March 17th, 2025

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@MedicineHatNews BATUS commander Lt.-Col. Paul Eaton says warfare has changed, and how the British Army uses the range at CFB Suffield in agreement with Canadian Forces will change with it. That supports overtures from both countries’ militaries that the base north of Medicine Hat may not see a return to large deployment tank exercises, but

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  • Invictus Games flag stops in Ralston en route to England

    @@CollinGallant Students at Ralston School passed the Invictus Games flag in a hand-to-hand relay on Friday as the British armed forces escort the official banner from the recent event in Vancouver to its next site in Birmingham, England. That edition will be the summer edition of the games, which are a competition venue to aid ... Read More »

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  • Catholic schools fees to increase next year; schools look to combine common fees

    newsdesk@medicinehatnews.com Fees at Catholic schools in Medicine Hat will rise next year due to increased costs related to facility rental fees and transportation costs. Trustees approved the fee increases during a public board meeting earlier this week, mainly affecting option classes, extracurricular programming and field trips. Secretary treasurer Greg MacPherson told trustees some division schools ... Read More »

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  • Online video highlights Veiner Centre’s Meals on Wheels campaign

    newsdesk@medicinehatnews.com A new online video posted Friday shares testimonials and information about a month-long initiative to support the Unison at Veiner Centres’ Meals on Wheels program. This month marks the third annual March for Meals Campaign, which raises funding and awareness for the program that provides nutritious well-balanced meals for seniors who may need a ... Read More »

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Local Sports

  • McKenna records seven-point night as Tigers thump Rebels

    The Medicine Hat Tigers were flying on the jersey and the ice Saturday night. Donning retro jerseys throwing back to the early 2000’s, the Tigers’ beat the Red Deer Rebels 7-3 at Co-op Place for their eighth win in a row. They were led by a career night for Gavin McKenna, who had his third ... Read More »

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  • Cubs eliminated from HJHL playoffs

    Those damned Bisons. For the third time in four years the Medicine Hat Cubs season came to a close on home ice at the hands of the Okotoks Bisons. The Cubs dropped Game 4 of the South finals 4-1 Thursday night, falling 3-1 in the best-of-five South finals series, sending Okotoks to the HJHL finals ... Read More »

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  • Ringette provincials underway in Hat

    jtubb@medicinehatnews.com@ReporterTubb Alberta’s top ringette talent showed up Friday in Medicine Hat. The Medicine Hat Ringette Association’s four-division provincials got underway Friday with U14, U16, Open B and Open C action on display at four rinks around Medicine Hat and area. Both Mustang teams picked up wins on the first day of action. The U14 Mustangs ... Read More »

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  • City Notebook: Signs they are a changin’

    @@CollinGallant A portion of Sixth Avenue in front of the Chamber of Commerce will receive a secondary street name – “Commerce Way” – when the chambers across Alberta meet here in May. Not to worry, the non-official effort won’t result in any actual address changes. Such signs also denote the former “Toronto Street” and “Esplanade” ... Read More »

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  • Guest Opinion: The puck is ours – time to take the shot

    On that magical night of the Four Nations final, we were one. No East. No West. No English. No French. Just Canada-coast to coast, fists clenched, eyes locked on the screen. And when Connor McDavid buried that overtime winner, it wasn’t just a hockey game we won. It was a moment of unity. A reminder ... Read More »

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  • Noteworthy:Smith cuts Trump from the Christmas card list

    Hooray for Premier Danielle Smith, who stood tall last Wednesday by going to bat for Alberta and Canada in the tariff fight against U.S. President Donald Trump. Until she did that, during a press conference in Medicine Hat, Smith had been slapped with a negative label in Canada for not forcefully decrying the tariffs which, ... Read More »

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