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asmith@medicinehatnews.com Researchers in Swift Current are seeking the key to how the diversity of the country’s native grasslands holds such economic and ecological value, and they may yet find it in the region’s DNA. The project itself, known as Grassland Genomics for Greenhouse Gas Mitigation, or GG4GHG, really consists of roughly six to eight more ... Read More »

Brooks RCMP says that a mother and young daughter believed missing have been located safe. On Monday, Mounties asked the public for assistance in locating the 22-year-old and her two-year-old daughter, who had not been heard from since the previous afternoon... Read More »

asmith@medicinehatnews.com Former Calgary Mayor Naheed Nenshi has taken the leadership of the Alberta NDP with an overwhelming 86 per cent of votes, though he notes the work has really just begun. Currently not having a seat in the legislature himself, Nenshi announced during a Monday press conference that MLA Christina Gray from Edmonton-Mill Woods will ... Read More »

sports@medicinehatnews.com@MedicineHatNews The Western Hockey League has started to roll out the calendar for the 2024-25 season. The league announced its 47-game preseason schedule Monday, with contests starting Sept. 3 and wrapping Sept. 15. The Medicine Hat Tigers kick off their four-game preseason on the first day of action, heading down Highway 3 to face the ... Read More »

sports@medicinehatnews.com@MedicineHatNews The Medicine Hat Knights of Columbus tallied a pair of wins this weekend at their tournament. The Knights hosted a five-team tournament this weekend at Jeffries Park and McCoy Field, with 12 games taking part. The Knights opened the weekend with an 8-0 win Friday over the U18 Calgary Premier Blues. Cole Carlson had ... Read More »

jtubb@medicinehatnews.com@ReporterTubb A dream 18 years in the making is right around the corner for Andrew Basha. The Medicine Hat Tigers forward is a few days away from the beginning of a hopeful long pro career that starts with the NHL Entry Draft this Friday in Las Vegas. The Calgary product is projected to be either ... Read More »

Most Canadians invest in what they know best which tends to be Canadian companies. This tendency to invest predominantly in the country we reside in is known as a home country or domestic bias. There are many reasons why it makes sense to invest outside of Canada including diversification and the potential for superior earnings ... Read More »

@@CollinGallant Mark down Monday for two of the wackier byelections in recent memory. At the federal level, 84 candidates are contesting the seat for Toronto-St.Paul on a ballot that is literally three feet in length. Such physical proportions required special allowances in election regulations for size of ballots. That situation arrises as a protest against ... Read More »

Just over one year ago, you placed your faith in me to be your voice and representative in government. I am humbled by the immense privilege you bestowed and want to express my profound gratitude for allowing me the honour of serving our community in this capacity. This past year has been an incredible journey ... 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 »

Dear editor, Kudos to Andrea Webb for the recent Municipal Matters column on rural renewal program co-ordinator, Tracy Tawiah. Thank you for introducing us to a member of the city’s staff; it was very interesting. We could use more columns like this. I would be very interested in learning more about the people who work ... Read More »