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asmith@medicinehatnews.com Looking into March, Medicine Hat Family Service is launching new opportunities for wellness alongside the reliable classics. Brand new to programming is the upcoming Understanding Estrangement, which will be hosted at the MHFS office on Mar. 6 and 20. The program, says recovery college co-ordinator Angela Dunn, aims to take an unbiased approach to ... Read More »

Alberta’s Government has promised to create a projected 18 additional intensive care beds at Medicine Hat Regional Hospital as part of Budget 2026. This funding is part of a larger investment in the South zone, which would, if passed, mean a $59-million, three-year commitment to help “advance cardiac care in Lethbridge with a new catheterization ... Read More »

bmiller@medicinehatnews.com Monday evening city councillors unanimously approved to borrow $65.75 million in order to complete the 75-megawatt phase of the Saamis Solar project. The $131.5-million renewable energy project was given the green light by councillors in early February after being debated among this and the previous council. The city will borrow the funding from the ... Read More »

sports@medicinehatnews.com@MedicineHatNews The Medicine Hat College women’s hockey team got their first taste of ACAC playoff action over the weekend. The Rattlers, qualifying for the playoffs for the first time in program history, faced the No. 1 seed Lakeland College Rustlers in a best-of-three series. They lost Game 1 Friday 6-1 before falling 8-1 in Game ... Read More »

jtubb@medicinehatnews.com@ReporterTubb The Medicine Hat Tigers capped off a divisional week with a pair of wins. After beating the Edmonton Oil Kings 10-6 Wednesday, the club downed the Calgary Hitmen on back-to-back nights with a 3-2 overtime win Friday and an 8-3 win Saturday at home. They come out of the weekend with a six-game win ... Read More »

jtubb@medicinehatnews.com@ReporterTubb The Medicine Hat Cubs have put themselves in the driver’s seat of the South finals. The Cubs beat the Cochrane Generals twice over the weekend, winning 4-1 at the Kinplex on Friday and 5-3 Sunday on the road, to grab a 2-0 lead in the best-of-five, South finals series. Head coach Trent Derzaph says ... Read More »

It’s been an interesting start to 2026 for financial markets with considerable volatility and widespread uncertainty regarding market direction. A lot of this uncertainty is a result of geopolitical events including Ukraine, Iran, Venezuela, etc. We’ve also seen President Trump continue his tariff rhetoric which adds to market uncertainty. Fortunately for markets, fourth quarter earnings ... Read More »

On Jan. 29, 2026, something I promised the people of Cypress-Medicine Hat three years ago became real. The Family Medicine Maternity Clinic at Medicine Hat Regional Hospital opened its doors once more – and is now accepting new referrals. I have been asked many times over the course of this journey whether we would actually ... Read More »

Let me fill you in on what transpired since my last submission. On Sunday afternoon, a full 48 hours since my partner’s surgery, he was so swacked (my word) out on drugs they were feeding him through his IV that he did not know which end was up. He had a roommate who at 45 ... Read More »

Dear editor, Every observer of the controversy in the Canada-Sweden men’s curling game at the recent Olympics is entitled to an opinion. It would help if the reports on this incident were read. The Swedish team complained to the umpire that Marc Kennedy was using an illegal delivery. After observing the action, the official reported ... Read More »

Dear editor, The past few Saturdays have held a few surprises of a curious kind. For nigh on a year now, a group of gentle, passionate individuals have gathered every Saturday in a visible area promoting a common theme – a love for Alberta to remain as part of Canada. We cheer, wave Canadian flags, ... Read More »

Dear editor, I was thoroughly disgusted by the behaviour of the Canadian Women’s Olympic Hockey Team when they lost the gold medal to the U.S. After Marie-Philip Poulin retuned to her team’s bench, she slammed the door and threw down her stick like a spoiled child having a tantrum. (Nice one, Captain). During the medal ... Read More »