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zmason@medicinehatnews.com A bill tabled Thursday includes a wide-ranging array of new oversight authority for the province in numerous areas currently overseen by municipal authorities. The province gains new powers in areas such as content guidelines for public libraries, regulations for the behaviour of city councillors and the transfer of public utilities to separate entities like ... Read More »

zmason@medicinehatnews.com It has been three months since a new commission took over responsibility for investigations and disciplinary hearings for police across the province. The Police Review Commission formally launched Dec. 1, consolidating various local and provincial bodies into one new agency. Jason van Rassel, senior manager of community connections with the new commission, says public ... Read More »

newsdesk@medicinehatnews.com During the upcoming school year the Medicine Hat Public School Division will welcome several international students on educational exchange programs to Canada and are seeking host families. Earlier this week MHPSD announced it will host students from Spain, France, Italy, Germany and Japan in the 2026-27 school year and need families to host the ... Read More »

jtubb@medicinehatnews.com@ReporterTubb The Medicine Hat Tigers are in the driver’s seat of their first-round series. The Tigers hold a 3-1 lead in the best-of-seven series with the Regina Pats after a pair of wins in the Queen City. After a split of the series-opening weekend, the Tigers won 8-2 Tuesday and 4-2 Wednesday to return to ... Read More »

sports@medicinehatnews.com@MedicineHatNews The Calgary Hitmen were the lone Eastern Conference team to break out the brooms in the first round of the WHL Playoffs. The Hitmen swept their first-round series with the Brandon Wheat Kings, winning Game 4 on Thursday 4-2 in Virden, Man. They won Game 3 on Tuesday 3-1. Brandon opened the scoring with ... Read More »

sports@medicinehatnews.com@MedicineHatNews Markus Ruck was one of the most sportsmanlike players in the WHL this season, according to league general managers. The Medicine Hat Tigers forward was one of six nominees named Thursday for the WHL’s Brad Hornung Memorial Trophy, presented to the Most Sportsmanlike Player. The elder Ruck twin amassed 28 penalty minutes while leading ... Read More »

Last Sunday morning, in a windowless hall in downtown Winnipeg, illuminated only by giant screens glowing New Democratic Party orange, Avi Lewis secured a decisive, first-ballot victory to become the new leader of a beleaguered federal party. Unapologetically democratic socialist, the anti-Zionist Jew and environmental activist, who ran on a bold platform that included a ... Read More »

If you read my last column on why you should not get a dog and decided that this woman is full of #?*!, “I am getting a puppy!” this is the column for you. First of all, are you legally allowed to have a dog where you live and is there a size limit? Getting ... Read More »

Financial markets have recently experienced substantial turbulence, driven primarily by the U.S. and Israel attacking Iran and the subsequent impact on global oil and gas markets. Approximately 20% of the world’s daily oil consumption travels through the Strait of Hormuz which is located just south of Iran and traffic through the Strait has effectively been ... Read More »

Dear editor, Last week the provincial government tabled legislation to restrict Medical Assistance in Dying in Alberta. The reported goal is to “protect the vulnerable” when in reality this legislation will restrict the rights of ALL ALBERTANS to request a peaceful death if they find themselves in enduring and intolerable suffering. As doctors who assess ... Read More »

Dear editor, The move toward universal provincial rules for municipal councils in Alberta is a troubling expansion of power that threatens the foundation of local democracy. When I moved to Bassano in 1990, the local MLA maintained an office directly within our municipal town office. While some might have seen this as a convenience, it ... Read More »

Dear editor, The urban deer might have been a pleasant sight in Redcliff and Medicine Hat decades ago, but now are problematic. The numbers of deer born and living within the town and city has become a burden. The Bylaw admonishing feeding the deer is a good start but does nothing to solve the growing ... Read More »