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@MedicineHatNews A truck stolen in Medicine Hat was recovered in Brooks on January 16, Mounties in that city report. Police discovered the Dodge Dakota abandoned in an alley behind a residence on Meadowbrook Green. Officers recovered the vehicle and the investigation is ongoing. Theft at dump Three suspects cut through a fence at the Newell ... Read More »

@MedicineHatNews A city bus was caught in deep ruts of ice along Sixth Street on the Southeast Hill and fish-tailed head on into a tree on Tuesday afternoon. Damage was limited to a broken windshield and damaged front grill and bumper, but nearby residents say its the fourth vehicle in one week to wind up ... Read More »

asmith@medicinehatnews.com The results are in, and once again, Noah and Olivia take the crown as the most popular baby names for 2024. These names have held their spots for several years now, said the province, with Olivia having a particularly remarkable record. “Olivia has held the top spot for 12 consecutive years,” said the government ... Read More »

sports@medicinehatnews.com@MedicineHatNews The Medicine Hat Squash Association is hosting the Gas City pro-am starting today at the YMCA. The local squash association will have five days of squash action on display with both professional and amateur players showcasing their skills. The professional event starts today at noon and runs until Sunday at 2 p.m. Today’s professional ... Read More »

sports@medicinehatnews.com@MedicineHatNews The Medicine Hat U19 Mustangs made good of their final tournament of the season. The Mustangs took first place at the Esso Golden Ring tournament hosted in Calgary. They started out the weekend with a pair of bloated wins Friday over Calgary South 1 and Calgary Bow View 1. On Saturday they beat Calgary ... Read More »

Truckers driving around Medicine Hat Tuesday night heard a loud 10-4 coming out of Co-op Place. The Tigers put up 10 goals on the Regina Pats, beating the East division squad 10-4 for their seventh straight win. It’s the longest win streak of the 2024-25 season and second time this year they’ve beat the Pats ... Read More »

Have you ever wondered what exactly Human Resource departments do for organizations and why it is extremely important for those organizations to have an in-house HR department? I would like to share with you the value this has for organizations and the opportunities they are missing by having their HR people live in different cities ... Read More »

Interesting to read that the U.S. Chamber of Commerce rolled out its ‘State of American business’ program the other day and it had three key items for the Trump government to consider. One of them was of special interest to Canada, whose business leaders are shaking in their boots awaiting the 25-per-cent tariffs threatened by ... Read More »

@@CollinGallant No offence to Bob Wanner, Rob Renner, or any of the other Medicine Hat area MLA’s from over the years, but its been a while since a representative of Gas City voters was involved in international intrigue. Jim Horsman’s helping hands on NAFTA was probably the last time one was so close to the ... Read More »

Dear editor, I have lived in Medicine Hat for two centuries – well, from 1958 to 2025! The Medicine Hat News has been delivered to my door in all of that time, in the 50s to my parents’ house and ever since 1963 when I’ve had my own house (with my husband, Bert). In the ... Read More »

Dear editor, A quick quiz: Ladies and gentlemen, who among you can name the person responsible, from May 1, 2024 onwards several decades into the future, for an additional $15 billion/year ($1.25 billion/month) earned by Alberta’s oil industry? This person took a chance, several years ago, and spent $34 billion of our public money to ... 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 »