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zmason@medicinehatnews.com A funding stream for municipal climate action is drying up, according to provincial budget documents. The Municipal Climate Change Action Centre has offered up to $500,000 in funding on a matching basis to 175 municipalities since 2009. Budget 2026 suggests the province will stop funding it after this cycle. “The city has been really ... Read More »

newsdesk@medicinehatnews.com The News would like to issue clarification to an article published March 18, “Council to keep setting all utility rates.” The wording of the article states “council approved a motion to establish a rate review committee,” however council voted against the establishment of a rate review committee and voted in favour of setting future ... Read More »

bmiller@medicinehatnews.com The province intends in 2027 to implement a new electric energy market design or restructured energy market (REM) that will introduce location-based pricing in response to real-time grid conditions, and city staff are making preparations. Kevin Redden, director of environment, land and government relations, provided members of the energy, land and environment committee an ... Read More »

jtubb@medicinehatnews.com@ReporterTubb For one of the biggest Medicine Hat Tigers, it’s been the little things leading to success in the second half. Kade Stengrim, the seventh Tiger to hit the 20-goal mark this season, has honed in on the details of his game to the tune of success. “All the little things lead to success and ... Read More »

jtubb@medicinehatnews.com@ReporterTubb The Medicine Hat Tigers find themselves in a similar spot two straight years entering the final week of the regular season. A year after it took Game 68 for the Tigers to win the Eastern Conference, they enter the final weekend of the 68-game season in a battle for first place of the conference. ... Read More »

sports@medicinehatnews.com@MedicineHatNews The Medicine Hat Waves Swim Club was in action over the weekend in Lethbridge. They sent 29 swimmers to the Pronghorn Classic held at the University of Lethbridge’s Max Bell Pool. The weekend started off with the short course (25m pool length) racing Friday with Saturday’s racing all long course ((50m pool length). Four ... Read More »

Someone once said, “The best part of your story is when it changes.” So here are the changes to my story. Things have changed since last week. At the time I wrote my column regarding what your heart needs to be healthy, my partner was awaiting another trip to the Foothills Medical Centre where he ... Read More »

Debate has ramped up again regarding the future of Alberta’s disability supports framework, with myriad numbers and accusations bandied about. From the Opposition NDP to disability advocates, the provincial government has been under fire since announcing that ADAP (Alberta Disability Assistance Program) would begin running alongside Assured Income for the Severely Handicapped, or AISH. They ... Read More »

If you’ve followed my social media or spoken to me in person, you already know how I feel about most of the issues of the dog world. If you don’t know me, this column is going to be shocking to you. I believe if you want a pet and live in an environment that does ... Read More »

Dear editor, Many people in Alberta are clearly unhappy. Working and professional families feel distant from their government and uncertain about the future. Costs are rising, stress is high, and trust is thin. A CBC article on Mar. 13 said, “Elections Alberta is urging better behaviour when people are interacting with citizen initiative and recall ... Read More »

Dear editor, From 11 a.m. to noon, a group of us stands outside MLA Justin Wright’s office or MLA Danielle Smith’s office holding homemade protest signs. We wave to passing cars, talk with neighbours and sometimes answer the same question: Why protest? The answer is simple. Because democracy only works if people show up. Albertans ... Read More »

Dear editor, So now we suspect the former British Prince Andrew hid a rotten moral and ethical core. Ditto for high mucky-muck politicians such as Donald Trump, Bill Clinton et al and their billionaire buddies and elite party-providers, such as the now deceased Jeffrey Epstein and his imprisoned partner, Ghislaine Maxwell. Rotten, rotten, rotten behaviour ... Read More »