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newsdesk@medicinehatnews.com A local mother is left with only the clothes on her back following a devastating house fire Dec. 10 on the Black & White Trail that occurred while the family was away but tragically killed the families beloved pets and left them nothing. A GiveSendGo fundraiser has been established to support Mandi Matheson and ... Read More »

@MedicineHatNews A reminder to our readers that there will be no publication on Christmas Day (Wednesday) or Boxing Day (Thursday), but as always we will publish Christmas Eve. The News office will close at noon on Tuesday and remain closed for the remainder of the week, reopening at regular hours on Dec. 30. Watch for ... Read More »

@@CollinGallant More than $8 million in budget overruns does not sound like a success story, according to a consultant hired to review the city’s management of the new water treatment plant, but Medicine Hat has fared better than similar projects hit with high inflation after the pandemic. On Monday, council approved another $4.1 million to ... Read More »

jtubb@medicinehatnews.com@ReporterTubb The Medicine Hat Tigers come out of the first half of the 2024-25 WHL season in first place of both the Eastern conference and Central division, and still have a lot more to give in the second half. The Tigers rode ups and downs through the first 34 games of their 55th Western Hockey ... Read More »

sports@medicinehatnews.com@MedicineHatNews Elic Ayomanor is looking to make the jump to the National Football League. The Medicine Hat product posted on social media on Friday that he plans to leave Stanford and declare for the 2025 NFL Draft. Ayomanor had 63 catches for six touchdowns and 1,013 yards in his sophomore season with the Stanford Cardinal. ... Read More »

sports@medicinehatnews.com@MedicineHatNews The Medicine Hat Boxing Club was in action last weekend in Saskatchewan. Five local fighters attended an event in Leader, Sask. Kade Steiger won unanimous over Casey Jensen from Sandhills Club, Tavin Booker lost to Carsyn Priel from North Battleford in a bout that coach Kerry Fahlman says was the top fight of the ... Read More »

@@CollinGallant There’s a certain timelessness and timeliness to Christmas. Each year there are old friends, annual traditions, time-tested recipes and ancient ornaments that have survived drops, moves and the ravages of time. But there are also the immediate, the challenges, the pressure we place on ourselves, and emptiness that can appear against a backdrop so ... Read More »

My little group of six theatre-loving friends recently dived into the culture in Medicine Hat. This city I love, have lived in and worked in has such great opportunities to bring a little bit of culture and fun to those willing to go out and find it. Does the name Shirley Valentine mean anything to ... Read More »

Mental health and social advocacy Mental health advocacy has been a central pillar of my work throughout 2024, addressing not just traditional mental health services but the broader spectrum of community wellbeing. Starting in December 2023, I launched a series of Mental Health Summits that progressively expanded in scope and impact: • Our February summit ... 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 »