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asmith@medicinehatnews.com The Paperback Stage has returned from a long hiatus, but their rendition of C. S. Lewis’ The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe has been well worth the wait. With the script adapted from the book itself by the production’s artistic director, Richard Grafton, it is a rare occurrence that a review can comment ... Read More »

bmiller@medicinehatnews.com With an aging wooden grandstand still “barely standing” and the motivation to attract more tourism dollars and hold larger conferences and events in the city, the Medicine Hat Exhibition & Stampede is looking forward to working with elected officials in 2026 as it continues to seek funding for repairs and expansion. Stampede officials say ... Read More »

The City of Medicine Hat will see building and operations closures through the final days of 2025. City hall will be closed Dec. 25-28 and open for regular hours Dec. 29-31. It will be closed Jan. 1 and open again for regular hours Jan. 2. There will be no waste collection Dec. 25 and 26, ... Read More »

jtubb@medicinehatnews.com@ReporterTubb The Medicine Hat Cubs have put themselves in prime position heading into the new year. The Cubs swept their weekend slate, a ninth-straight weekend sweep, to enter the holidays with a 12-game win streak and in first place of the South division. They beat the Coaldale Copperheads 7-3 Friday before beating up on the ... Read More »

sports@medicinehatnews.com@MedicineHatNews The Medicine Hat U15AA Hounds went undefeated in their last games of the calendar year. They beat the Golden Suns 4-2 on Friday before tying the East Kooteny Avalanche 2-2 on Sunday. Easton Brown had a goal and an assist in Friday’s win, Hudson Schutte, Nash Korchinski and Bentley Thares each scored. Maddox Joyal ... Read More »

sports@medicinehatnews.com@MedicineHatNews The Medicine Hat Mavericks announced their pitching coach for the 2026 season. The Mavs have hired Andrew Bench as the pithing coach, joining first-year head coach Ryan Reed’s staff. “The Mavericks are very excited Andrew has chosen to spend his summer with us in Med Hat,” owner and general manager Greg Morrison said in ... Read More »

Dear editor, Though I haven’t lived in Medicine Hat for years as my job took me to many other locations in the province, I have always enjoyed keeping up with what is going on in the city. Before the days of the internet I would have copies of the paper mailed to me. With the ... Read More »

Sometimes I wonder what I am going to write about and then something comes across my desk that hits close to home and it becomes obvious. So here we go, according to cancer statistics with the Canadian Cancer Society, “two in five Canadians will hear the words ‘you have cancer’ during their lifetime.” For those ... Read More »

In U.S. states where gambling on sporting events is legal, there has been a 148 per cent increase in calls to problem gambling hotlines. On the other hand, the increase is much smaller (45 per cent) in states where gambling is illegal. The addiction is two-fold: The gambler is running the risk of becoming hooked ... 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 »

* Submitted before Wednesday’s strike announcement Dear editor, As Alberta inches closer to another union versus government negotiation, the UCP “tactical misinformation machine” is revving up and shifting to high gear. I speak of course of the looming dispute between AUPE’s nursing care union and the Alberta government, including the erroneous statements made by Finance ... Read More »