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@@CollinGallant The city’s tourism provider is searching for another vintage trolley to add to its fleet and meet high demand for guided tours in all seasons, along with steady tours of the town each summer. A pair of “Sunshine Trolleys” provided 266 trips in 2024 – up from 19 in the first year when only ... Read More »

asmith@medicinehatnews.com The province is putting together a made-in-Alberta solution to help combat gender-based violence. To this end, they have created a 10-year Strategy to End Gender-Based Violence, a “bold, provincewide plan that addresses all forms of gender-based violence,” says the province. This strategy contains both short- and long-term actions to both strengthen current efforts and ... Read More »

bmiller@medicinehatnews.com Young members of three local service groups were recognized for their volunteer efforts around the community with a free lunch and recognition event held by the Medicine Hat Kiwanis Club on Tuesday over the noon hour. Volunteers representing the Kiwanis K-Kids, Key Club and Medicine Hat Cadets were invited to attend the free lunch ... Read More »

sports@medicinehatnews.com@MedicineHatNews The Medicine Hat U17 Thunder Rep were in tournament action over the weekend, getting to play at home. The Thunder hosted a five-team tournament at the Medicine Hat Moose Diamonds. They kicked the weekend off with a 15-4 win Saturday doe the Lacombe Selects. Gracie Eddy led the offence with four hits, tallying six ... Read More »

The Medicine Hat Tigers are back ahead in the WHL Finals. The Tigers won 6-0 Tuesday in Spokane over the Chiefs to take Game 3 and nab a 2-1 lead in the WHL Championship series. Harrison Meneghin stopped all 28 shots he faced for his third shutout of the playoffs. “He was unbelievable,” Desjardins said about ... Read More »

jtubb@medicinehatnews.com@ReporterTubb The Spokane Chiefs seem to have the answer in the WHL Playoffs. They’ve fallen behind in games throughout their run to the WHL Championship series, showcasing an ability to respond within games and, as seen this weekend, in series. After a 4-1 Game 1 loss on Friday to the Medicine Hat Tigers in the ... Read More »

I’ve never been much for book reviews – and it’s not going to become a habit – but if you’re into Canadian history in rapid-fire, short doses, a book put together by the Toronto Globe & Mail staff might be one for you. Titled ‘A Nation’s Paper,’ the book features 30 chapters on a wide ... Read More »

People will often ask me how I decide on the topics I write on, or if I ever run out of article ideas. The answer is I never run out of things to say, and I write on what I am passionate about. Often the topics come to me via news or journal articles, books ... Read More »

@@CollinGallant Some rivalries are obvious, bred from familiarity or geography. Lethbridge or Swift Current seem to the Tigers top foes of late. Their fans show up for games or moved here a while ago. They play a half dozen times a year. It makes sense. This may change as the WHL title series fires up ... Read More »

Dear editor, It’s time those who say we should become the 51st state begin to understand Canadian history and geography. Canada’s southern border divides us from those with differing views and expectations – it is a totally appropriate and wonderful boundary. Those who seek to dissolve it like the Orange Autocrat and the supposed one-fifth ... Read More »

Dear editor, Everyone needs a safe, decent, affordable place to call home. But for too long, our housing system has felt like an unfair game rigged against us all. Rents are skyrocketing. Mortgage rates are unpredictable. Buying a home is beyond reach. In our own community, there just isn’t enough housing for it to be ... Read More »

Dear editor, I’m sure you have noticed the dusty, dirty, polluted, unhealthy springtime air in Medicine Hat caused by the thick layer of sand/dirt layered on city streets over the winter. It is terribly unhealthy for city residents with any type of breathing, sinus or allergy conditions. These layers upon layers of sand/dirt on the ... Read More »