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asmith@medicinehatnews.com Crescent Heights High School is shaking up the theatre scene with its second musical of the year, packed full of music by the King of Rock and Roll. Like the previous musical, Beetlejuice Jr., All Shook Up features a double cast, allowing for various different dynamics and casting combinations throughout the full run of ... Read More »

newsdesk@medicinehatnews.com The year ended on a positive note for labour trends in southern Alberta, according to the last Statistics Canada labour market update of 2025. The unemployment rate in the Lethbridge-Medicine Hat area, which covers most of the province south of Calgary, experienced a month-over-month improvement of 1.1 per cent. Employment in the region was ... Read More »

newsdesk@medicinehatnews.com The Alberta Beef Producers, an advocacy group for provincial ranchers, is asking the Canadian Food Inspection Agency to halt upcoming traceability regulations for further consultation. The ABP says it supports a “strong and reliable” traceability system, used to detect animal health risks including bovine spongiform encephalopathy, known as ‘mad cow disease,’ and foot-and-mouth diseases. ... Read More »

sports@medicinehatnews.com@MedicineHatNews The Medicine Hat Mavericks have added to their coaching staff for the upcoming summer. The Mavs announced the hiring of former outfielder David Dell as assistant coach for the 2026 season. “When David responded to our coaching position job post, I was very excited,” owner and general manager Greg Morrison said in a social ... Read More »

jtubb@medicinehatnews.com@ReporterTubb Luke Cozens is looking forward to having the Medicine Hat Tigers faithful on his side for a change. The 19-year-old forward was acquired by the Tigers on Wednesday from the Lethbridge Hurricanes in exchange for 18-year-old defenceman Kyle Heger – a trade destination he never would have predicted. “It’s been a whirlwind,” Cozens said ... Read More »

sports@medicinehatnews.com@MedicineHatNews The Lethbridge Hurricanes general manager Peter Anholt has resigned after 11 years with the club following a second investigation into his conduct from the WHL. The Hurricanes and the Western Hockey League announced Anholt’s resignation on Friday with the league shedding light on an investigation. The league says Anholt’s resignation follows the investigation of ... Read More »

I was deeply saddened to learn of the massacre of 15 Jews at Bondi Beach, Australia. On the first night of Hannukah, more than 1,000 people had gathered to celebrate, some dancing and banging drums when two individuals opened fire on a crowded group. The incident devastated and shocked not only the Jewish community, but ... Read More »

We’ve all heard the age-old ha-ha about not eating yellow snow, but did you know that eating snow of any colour can be trouble? A typical snowflake has a lot of jagged edges to it, says a story on Axios.com, and when it falls through the atmosphere, it collects “more airborne pollution particles.” A variety ... 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 »

Dear editor, Re: Conservative Party of Canada leadership review later this month The Conservative Party trails the Liberals in the polls by just under four per cent. Pierre Poilievre trails Mark Carney in the national leadership polls by 21 per cent. Mr. Poilievre is, clearly, a liability – the party much less so. Mr. Poilievre ... 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 »