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newsdesk@medicinehatnews.com Two sustainable innovation students from Medicine Hat College have been put under the spotlight for their research into how “Fast Fashion” affects the community. Fast fashion refers to a business model of the mass-production of inexpensive clothing by copying fashion designs. While driving down prices for customers, the effects from the production can have ... Read More »

newsdesk@medicinehatnews.com The application window is now open for the City of Medicine Hat’s Microgrants program in 2026. The microgrant program offers funding up to $500 in two categories, neighbourhood connections and community arts and culture. The Neighbourhood Connections category provides funding to projects that build neighbourhoods and foster social connection and inclusion. The Community Arts ... Read More »

newsdesk@medicinehatnews.com A new protocol adopted by the Alberta Court of King’s Bench is changing how people will access help from the court when navigating family matters in Alberta. The Family Focused Protocol, effective Jan. 2, is designed to streamline the point of contact for families and prioritize earlier resolution through settlement. The protocol introduces new ... Read More »

jtubb@medicinehatnews.com The Medicine Hat Tigers rope-a-doped the Seattle Thunderbirds Friday night. Seattle scored three goals in the first period period before the Tigers took over, rattling off eight unanswered to beat the Thunderbirds 8-3 at Co-op Place for a 16th straight win. Captain Bryce Pickford scored his second hat trick of the season, adding a ... Read More »

jtubb@medicinehatnews.com@ReporterTubb There was no right answer to the Medicine Hat Tigers overage question for head coach and general manager Willie Desjardins as Thursday’s trade deadline approached. After forward Andrew Basha was reassigned from the AHL to the WHL by the Calgary Flames on Jan. 2, they were left with four overagers, forwards Ethan Neutens and ... Read More »

jtubb@medicinehatnews.com The Medicine Hat Tigers addressed their surplus of overage players with a trade ahead of the WHL’s trade deadline. The Tigers traded 20-year-old forward Misha Volotovskii to the Vancouver Giants for a pair of draft picks ahead of Thursday’s trade deadline. They received a 2026 third-round pick and a 2029 fifth-round pick from the ... Read More »

I was deeply saddened to learn of the massacre of 15 Jews at Bondi Beach, Australia. On the first night of Hannukah, more than 1,000 people had gathered to celebrate, some dancing and banging drums when two individuals opened fire on a crowded group. The incident devastated and shocked not only the Jewish community, but ... Read More »

We’ve all heard the age-old ha-ha about not eating yellow snow, but did you know that eating snow of any colour can be trouble? A typical snowflake has a lot of jagged edges to it, says a story on Axios.com, and when it falls through the atmosphere, it collects “more airborne pollution particles.” A variety ... Read More »

The dot-com bubble burst in March of 2000 when historically high stock market valuations (Price to Earnings ratios) combined with declining earnings growth for companies that comprise the U.S. stock market. This week’s chart examines the relationship between stock market valuations (12-month forward Price to Earnings ratio in blue) and earnings growth for the S&P ... Read More »

Dear editor, Re: Conservative Party of Canada leadership review later this month The Conservative Party trails the Liberals in the polls by just under four per cent. Pierre Poilievre trails Mark Carney in the national leadership polls by 21 per cent. Mr. Poilievre is, clearly, a liability – the party much less so. Mr. Poilievre ... Read More »

Dear editor, Re: Recall Petition for Smith Made Official, Medicine Hat News, Dec. 11. On Premier Smith’s radio show, in April 2024, responding to petitioner Landon Johnston (petitioning to recall Mayor Joti Gondek), she said, “What I’ve observed from the process you’ve gone through is that it’s an extremely high bar,” Smith said. “We know ... Read More »

Dear editor, The Alberta Government is trying to sell us a Pig in a Poke with its “Surgical Initiatives” and “Urgent Care Centres.” Our hospitals already have underused surgical suites because of not enough medical staff. Dr. Paul Parks (previous president of the Alberta Medical Association and Medicine Hat ER Physician) has said the Medicine ... Read More »