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The Medicine Hat Interpretive Program is celebrating World Wildlife Day with a drop-in event to promote curiosity about the different species throughout the region and beyond. This free program is designed to “connect people with the natural world and inspire continued learning and action for animals and plants beyond the day,” a statement from MHIP ... Read More »

bmiller@medicinehatnews.com The 2026 property assessment results show the overall medium market changes for single-family homes in Medicine Hat has increased by 7.5 per cent, and that will be reflected in upcoming assessment notices. During a council meeting Tuesday, city staff presented the 2026 property assessment results leading up to the July 1, 2025 valuation date. ... Read More »

newsdesk@medicinehatnews.com Alberta Municipalities released a statement Wednesday asking the provincial government to increase investment in infrastructure ahead of next week’s budget announcement. Alberta Municipalities, which represents 264 municipalities across the province including Medicine Hat, says current provincial investments in local infrastructure fall short of meeting demand. The release states that over the last 15 years, ... Read More »

jtubb@medicinehatnews.com@ReporterTubb With 14 games left in his sophomore regular season, Shaeffer Gordon-Carroll has a simple look at his priorities – stay healthy and win another championship. The Medicine Hat Tigers forward has battled the injury bug this season, limited to just 27 games after missing the start of the season, all of November and the ... Read More »

sports@medicinehatnews.com@MedicineHatNews The Medicine Hat U12B Mustangs returned home from a weekend on the road with a pair of wins. In their first game, taking on the Indus Lightning, the Mustangs prevailed 6-4 in a back-and-forth affair. AP player Kimber Moch had a pair of goals, fellow AP Lexxon Martinez also found the back of the ... Read More »

sports@medicinehatnews.com@MedicineHatNews The WHL announced supplemental discipline from the Medicine Hat Tigers’ 10-1 win Monday. Red Deer Rebels forward Kohen Lodge was suspended two games for his boarding major and game misconduct from the second period of Monday’s matinee at Co-op Place. In the last 20 seconds of the second period, Lodge hit Tigers forward Ethan ... 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 »