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Public info session to be held about Hwy 3 twinning design
newsdesk@medicinehatnews.com In-person public information sessions to learn about and provide feedback on the preliminary design for the Highway 3 twinning are scheduled in Medicine Hat next week. Drop-in sessions will be held in Medicine Hat and Seven Persons. The Medicine Hat session will take ...
‘City’s ‘unplanned’ investment returns not expected in 2026
bmiller@medicinehatnews.com According to the city’s financial department, Medicine Hat was able to secure more money as a result of investment earnings than staff expected in 2025, helping to balance the budget. However, staff say that trend is not expected to continue in 2026. During a recent co...
It’s Old News: Hat loses continental death-free record after highway accident
For more than five years, the City of Medicine Hat was spared the horror that a fatal traffic accident brings. The city’s traffic safety campaign was perfect, setting a continental record on Nov. 12, 1958 after four years without a fatal accident. Sadly, after five-plus years, 1,980 days, the cit...
Copper wire thefts on the rise at rural energy sites
bwagner@medicinehatnews.com RCMP are warning businesses after a string of break-ins and thefts at rural energy sites in the Brooks area. Over the past week police responded to several crimes at oil and gas sites in and around the city. On April 16, two masked suspects broke into a storage area at...
Talks stall between MHC, AUPE on support staff
newsdesk@medicinehatnews.com According to the Alberta Union of Provincial Employees, negotiations on a new four-year agreement for support staff at Medicine Hat College have reached an impasse, and the next step is seeking formal mediation. During a March 19 town hall, the union said it sought fo...
Alberta RCMP issue tips to the public for being emergency ready
Brook Wagner bwagner@medicinehatnews.com Local Journalism, Initiative Alberta RCMP are encouraging local members of the community to begin preparing in cases of emergency. With flood and fire season fast approaching, it’s important to have everything ready to go in case of disaster. There are a f...
Sask. RCMP issue wanted-persons list
Brook Wagner bwagner@medicinehatnews.com Local Journalism, Initiative Saskatchewan RCMP has released its monthly list of wanted persons for April 2026. Ten people are being sought across Saskatchewan, with some believed to be in parts of Alberta as well. The RCMP publishes this list every month t...
Legislative committee for ‘Forever Canadian’ accused of deliberate delays
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ATA’s constitutional hearing regarding back-to-work order pushed to 2027
newsdesk@medicinehatnews.com A hearing for a constitutional challenge of the UCP government’s use of the notwithstanding clause to order teachers back to work last fall has been postponed. The Alberta Teachers Association lost a bid for an injunction against Bill 2 in March. A full hearing on the...
Blood Tribe’s first-of-its-kind ‘recovery community’ opens
newsdesk@medicinehatnews.com The first of five Indigenous-led recovery communities coming to the province was opened in southern Alberta last week. The Blood Tribe celebrated the grand opening of a newly built, 75-bed recovery community Friday. “Today is the realization of a dream our community h...
Motion in legislature official rejects electoral boundary report, creates government-dominated committee
newsdesk@medicinehatnews.com The Alberta legislative assembly passed a motion Tuesday authorizing the UCP to convene a new committee to redraw the electoral map. The motion rejects the electoral boundaries suggested in the majority report of the independent commission, which returned its report t...
City residents happy overall, though social concerns on the rise: survey
bmiller@medicinehatnews.com Key takeaways, as well as a full breakdown of a community survey conducted earlier this year around a variety of local topics, were presented to council Monday. Overall, the 2026 Community Survey conducted by IPSOS in February found residents surveyed say they receive ...