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asmith@medicinehatnews.com A movement began this year, one that looks to continue to build momentum not just in Medicine Hat, but province wide. It was early this year that weekly demonstrations began outside Premier and Brooks-Medicine Hat MLA Danielle Smith’s constituency office. Protesters cited various issues that had driven them to brave the winter weather every ... Read More »

Continuing a series on the local watershed, the Medicine Hat Interpretive Program invites residents to learn a little more about the city’s waterways. The third installation in the Watershed Wednesdays program, this nature walk is themed around Major Tributaries. Participants will join the Medicine Hat Interpretive Program and the Society of Grasslands Naturalists at 11a.m. ... Read More »

asmith@medicinehatnews.com With residents seeing gas prices remain high in Medicine Hat but dropping in outlying regions, sources suggest cheaper gas is on the way. Patrick De Haan with the price-comparison app GasBuddy told the News that when the price of gas has dropped significantly, they will often see some volatility in what stations are charging. ... Read More »

jtubb@medicinehatnews.com@ReporterTubb The Medicine Hat Tigers find themselves in a similar spot for the second straight second half. They sit first in the Central division and one point back of the Prince Albert Raiders for the Eastern conference lead. A year ago they led both conference and division, one point ahead of the Saskatoon Blades and ... Read More »

sports@medicinehatnews.com@MedicineHatNews Medicine Hat Tigers captain Bryce Pickford is having quite the year. The 19-year-old defenceman captured his second Ed Chynoweth Cup in the spring with the Tigers and is on pace for one of the best seasons by a WHL defenceman in recent history, coming after he was drafted by the Montreal Canadiens in June. ... Read More »

sports@medicinehatnews.com@MedicineHatNews The Medicine Hat U19 Mustangs took care of business in their final games of 2025. The Mustangs hosted the Airdrie Sting-2 for a doubleheader over the weekend. They won the first game 9-1. Aviana Velichko had three goals and an assist, Ryleigh Jackiw had a pair of goals and a pair of assists, Leighton ... 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 »

I remember growing up and the importance Christmas was for my family. Grandparents would travel from Moose Jaw to Medicine Hat to spend time with us, my youngest brother sneaking down the stairs to see what Santa had left for us and a turkey dinner with home-made stuffing that was amazing. I think the best ... Read More »

There’s little doubt the formation of the newly named Progressive Tory Party of Alberta will be responsible for vote-splitting at the next provincial election, but the question is: Will it split the right or the left vote? Back in 2015, the existence of the Progressive Conservative Party and Wildrose definitely caused a split in the ... 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 »