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newsdesk@medicinehatnews.com Premier Danielle Smith will deliver a keynote address at the upcoming Ag Connections Conference in November. The annual Ag Connections Conference is the province’s largest professional development conference for primary producers. This year’s conference is focused on the importance of adaptability and innovation, keeping with the conference’s theme “Cultivating Resiliency: Thriving in a Changing ... Read More »

newsdesk@medicinehatnews.com The Medicine Hat Interpretive Program is hosting a free public program inviting residents to explore the ponds of Medicine Hat. Ponds are an essential and underappreciated part of the local watershed. “Exploring Our Ponds” will be held at Connaught Pond on Sept. 20. Participants will discover the flora and fauna that call ponds home, ... Read More »

asmith@medicinehatnews.com A love for what’s local drove council candidate Randall Noble to put his name in for the coming election, and he hopes into his first term, as well. Noble had been considering running in the previous election but wanted to wait until he felt he was in a place to be able to give ... Read More »

sports@medicinehatnews.com@MedicineHatNews The Medicine Hat College Rattlers’ men’s soccer team started their season on a winning note. The Rattlers men’s team won both of their first two matches at home in shutout fashion, blanking the Red Deer Polytechnic 2-0 on Saturday before taming the Olds College Broncos 11-0. In Saturday’s win, Aleksa Bijelic and Joao Nascimento ... Read More »

sports@medicinehatnews.com@MedicineHatNews The Medicine Hat Tennis Club crowned a new mixed doubles champion this weekend. Emilee Krushel and Brent Meyer defeated Tracy and Calvin Heller (6-4, 7-5), ending the Heller’s run of 10 straight wins. In the B division, Dawn Olson and Mike Fentabil defeated CoraLee Riehl and Quinlan McElroy-O’Driscoll (6-2, 6-3). Joe Ciona and Pam ... Read More »

jtubb@medicinehatnews.com@ReporterTubb The Boksteyn Bowl Cup will remain at Monsignor McCoy High School for another year. The McCoy Colts beat the Crescent Heights Vikings 31-27 on Friday in the fifth annual Rick Boksteyn Bowl dedicated to the former football coach. Boksteyn, who passed in 2020, helped coach the Colts and the Vikings at different times over ... Read More »

Online scamming is getting out of control, with Canadians losing $310 million in 2024 alone. Today, it’s not as easy to spot an illegitimate proposal – the bad ones were riddled with spelling errors or sloppily reproduced logos – because AI technology is cleaning everything up. It’s generally assumed that seniors are victimized more often ... Read More »

Are you a long-term employee within your organization? Does that even exist anymore? I am feeling a bit sad but also excited as I share this. After consideration, I have made the decision to leave an organization after working there for 20 years. It is a decision I took seriously, and the decision was mine ... Read More »

Interesting to note that according to the latest offering from Canada’s Guidance on Alcohol and Health, a two-drink-per week suggestion was put forth because even a low consumption of alcohol carries with it a health risk. Heck, a lot of people I know have a two-drink-per-half-hour intake. More than two drinks a week won’t kill ... Read More »

Dear editor, I did the survey for the proposed ADAP program the other day. It took about 20 minutes, and everyone should do it – it is very eye opening. Like all Alberta government surveys they are skewed to the government point of view, but if you are determined you can get your point of ... Read More »

Dear editor, On Aug. 1, with minimal announcement, the Alberta government enacted new rules ending public disclosure requirements for the premier, cabinet ministers, deputy ministers and for all their staff, all of whom were no longer required to publicly post receipts for their expenses over $100. Also, the UCP removed from public view eight years ... Read More »

Dear editor, In response to a recent letter to the editor that appeared in the News on Aug. 21, written by Ben Moffat. First the heading of the letter described the UCP as undermining Canadian institutions; I am not aware of any “Canadian institutions” that weren’t already decimated or undermined by 10 years of Liberal ... Read More »