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asmith@medicinehatnews.com Medicine Hat and southern Alberta as a whole were well represented this year at the ASTech Awards, held Nov. 7 in Calgary. The awards celebrate outstanding achievement in science and technology innovation in Alberta in a variety of fields, and aim to inspire ongoing innovation within the province. At the 2025 awards, three Medicine ... Read More »

There will be a scheduled test of the National Public Alerting System today at 1:55 p.m. Provincial Minister of Public Safety and Emergency Services Mike Ellis advised Albertans that the test will be issued across multiple channels, including TV, radio, wireless devices, websites, social media, the Alberta Emergency Alert mobile app and directly to compatible ... Read More »

asmith@medicinehatnews.com The CORE Association is gearing up for a busy Friday, between Midnight Madness and a special performance at Medicine Hat College. CORE has participated in Midnight Madness since its move downtown and is excited to be offering a wide variety of delights for this year’s event, both to celebrate and to raise funds for ... Read More »

jtubb@medicinehatnews.com@ReporterTubb Willie Desjardins will have a familiar face on the CHL’s roster for the CHL USA Prospects Challenge next week. Medicine Hat Tigers forward Liam Ruck was named to the CHL roster in place of the injured Brooks Rogowski of the Oshawa Generals. “It’s unreal, obviously something you dream of doing and I’m super excited ... Read More »

sports@medicinehatnews.com@MedicineHatNews The Medicine Hat U16B Mustangs returned home golden from a tournament in Lethbridge. The Mustangs finished first at the Lethbridge Bridge Battle ringette tournament, finishing a perfect 4-0. They opened the tournament with a 9-8 win against Buffalo Plains. Breanna Lanuk led the way with a hat trick and an assist while Margo Kerr ... Read More »

sports@medicinehatnews.com@MedicineHatNews Medicine Hat News The Alberta Marlin Aquatic Club hosted their annual Fall Invitational swim meet over the weekend. The local swim club had 50 AMAC swimmers compete at the event hosted at the Big Marble Go Centre, competing against eight visiting clubs. AMAC swimmers set multiple personal bests and club records across different age ... 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 »

As the weather starts to turn colder and winter approaches, I am once again very concerned about the feral/stray cat population in Medicine Hat and Redcliff. This is a challenge that is faced every year and those that help this vulnerable population know of the struggles faced in trying to keep them warm and fed. ... Read More »

Three cheers to Zohran Mamdani for toppling a political dynasty to become the mayor-elect of New York. Mamdani’s decisive victory in the mayoral race broke records in more ways than one. For a long time, the working people of New York have been neglected politically by the wealthy and well-connected. New York voters elected a ... 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 »

Dear editor, I am writing to you today as a former and proud student of Webster Niblock Elementary School. Webster Niblock was vitally important in shaping the person I am today and providing the foundational education that prepared me for my life’s work. I have just celebrated my 25th year of teaching, a career path ... Read More »

Dear editor, Three important problems directly leading to the teachers’ strike are exclusively of the UCP’s own making. Firstly, they brag about attracting new people to Alberta but seem unable to comprehend that more new people means more new students. Alberta spends the least amount of money on public education in Canada, per student, thus, ... Read More »