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newsdesk@medicinehatnews.com Throughout the month of October the Medicine Hat Police Service responded to 2,729 calls for service, down from 3,139 calls in September. Crime rates in October were down in nearly every category compared to September, as well as in numbers reporting property crime year over year. Police responded to 13 thefts from motor vehicles ... Read More »

zmason@medicinehatnews.com Almost a year ago, Premier Danielle Smith told listeners on her call-in radio show that she was prepared to use the notwithstanding clause to override charter challenges to a suite of three bills affecting transgender youth. “Because I feel so strongly about protecting kids’ right to preserve their fertility until they’re adults, we would, ... Read More »

A protest is planned Saturday outside Cypress-Medicine Hat MLA Justin Wright’s office in opposition of the government’s usage of the notwithstanding clause to force teachers back to work and then push through laws on transgender kids. A post circulating on Facebook originating from the group AwareMHAB states that organizers seek “100 people in Medicine Hat ... Read More »

sports@medicinehatnews.com@MedicineHatNews The Medicine Hat Ringette Association will be well represented at the 2026 Alberta Winter Games. Four Mustangs have been named to zone rosters for the 2026 provincial games hosted Feb. 13-16 in the Lakeland Region. The four Mustangs selected are goaltenders Emma Pinnell (Zone 4) and Jacqueline LeBlanc (Zone 6), forward Breanna Lanuk (Zone ... Read More »

jtubb@medicinehatnews.com@ReporterTubb Manners maketh the man – but a new mask for a goaltender? That just completes the look. The Medicine Hat Tigers goaltenders got their new painted masks on Tuesday, allowing Jordan Switzer and Carter Casey to ditch the stark white masks for masks with personal designs. “They turned out really good, I really like ... Read More »

Medicine Hat News A back and forth affair Friday night in Red Deer ended on the side of the Rebels. The Medicine Hat Tigers scored two quick goals in the first and played comeback the rest of the way, ultimately falling 4-3 in the shootout. They came into the contest off a 6-2 win Wednesday ... Read More »

The Holiday Season is upon us! For many humans, autumn is the best time of year, they get to snuggle into a warm sweater with their pumpkin spice, shopping and parties in preparation for the Christmas season. It’s predictably stressful for everyone involved. Having company in your house, different and sometimes extravagant foods, gift items ... Read More »

Our government’s Acute Care Action Plan represents decisive action to strengthen Alberta’s health-care system. With 1,000 new hospital beds, 50,000 additional relief funding of $1.5 million, this comprehensive strategy addresses urgent pressures while building for the future. While headlines focus on new towers at Edmonton and Calgary hospitals, the real story for rural Alberta is ... Read More »

The name game in Alberta politics is getting nasty. Two disgruntled former caucus members of the United Conservative Party recently joined forces with the middle-of-the-road Alberta Party and decided to call the new entity the Alberta Progressive Conservative Party. Hey, said the UCP brass. You can’t do that. We still own the Progressive Conservative name. ... Read More »

* Submitted before Wednesday’s strike announcement Dear editor, As Alberta inches closer to another union versus government negotiation, the UCP “tactical misinformation machine” is revving up and shifting to high gear. I speak of course of the looming dispute between AUPE’s nursing care union and the Alberta government, including the erroneous statements made by Finance ... Read More »

Dear editor, Quebec has abundant hydro power (electricity) and Alberta has abundant natural gas. During a recent relatively minor snow storm, electric power was out in large areas of Quebec. Many homes and businesses lost electric power. Forty-six thousand homes were still without power a few days later. Heating, refrigerators, deep freezers, lighting etc. were ... Read More »

Dear editor, As all of us know, (Monday was) Remembrance Day. As many of us do not know, the Government of Canada estimates veterans at risk or experiencing homelessness to be approximately 2,600. Other reports suggest the number could be up to 10,000. There are extreme data challenges in calculating these numbers, perhaps because most ... Read More »