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newsdesk@medicinehatnews.com Registration has opened for the final free session of a five-part series hosted by the city in collaboration with Volunteer Alberta aimed at providing education on volunteerism and inspiring more people to give back to their communities. The volunteerism learning series titled “Rooted in Action” will conclude Mar. 3 with a free morning workshop ... Read More »

newsdesk@medicinehatnews.com Next Wednesday business owners and employers in Medicine Hat are invited to participate in a free virtual workshop designed to help recruit, retain and support employees with disabilities. The hour-long workshop titled “Inclusive by Design” runs Feb. 25 and will provide participants information about disability awareness concepts, implementing workplace accommodations and onboarding and recruitment ... Read More »

newsdesk@medicinehatnews.com The Alberta government announced Thursday the launch of a redesigned online tool to help Albertans connect with primary care providers. Alberta Find a Provider helps Albertans connect with nearby family doctors, nurse practitioners, registered midwives and clinics accepting new patients to streamline the process for accessing preventive care. More than 800 primary care providers ... Read More »

jtubb@medicinehatnews.com@ReporterTubb The Penticton Vees have had a warm welcome to the Western League. The WHL’s newest franchise has exploded onto the scene in historic fashion, amassing 35 wins through their first 54 games to tie the league’s expansion team win record. Penticton has tied the 2003-04 Everett Silvertips’ record of 35 wins and they sit ... Read More »

sports@medicinehatnews.com@MedicineHatNews The Medicine Hat Boxing Club was represented at an interprovincial tournament last weekend. The local club sent three fighters, Nate Vossler, Quincy McComeau and Jacob Walne to the event in Cochrane. On Feb. 14, Walne defeated Jack Dool from Team B.C. and the next day he defeated Tristan Kuller, also from Team B.C., in ... Read More »

jtubb@medicinehatnews.com@ReporterTubb Luke Cozens will get to see some familiar faces tonight on the road. The Medicine Hat Tigers forward will make his return to Lethbridge for the first time since being acquired from the Hurricanes ahead of the WHL trade deadline. It’s a game he’s seen coming on the calendar for a while. “Obviously it’s ... Read More »

A major issue brewing slowly but firmly in Alberta is that of Alberta separating from Canada. This should alarm everyone not only in Alberta but throughout Canada. Here we are living in the wealthiest province of a peaceful and wonderful country, yet we have some people amongst us who are determined to break our marvellous ... Read More »

It is Sunday afternoon and I am sitting at the Foothills Medical Centre in Calgary and it’s been a full 48 hours since my partner had surgery to remove a lesion from the outer part of his liver. I want to take a few paragraphs to reflect on what those hours have looked like for ... Read More »

In Alberta today, the sign of a broken social contract isn’t hidden – it’s in the line at the local food bank. That line now regularly includes working families with two incomes, people who play by the rules but are being crushed by the affordability crisis. When hard-working households cannot cover groceries, the idea that ... Read More »

Dear editor, I find the furor over the upcoming Rebel News Panel at Medicine Hat College both curious and unsettling. “Thou doth protest too much, methinks.” I think so much of modern-day protest is just too over-the-top. What is the phrase? Too excessive to be credible? I am compelled to monitor the impending local media ... Read More »

Dear editor, Is there a line our value system does not want crossed when it comes to freedom of speech? The present feeling is anyone can say anything about anybody because that is freedom of speech. Well, I’m sorry to report it isn’t quite that way. There are libel laws preventing me from calling my ... Read More »

Dear editor, I’m writing regarding our local college’s decision to host a Rebel News Panel. Medicine Hat College’s motto is “Scientia Mentem Sustinet,” which is Latin for “Knowledge Sustains the Mind.” This motto invites a reasonable inquiry into the College’s decision to host Rebel News Panelist Tamara Lich – among others – as a speaker. ... Read More »