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zmason@medicinehatnews.com A Calgary high school teacher launched a citizen initiative this week that would ask if the province should end its policy of allocating public funds to accredited independent schools. The approval of the petition by Alberta’s chief electoral officer this week coincides with the largest labour disruption in Alberta’s history, as teachers across the [...] Read More »

newsdesk@medicinehatnews.com On Friday afternoon at approximately 3 p.m. Cypress Country announced fire crews were at the scene of a fire in the Elkwater/Cypress Hill Provincial Park, south of the townsite. The fire was contained by responding crews from four county fire stations, Alberta Wildfire air and land crews, and additional wildfire crews from Calgary. At [...] Read More »

asmith@medicinehatnews.com Lovers of arts and ecology alike gathered at the Esplanade on Thursday to celebrate the beauty and resilience of the prairies. Built around the exhibition of Colin Starkevich’s work, titled “Forever Grasslands,” the E-talk featured a series of five panelists with different connections to the natural world that surrounds Medicine Hat and covers much [...] Read More »

newsdesk@medicinehatnews.com Medicine Hat city council unanimously passed a motion Friday to officially terminate the employment of city manager Ann Mitchell and remove her off the pay role. At the conclusion of a 50-minute closed session, a motion brought forward by Coun. Alison Van Dyke said that Mitchell, the former CAO, was found in violation of [...] Read More »

newsdesk@medicinehatnews.com City councillors unanimously passed a motion this week to establish a Southeast Alberta Economic Opportunity Strategy (SAEOS) Advocacy Committee, which will work in collaboration with five other municipalities in a five-year regional initiative. Back in 2023, Medicine Hat, in partnership with Foremost, Bow Island, Redcliff, County of Forty Mile and Cypress County, received a [...] Read More »

TORONTO — A Toronto hospital says it transplanted a heart that stopped beating last month in a Canadian first that has the potential to substantially shorten the long wait for a donor. University Health Network says the procedure could grow the national donor pool by 30 per cent if the practice is expanded across the [...] Read More »

Mail and parcel delivery are set to resume on a limited basis in the coming week as Canada Post workers switch to rotating strikes this morning. The Canadian Union of Postal Workers says rotating strikes will begin at 6 a.m. local time, ending the countrywide strike that spanned more than two weeks. The union says [...] Read More »

OTTAWA — Sergio Marchi says when he asks students in his university course on politics how many of them are interested in a career in public life, he’s surprised if two or three of them raise a hand. Marchi, who served as minister for international trade from 1997 to 1999 and later as ambassador to [...] Read More »

MONTREAL — A Quebec man has been found guilty of second-degree murder in the killing of a 10-year-old girl in a northern Montreal suburb more than 31 years ago, bringing closure to the young victim’s family. Réal Courtemanche, 62, already in prison for other crimes, admitted on Friday that the evidence in the case proves [...] Read More »

EDMONTON — Alberta’s government says Ottawa is dodging responsibility by not standing behind a proposed pipeline project to the B.C. coast. Premier Danielle Smith’s office says the decision to build a pipeline lies solely with Prime Minister Mark Carney and the federal government. Her spokesperson Sam Blackett says anything short of decisive support would be [...] 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 »