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bmiller@medicinehatnews.com The value of building strong relationships with people who choose to spend their time volunteering was a key topic discussed during the first of a five-part learning series held by the city and Volunteer Alberta for local organizations. The collaborative workshop series called “Volunteer Alberta Rooted in Action Series” is aimed at rejuvenating and ... Read More »

asmith@medicinehatnews.com A recent study released by the Parkland Institute lays out repercussions of the drug crisis for health-care workers and potentially every Albertan needing health care. Researcher and author of “Ripple Effects: The Drug Toxicity Crisis and its Impact on Frontline Health Workers”, Jennifer Jackson, says the report shows that not only is the crisis ... Read More »

bmiller@medicinehatnews.com The dispute between Alberta teachers and the provincial government has escalated and Medicine Hat teachers could legally enter strike action again pending a decision from the province’s highest court. Jason Schilling, head of the Alberta Teachers’ Association, announced Thursday the union has filed an application for injunction asking for a judge to immediately pause ... Read More »

jtubb@medicinehatnews.com@ReporterTubb Willie Desjardins has seen some positives through the first 17 games of the Medicine Hat Tigers’ title defence season. But there’s a long way to go before they can think of another banner in the rafters. The Tigers hit the quarter mark of the 2024-25 season with a 10-5-2 record, tied for second in ... Read More »

sports@medicinehatnews.com@MedicineHatNews Two Medicine Hat high school football teams lost a pair of close playoff contests in their return to action. The Medicine Hat High Hawks and Monsignor McCoy Colts senior football teams returned to action Tuesday after the Alberta Teacher’s Association job action cancelled four weeks of the season. The Hawks and Colts jumepd into ... Read More »

sports@medicinehatnews.com@MedicineHatNews As Jerry Reed wrote, “When you’re hot, you’re hot, when you’re not you’re not.” Saturday’s Western Final features the red hot B.C. Lions vs. the Saskatchewan Roughriders. While the Lions have won seven in a row, the Green are on a two game losing streak, because they gave some of their stars a rest. ... 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 »

As you might recall, I wrote last week on the first six chapters of Stewart “Brittlestar” Reynold’s book Lessons from Cats for Surviving Fascism. Today I would like to share with you the remaining five chapters. Chapter seven is all about using your cuteness as an advantage. The chapter starts off by telling the reader ... Read More »

“Mr. Speaker, the democratic process matters. We are elected by Albertans to come to this assembly to make sure everything that comes out of it is debated, vetted, tweaked, adjusted and voted on to represent our constituents’ views. That is how this is supposed to work. But the arrogance of this government is astounding. Bills ... 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 »

Dear editor, The voters of Medicine Hat, some 35 per cent, decided who will be our city’s next council. The turnout was low, and the 65 per cent decided to accept the results of the voting population. The return to a rather cumbersome voting system may have turned away some voters. The incumbent mayor was ... Read More »