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newsdesk@medicinehatnews.com Medicine Hat’s own Robert Larrabee, a Nashville recording artist and theatrical performer with four decades of international stage experience, is coming to Redcliff for a one-night-only tribute performance. Larrabee promises an interactive tribute experience – featuring both legendary hits and original songs written in honour of the artists who shaped modern music. He says ... Read More »

On a rainy hill side in Wayne County, West Virginia in 1970, the lives of 75 people were lost and the fabric of the city of Huntington, W.Va., was forever changed. On Nov. 14, 1970 a chartered jet carrying most of the Marshall University football team clipped a stand of trees and crashed into a ... Read More »

newsdesk@medicinehatnews.com Hidden Valley Ski Resort will kick off another season Dec. 20. Only 45 minutes from downtown Medicine Hat and nestled in the beautiful Cypress Hills, Hidden Valley is the premier ski destination for Hatters, offering a variety of runs for every skill level to outdoor enthusiasts. Last year, Hidden Valley welcome more than 22,000 ... Read More »

sports@medicinehatnews.com@MedicineHatNews Medicine Hat News The Medicine Hat Waves Swim Club raced in B.C. over the weekend. The local swim club sent 16 swimmers to the Elk Valley Fall Blast Nov. 7-9 at the Fernie Aquatic Centre in Fernie, B.C. The local results were: Ellis Anstey (8): Raced at the Male 12 and under level, finishing ... Read More »

jtubb@medicinehatnews.com@ReporterTubb The Medicine Hat Tigers have re-assigned a second player this month. The Tigers have sent 16-year-old defenceman Luke Warrener to play at the U18 level with the Calgary Northstars. Warrener played in just three of the Tigers’ 19 games, recording an assist. The youngest skater on the nine-man blue line will get more ice ... Read More »

sports@medicinehatnews.com@MedicineHatNews “It’s not easy being Green.” – Kermit the Frog. In 1948, the black and red Regina Roughriders became the Saskatchewan Roughriders and donned green and white after the team president saw the jerseys on sale in Chicago. In 1951 a tall Tulsan named Glenn Dobbs took the province by storm, (they named Regina Dobberville) ... Read More »

Have you ever been reliant on someone or something to open a door, drive you somewhere, or even help you with simple bathroom tasks like having a shower, brushing your teeth or even using the toilet? If you have not, trust me when I tell you it is a very humbling experience for anyone at ... Read More »

Can Pierre Poilievre gather enough support at January’s leadership review to remain the Conservative Party of Canada boss? Normally, such reviews require a leader to get about 67 per cent support from delegates, but Poilievre could have trouble reaching that threshold after recent events. Late last winter, Poilievre had the CPC in perfect position to ... Read More »

Thomas Lukaszuk’s ‘Alberta Forever Campaign’ has been ultra successful and it looks like any referendum that Alberta voters might face will have his movement’s question on the ballot. “Do you agree that Alberta should remain in Canada?” was the question that drew the Lukaszuk-led petition to garner more than 450,000 signatures from Albertans this summer ... Read More »

Dear editor, As all of us know, (Monday was) Remembrance Day. As many of us do not know, the Government of Canada estimates veterans at risk or experiencing homelessness to be approximately 2,600. Other reports suggest the number could be up to 10,000. There are extreme data challenges in calculating these numbers, perhaps because most ... Read More »

Dear editor, I am writing to you today as a former and proud student of Webster Niblock Elementary School. Webster Niblock was vitally important in shaping the person I am today and providing the foundational education that prepared me for my life’s work. I have just celebrated my 25th year of teaching, a career path ... Read More »

Dear editor, Three important problems directly leading to the teachers’ strike are exclusively of the UCP’s own making. Firstly, they brag about attracting new people to Alberta but seem unable to comprehend that more new people means more new students. Alberta spends the least amount of money on public education in Canada, per student, thus, ... Read More »