January 23rd, 2026

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zmason@medicinehatnews.com The minister responsible for continuing care appeared before the media Wednesday for the first time since doctors across the province began calling for a state of emergency in Alberta’s hospitals. Minister of Assisted Living and Social Services Jason Nixon answered questions pertaining to ongoing crisis conditions at an unrelated housing announcement press conference Wednesday.

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Local News

  • Voting opens for Medicine Hat News’s 2026 Readers’ Choice Awards

    newsdesk@medicinehatnews.com The Medicine Hat News is kicking off its annual Readers’ Choice Awards, asking readers to vote for their favourites to find the best local businesses in the Hat. Hundreds of local businesses will be listed under 11 categories competing to be the Best of Medicine Hat. Winners will be crowned in the following categories: ... Read More »

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  • MHIP presentation will cover all things snow

    asmith@medicinehatnews.com The Medicine Hat Interpretive Program is seeking snow enthusiasts for a program surrounding the season’s most prominent visitor. This presentation will cover everything surrounding snow, from snow melt to snow mold, with plenty in between. This program takes place indoors within the Nature Centre, but park interpreter Rhys Mah Poy notes that if there ... Read More »

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  • College students seeking to raise $5K for local sick kids

    newsdesk@medicinehatnews.com Next month Medicine Hat College students will collaborate with the Medicine Hat Health Foundation to raise donations for the annual PJs for a Purpose fundraiser. The fundraiser, marking its third year, is a student-led initiative to raise enough money to complete new themed rooms in the pediatric unit at the Medicine Hat Regional Hospital. ... Read More »

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Local Sports

  • Tigers set for conference impacting weekend on the road

    jtubb@medicinehatnews.com@ReporterTubb The Medicine Hat Tigers are taking the battle for the Eastern conference on the road this weekend. The Tigers have a pair of games in Saskatchewan starting tonight in Saskatoon against the Blades before they face the Eastern conference and East division-leading Prince Albert Raiders on Saturday at the Art Hauser Centre. “It’s exciting, ... Read More »

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  • Orange and black back on track

    jtubb@medicinehatnews.com@ReporterTubb Tuesday was a night of rebounds for the Medicine Hat Tigers. They got back in the win column, beating the Calgary Hitmen 4-3 at Co-op Place, answering their team record win streak snapped Saturday with an 8-5 loss to the Prince Albert Raiders. The Tigers trailed 1-0 in the first before rattling off four ... Read More »

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  • Four Tigers named to WHL Prospects Game

    Medicine Hat News The Medicine Hat Tigers will send four players to the WHL’s showcase game for NHL Draft eligible talent. Forwards Markus an Liam Ruck, Yaroslav Bryzgalov and goaltender Carter Casey will represent Team East at the Prospects Game held Feb. 18 in Langley, B.C. The rosters were selected based on NHL Central Scouting’s ... Read More »

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Opinions

  • Let’s Chat: 13 is my lucky number

    I have learned when you start to share your life experiences it is important to follow through and keep sharing even if you are tired and not sure you have the energy to do it. So, to those people who have approached me asking how my partner is doing or are wondering and have not ... Read More »

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  • Let’s Chat: Books about animals, it does not get any better

    As we know, communication in all forms is something I love reading, talking, and writing about. So, when a friend suggested the novel Unsaid by Neil Abramson for our book club, I was intrigued. By definition, unsaid according to Merriam Webster is defined as something that is “not spoken aloud.” Abramson, a lawyer in New ... Read More »

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  • Mansoor’s Musings: Lessons of Bondi Beach should not be ignored

    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 »

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Letters to The Editor

  • Letter: Bravo, Mark Carney, for working to expand Canadian exports

    Dear editor, I wish to congratulate the Carney government for their efforts to expand our export business. It may have hurt Ontario a little but has helped the farmers, pulp industry and the fishing industry. We are one country and we should be willing to help everyone. Hopefully more help will come for the auto ... Read More »

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  • Letter: Hidden cost of living: Toxic bosses and the erosion of human dignity

    Dear editor, We talk a lot about the cost of living – housing, groceries, fuel, childcare. But there’s a cost we rarely name, even though it drains people daily: the emotional cost of working under a toxic boss. For many, the workplace is not just a source of income; it’s where they spend the second ... Read More »

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  • Letter: We are all Canadians

    Dear editor, “Canada is a Country of Immigrants,” that is what my father always said to me. Canada is rich because of it. My family on my father’s side were refugees from the United States of America and came in 1778. They were United Empire Loyalists. They fought against the Americans in the Loyalist War ... Read More »

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