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zmason@medicinehatnews.com edicine Hat’s most recent housing needs assessment, the city is making slower than anticipated progress toward addressing the demand for affordable housing. As of the most recent census in 2021, Medicine Hat was home to 7,930 renter households. Of those households, 21 per cent were in core housing need. According to the most recent ... Read More »

newsdesk@medicinehatnews.com The province launched a webpage Tuesday dedicated to the proposed oil pipeline to the northwest coast. The webpage is designed to be a central hub for project information and updates. It will feature information about ongoing engagement with Indigenous communities and the expedited process underway to seek approval from the federal Major Projects Office. ... Read More »

newsdesk@medicinehatnews.com Council will submit an application next week to change the city’s current electoral boundaries to represent a more “urbanized” riding of Medicine Hat voters. Coun. Bill Cocks confirmed that council will present its submission to the Alberta Electoral Boundary Commission next Friday, Jan. 16, and will advocate a return to similar electoral boundaries from ... Read More »

sports@medicinehatnews.com@MedicineHatNews The Medicine Hat Mavericks have gone local with their first player named for the 2026 season. The Mavs announced Monday that first baseman/right fielder Evan Morrison will return for his third season with the red and white. The Medicine Hat product had 36 hits, nine home runs and 29 RBIs in 34 regular season ... Read More »

sports@medicinehatnews.com@MedicineHatNews The Medicine Hat U19B Mustangs were golden at Regina’s Jim Benning Ringette tournament over the weekend. The Mustangs opened the tournament against the Regina Ravens, winning 8-2. Ryleigh Jackiw had four goals and two assists, Avi Velichko had four assists, Ravyn Lehr, Ava Allchurch and Jayna Allchurch each had a goal and an assist, ... Read More »

sports@medicinehatnews.com@MedicineHatNews The Medicine Hat Waves Swim Club was in action before the holidays. The local swim club sent eight swimmers to the Sandy Ferris Food Bank Invitational in Calgary over Dec. 19-21. Kaden Goffinet set two new club records in the boys 17-year-old 50m breast and 100m breast. He also set two provincial times, a ... Read More »

I was deeply saddened to learn of the massacre of 15 Jews at Bondi Beach, Australia. On the first night of Hannukah, more than 1,000 people had gathered to celebrate, some dancing and banging drums when two individuals opened fire on a crowded group. The incident devastated and shocked not only the Jewish community, but ... Read More »

We’ve all heard the age-old ha-ha about not eating yellow snow, but did you know that eating snow of any colour can be trouble? A typical snowflake has a lot of jagged edges to it, says a story on Axios.com, and when it falls through the atmosphere, it collects “more airborne pollution particles.” A variety ... Read More »

The dot-com bubble burst in March of 2000 when historically high stock market valuations (Price to Earnings ratios) combined with declining earnings growth for companies that comprise the U.S. stock market. This week’s chart examines the relationship between stock market valuations (12-month forward Price to Earnings ratio in blue) and earnings growth for the S&P ... Read More »

Dear editor, Re: Conservative Party of Canada leadership review later this month The Conservative Party trails the Liberals in the polls by just under four per cent. Pierre Poilievre trails Mark Carney in the national leadership polls by 21 per cent. Mr. Poilievre is, clearly, a liability – the party much less so. Mr. Poilievre ... Read More »

Dear editor, Re: Recall Petition for Smith Made Official, Medicine Hat News, Dec. 11. On Premier Smith’s radio show, in April 2024, responding to petitioner Landon Johnston (petitioning to recall Mayor Joti Gondek), she said, “What I’ve observed from the process you’ve gone through is that it’s an extremely high bar,” Smith said. “We know ... Read More »

Dear editor, The Alberta Government is trying to sell us a Pig in a Poke with its “Surgical Initiatives” and “Urgent Care Centres.” Our hospitals already have underused surgical suites because of not enough medical staff. Dr. Paul Parks (previous president of the Alberta Medical Association and Medicine Hat ER Physician) has said the Medicine ... Read More »