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bmiller@medicinehatnews.com The Washboard Union is returning to Medicine Hat with a unique sound that blends traditional and modern country elements as the musical headline for the Medicine Hat Stampede Night Show on July 25, less than two weeks after dropping their fourth studio album ‘Westerly.’ Band Member Aaron Grain explains the band grew from covering ... Read More »

bmiller@medicinehatnews.com Senior citizens in Medicine Hat who may be experiencing elder abuse including physically, NEXUAL, emotionally and financially can now seek additional support after the province announced more than $2 million in funding to implement the Safe Spaces program in rural and mid-sized communities on June 15. The Unison at Veiner Centre, along with similar ... Read More »

asmith@medicinehatnews.com Twelve students from Medicine Hat College are taking an opportunity to travel, earn extra credits and gain a new perspective through a study abroad program this summer. Spending their summers in India, South Korea and Japan, students will look to immerse themselves and open new doors for themselves. One such student, first-year university transfer, ... Read More »

sports@medicinehatnews.com@MedicineHatNews The Medicine Hat Waves Swim Club was in action over the weekend in Calgary. The local swim club sent four swimmers to the Steve Brown Memorial Invitational hosted at the MNP Community and Sport Centre from Friday to Sunday. Elizabeth Humphreys (13) finished fifth in 50m Fly, sixth in 100m Fly, seventh in 50m ... Read More »

sports@medicinehatnews.com@MedicineHatNews The Medicine Hat U17 Thunder had a tie and a loss in their two weekend softball games. The Thunder opened the weekend with a 9-5 loss Saturday to the U17 Swift Current Sonic. Mackenzie Tindall led the offence with three hits, two RBIs and a run scored. Gracie Eddy had two hits with an ... Read More »

jtubb@medicinehatnews.com@ReporterTubb Tomas Mrsic is looking forward to sharing his NHL Draft weekend with family. The Medicine Hat Tigers forward is heading out Wednesday ahead of the life-changing weekend, travelling from Vancouver to Las Vegas with around 15 family members. They’ll be celebrating whenever Mrsic hears his name called at the draft, hosted at The Sphere, ... Read More »

The New York Times posted a story this week wondering whether society has reached a peak as far as baby names go. The world was agog a few years ago when actress Gwyneth Paltrow named her baby girl Apple, but some of the more recent baby names have gone far beyond the norm. Such as ... Read More »

Canada’s Conservative Opposition has worked tirelessly during this last session of Parliament to hold the Liberal government accountable and bring common sense leadership back to Ottawa. With the House of Commons now recessed for the summer, I’m proud to reflect on the efforts our Conservative caucus made on matters from inflationary spending, tax increases and ... Read More »

Why do fathers get treated differently than mothers when it’s time to celebrate them? I cannot imagine a time when my parents were alive and we did not acknowledge them on their special days. I know not every man is a great father, but many out there do fantastic jobs for little reward. Many fathers ... Read More »

Dear editor, The Alberta Pension Plan is good for Albertans. It is constitutionally guaranteed that a province may withdraw from the Canadian Pension Plan and there is a formula for determining the amount owing to any province (in this case, Alberta) based on the amounts paid into it and withdrawn. Since Albertans consistently pay more ... Read More »

Dear editor, The responses to the short article by Ann Mitchell, CAO for Medicine Hat, attests to what appears to be the problem at city hall. Mayor Linnsie Clark and Ann Mitchell are at loggerheads. This unresolved issue has polarized council and understandably extends into the public as well. Mitchell wrote in the News (June ... Read More »

Dear editor, I am concerned about threats to abandon the successful, portable and trusted Canada Pension Plan. Pension plans are obviously not as simple as Mr. Younger’s contributions, paying for Mr. Older’s pension. I am not an actuarial authority, (just an opinionated old retired engineer), but my main concern is that many pension plans ultimately ... Read More »