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bmiller@medicinehatnews.com The province’s minister of agriculture says Ottawa needs to immediately find a seat at the bargaining table with its largest trading partners following Monday’s election. During a press conference in Medicine Hat on Thursday afternoon, RJ Sigurdson, minister of agriculture and irrigation, said the next party to form federal government needs to focus on ... Read More »

asmith@medicinehatnews.com Additional cases of measles have been identified in southern Alberta, and as such, Alberta Health Services has issued a notice regarding possible points of infection for residents. Individuals who were in the following locations during the specified dates and times may have been exposed to measles: April 18 and 19 Walmart 3700 Mayor Magrath ... Read More »

asmith@medicinehatnews.com Caring for newborns can be singularly stressful, especially for first-time parents; to assist with this, Alberta Primary Care’s New Parent and Newborn Line is now province-wide. Initially launched last month, the service connects new parents with registered nurses specializing in postpartum care. All new parents across Alberta can call 1-833-805-2229 for 24/7 access to ... Read More »

jtubb@medicinehatnews.com@ReporterTubb A rivalry like none other breeds familiarity between two clubs. The Medicine Hat Tigers and Lethbridge Hurricanes know one another as well as any two teams could in the Western Hockey League, playing eight regular season games and countless preseason contests against each other. It sets up an intimate Eastern Conference Championship series that ... Read More »

jtubb@medicinehatnews.com@ReporterTubb Oasiz Wiesblatt has been the thorn in the side of many WHL teams over his five years in the league. He’s ready for his chance to knock out the team whose pained him the most. The Medicine Hat Tigers captain needs no extra motivation as they square off with the Lethbridge Hurricanes in the ... Read More »

The Medicine Hat Tigers jumped out to a quick lead and an early advantage in the Eastern Conference championship series. They scored twice in the first three minutes of Game 1 Friday against the Lethbridge Hurricanes, winning 5-2 at Co-op Place for a 1-0 lead in the best-of-seven series. Head coach Willie Desjardins credits his team ... Read More »

@@CollinGallant There’s two potential realities after Monday’s General Election. The polls got it right, or the polls got it wrong – it’s happened before. Pollsters take a lot of blame, before, during and after elections. But so does everyone in this country on any number of topics. From coast to coast to coast, ours is ... Read More »

The market rally affectionately known as the “Trump bump” which occurred immediately following Trump’s election to a second term last November quickly succumbed to what I’m coining the Trump dump. The stock market reacted negatively to increased tariff rhetoric from the Trump administration culminating in substantial panic selling following Trump’s “Liberation Day” announcement on April ... Read More »

As a follow-up to my article titled Heroes in First Responders, I would like to talk about compassion and compassion fatigue. After my article appeared last week, I received a message from a medical professional I have known since elementary school. They believe that compassion needs to be discussed in classes instead of empathy. They ... Read More »

Dear editor, I’m sure you have noticed the dusty, dirty, polluted, unhealthy springtime air in Medicine Hat caused by the thick layer of sand/dirt layered on city streets over the winter. It is terribly unhealthy for city residents with any type of breathing, sinus or allergy conditions. These layers upon layers of sand/dirt on the ... Read More »

Dear editor, Everyone needs a safe, decent, affordable place to call home. But for too long, our housing system has felt like an unfair game rigged against us all. Rents are skyrocketing. Mortgage rates are unpredictable. Buying a home is beyond reach. In our own community, there just isn’t enough housing for it to be ... Read More »

Dear editor, Often when elected members speak, percentages are used to support their political position, but can the facts be substantiated? MLA Wright stated in the Medicine Hat News (Feb. 18), the Cypress Courier (Feb. 25) and another local paper “more than 60% of the province does not agree with solar and wind power.” I ... Read More »