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Medicine Hat News An incident involving a small air craft on the main runway of the Medicine Hat Regional Airport required response from emergency services Wednesday afternoon. At approximately 2:30 p.m. Airport operations staff and emergency service providers responded to the incident and have since cleared the scene according to a social media post from ... Read More »

newsdesk@medicinehatnews.com After a dip in September, employment numbers in southern Alberta made a slight recovery last month. According to figures released by Statistics Canada, in September there was a 3.4 per cent dip in jobs in Lethbridge-Medicine Hat than in the same month in 2024. Unemployment also jumped from 6.2 per cent to 8.8 per ... Read More »

bmiller@medicinehatnews.com A bugle horn played the gallant sounds of “The Last Post” as hundreds of Hatters gathered Monday at Riverside Veterans Memorial Park in silence to honour those who have fought and died in battle during the city’s annual Remembrance Day ceremony. Beginning with the procession of flags and followed by the singing of the ... Read More »

sports@medicinehatnews.com@MedicineHatNews The Medicine Hat U12A Mustangs were in tournament action this weekend, taking on U14 teams. The Mustangs travelled to Rockyford for a four-pack of games starting Friday. They dropped the first game, a back-and-forth affair, losing 9-7 to Calgary South. Charlie Lowe had a hat trick, Avery Fuller had a goal and two assists, ... Read More »

sports@medicinehatnews.com@MedicineHatNews The Alberta Marlin Aquatic Club was in provincial action over the weekend. The local swim club raced at the first provincial series meet of the season on Saturday and Sunday, sending 12 swimmers to race against 17 clubs from across Alberta at the CASC Speed Meet YMCA Seaton in Calgary. Their results were: Abigail ... Read More »

sports@medicinehatnews.com@MedicineHatNews The Medicine Hat College Cross Country team had five runners at the national championship over the weekend. Four women and one male runner represented the Rattlers at the CCAA National Cross Country Championships held at Mark Arendz Provincial Ski Park just outside of Charlottetown, P.E.I. Phoenix Asprey led the MHC ladies with a 39th ... Read More »

Can Pierre Poilievre gather enough support at January’s leadership review to remain the Conservative Party of Canada boss? Normally, such reviews require a leader to get about 67 per cent support from delegates, but Poilievre could have trouble reaching that threshold after recent events. Late last winter, Poilievre had the CPC in perfect position to ... Read More »

Have you ever been reliant on someone or something to open a door, drive you somewhere, or even help you with simple bathroom tasks like having a shower, brushing your teeth or even using the toilet? If you have not, trust me when I tell you it is a very humbling experience for anyone at ... Read More »

Thomas Lukaszuk’s ‘Alberta Forever Campaign’ has been ultra successful and it looks like any referendum that Alberta voters might face will have his movement’s question on the ballot. “Do you agree that Alberta should remain in Canada?” was the question that drew the Lukaszuk-led petition to garner more than 450,000 signatures from Albertans this summer ... 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 »

Dear editor, I live in the Southview area and I want to share my Halloween treat. A group of five or six young gentlemen (Grade 6’ish?) approach my door. Upon opening it, they began singing “O Canada.” I was deeply touched by this gesture. When one young man expressed his love for Canada, I reciprocate ... Read More »