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asmith@medicinehatnews.com This year was an unexpected boon for farmers in the southeastern corner, despite lingering fears of drought. Following the unusually hot and dry season in 2023, concerns were prevalent heading into this past growing season, with both the City of Medicine Hat and Cypress County making plans for continued water shortages as early as ... Read More »

asmith@medicinehatnews.com The past year saw dramatic changes to the structure of the provincial health-care system, beginning the process which would separate the former umbrella organization of Alberta Health Services into several separate entities. Legislation was initially proposed May 14 after announcements late in 2023. The proposed changes would divide what was at the time under ... Read More »

asmith@medicinehatnews.com Albertans will now have easier access to information regarding the province’s various non-profits thanks to a new online tool, the province says. The Alberta Non-profit Listing Dashboard is an interactive, searchable database which uses the official records of the Alberta Corporate Registry. Through it, residents can search for the location, type and incorporation status ... Read More »

jtubb@medicinehatnews.com@ReporterTubb The Medicine Hat Tigers won’t have to wait long to shake off the holiday rust. The Tigers get back to action from the Western Hockey League’s holiday break with three games in three nights, hosting the Lethbridge Hurricanes on Saturday before a home-and-home with the Calgary Hitmen on Sunday and Monday. They’ll head to ... Read More »

sports@medicinehatnews.com@MedicineHatNews Medicine Hat boxer Jacob Walne was on the down side of a questionable fight before the holidays. The Medicine Hat Boxing Club fighter boxed in Stoney Plain last weekend, fighting against Tony Costanza of the Humble Boxing Club. It was a match Boxing Club coach Kerry Fahlman says was a sure win, ultimately deemed ... Read More »

jtubb@medicinehatnews.com@ReporterTubb The Medicine Hat Tigers will look to the second half of the WHL calendar for something they have yet to see this season, a full lineup. The Tigers have dealt with the injury bug from hell this season, having multiple full-time skaters on the shelf since early October. Forwards Ryder Ritchie, Andrew Basha and ... Read More »

@@CollinGallant A while back I changed my all-important social media moniker from “aspiring curmudgeon” to “aspiring optimist” – sort of a New Year’s resolution – not to sing “stay on the sunnyside” but to help bust out of a funk of a blah and bad news cycle that frankly becomes self-perpetuating. Needless to say it ... Read More »

The U.S. Federal Reserve created market volatility with their meeting on December 18th and the subsequent press conference. The statement from Chairman Jerome Powell that upset the apple cart was his response to the last question of his press conference. Chair Powell was asked if he could rule out a rate hike (increase in the ... Read More »

A friend of mine recently suggested I write a list of what I would like to see myself accomplish in the next year. As we know, 2024 was a crappy year (no pun intended) for my partner and myself. So I started thinking I could have a list of ‘Linda’s Lineup for 2025’. It looks ... Read More »

Dear editor, My heart sank yet again when I read the story in the Thursday, Dec. 12 News that four people were killed in a crash on Highway 3 east of Grassy Lake on the Tuesday morning. The story says an RCMP collision reconstructionist is investigating the cause of the collision, so it’s hard and ... Read More »

Dear editor, As a former newspaper reporter, I endorse the News’ slogan of Truth Matters. Journalism Matters. We are longtime subscribers and just renewed for home delivery, so we’ve put our money where our mouth is. Truth and journalism are two pillars of our Canadian democracy, and I think they’re self-evident, but like the glaciers, ... Read More »

Dear editor, Public Health Units have been one of the pillars of health care since the Public Health Act was passed in 1907 in Alberta. Public Health is distinguished from other components of health care by two underlying principles: a focus on the health of the population as a whole instead of on individuals and ... Read More »