting of [...] Read More »

asmith@medicinehatnews.com The Cypress View Foundation brought some frights and delights for the community Friday with its annual haunted house. Activities co-ordinator Hilary Hamilton explained to the News that this is something the staff puts on every year. “All the seniors go through it and all of the staff love to dress up,” said Hamilton. “We’ve [...] Read More »

newsdesk@medicinehatnews.com Students in Grade 12 will not have to take their diploma exams this January. Similarly, Grade 9 students will not have to take their upcoming Provincial Achievement Test after the province announced it was canceling the examinations Friday. The province says the cancellation was made to ensure students can concentrate on learning after losing [...] Read More »

WHITEHORSE — Yukon Party Leader Currie Dixon says Yukon voters have opted for change by electing what he calls a “strong Yukon Party majority government.” But Dixon, who will become the Yukon’s first premier born in the territory, also says the territory faces a long list of challenges, which will “require difficult decisions.” Figures from [...] Read More »

WHITEHORSE — Yukon Party Leader Currie Dixon will be the Yukon’s first premier born in the territory, after accepting congratulations from Premier Mike Pemberton, who lost his seat as his Liberal party’s support collapsed. More coming. The Canadian Press[...] Read More »

WHITEHORSE — Polls have closed in Yukon’s territorial election, where voters could elect their first premier born in the territory and were asked for their say on electoral reform. Both the territorial New Democrats and the Yukon Party have leaders who were born in Whitehorse and are vying to take over from the Liberals after [...] Read More »

FRIDAY HARBOR — The group that has been tracking southern resident killer whales since the 1970s says a calf in one of the three pods is missing and thought to be dead. The Center for Whale Research in Friday Harbor, Wash., says it followed J pod in the Swanson Channel that runs through B.C.’s Gulf [...] Read More »

WHITEHORSE — Voters in the Yukon could elect their first premier born in the territory in an election where they are also being asked for their say on electoral reform. Both the territorial New Democrats and the Yukon Party have leaders who were born in Whitehorse and are vying to take over from the Liberals [...] 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 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 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 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 »