The Medicine Hat Tigers bounced back from last night's loss to Red Deer with a 5-2 win over the Edmonton Oil Kings to split their two-game road trip.Yaroslav Bryzgalov found the back of the net twice, including a powerplay tally en route to being named the games first star.Mace'o Phillips and Brayden Holberton each sco...

Following a 3-1 defeat to the Red Deer Rebels the Medicine Hat Tigers look to get back in the win column this evening as they battle the Edmonton Oil Kings to conclude their two-game Central Division road trip.The Rucks twins combined for the Tigers lone goal in their first game since returning from Pittsburgh Penguins...

The second annual Yuill Foundation Golf Classic raised more than $288,000 for Prairie Rose Public Schools and the Professional Hockey Scouts Foundation, bringing golfers, hockey scouts, business leaders and community supporters together at Desert Blume Golf Course.The Yuill Family Foundation is a private family foundat...

The Medicine Hat Tigers suffered their first defeat of the season, falling 3-1 at the hands of the Red Deer Rebels.Liam Ruck scored the lone goal of the night for the Orange and Black, netting a short-handed breakaway late in the second period to knot the game at one.Beckett Hamilton powered the Red Deer offense to the...

The Medicine Hat Tigers (2-0) begin a two-game Central Division road trip tonight as they visit the Red Deer Rebels (1-1-0-1) for the first of eight meetings this season. The Tigers will have both Liam and Markus Ruck back in the lineup from Pittsburgh Penguins training camp, and Yaroslav Bryzgalov, who was away at Van...

Residents in the Medicine Hat area may see smoke on the horizon next week as Canadian Forces Base Suffield conducts another round of prescribed burns.The burns are scheduled to take place in the base's National Wildlife Area from Tuesday, Sept. 29 through Saturday, Oct. 3, weather permitting.Residents may notice smoke ...

Redcliff Bakery is closing its retail storefront on Oct. 10, but its products will continue to be made at its 16th Street production facility and sold at retailers throughout the region.The Redcliff location has served the community for many years, as owners Joel and Melissa announced the closure on Thursday, saying th...

The final weekend of September is here, and after a warmer day Friday, the weather is expected to moderate on Saturday and Sunday.Environment Canada's forecast for Friday is mainly sunny with afternoon cloudiness, and wind gusts up to 50 km/h. The daytime high is 30 C. In the evening, a mainly cloudy sky and a 30 perce...

The Medicine Hat Mavericks are supporting mental health initiatives for young athletes by donating to the Strikeout Stigma Fund in honour of Mason Close.The Mavericks donated proceeds from a 50/50 draw held during their June 6 game against the Moose Jaw Miller Express to the Community Foundation of Southeastern Alberta...

Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre is scheduled to visit Medicine Hat next week for a business-focused discussion on Canada's economy.Poilievre will take part in "An Evening with Pierre Poilievre: Building a Stronger, More Competitive Canada for Business" on Thursday, Oct. 1 at the Medicine Hat College Eres...

Medicine Hat's Kinsmen Aquatic Park reopened Friday after completion of its annual maintenance ahead of schedule. The pools at the Big Marble Go Centre had closed following the 2026 Special Olympics Canada Summer Games in mid-August. The City's indoor pool at the Crestwood Recreation Centre remains open. Hill Pool clos...

Medicine Hat's Jayden Richards has been drafted into the National Lacrosse League. On Thursday, the Saskatchewan Rush selected Richards with a fourth-round pick, 50th overall in the 2026 NLL Entry Draft. The 21-year-old played his minor lacrosse with the Medicine Hat Sun Devils program. He was captain of the Calgary Ju...

The two Medicine Hat-area MLAs are inviting constituents to a joint town hall this weekend.Brooks-Medicine Hat MLA Premier Danielle Smith and Cypress-Medicine Hat MLA Justin Wright will host the event Saturday at Higdon Hall at the Medicine Hat Stampede Grounds.The town hall runs from 2:30 p.m. to 4 p.m., with doors op...

Brooks RCMP responded to a weapons complaint, a two-vehicle collision and an arrest involving an alleged breach of release conditions over a two-day period.At about 3:45 p.m. on Sept. 22, police received a report of a man swinging a metal pipe in Evergreen Park.Officers located the man and observed him swinging the pip...

A wireless charging device with a detachable lithium-ion battery pack ignited and caused extensive damage to a Medicine Hat home in late August. The charging device was not certified. The homeowner, David Seney, said the charger was purchased through Amazon and wasn't in use when the blaze started. "There was noth...

The Government of Alberta is investing $14 million into 20 sport and recreation projects across the province, including The Taber Golf Club and The Brooks Community Football Association. The government has allocated the funding through its Active Communities Initiative, its first grant program dedicated to sport and re...

The South Alberta Hockey Academy U18 Prep team starts the season in Calgary on Thursday.Playing at the Edge Hockey Classic, SAHA will face OHA Edmonton at 3:15 p.m.The tournament began on Wednesday and runs through Sunday.SAHA will feature a strong contingent of Medicine Hat Tigers prospects this season.Defenceman Hunt...

The Taber Community Centre is getting a new name after the Town of Taber approved a 10-year naming rights partnership with Inter Pipeline.The facility will now be known as the Inter Pipeline Community Centre, with revenue from the agreement being reinvested into the facility's operation, maintenance and improvements.To...

The Medicine Hat College Rattlers men's volleyball team has added twin brothers Zayden and Zander Chambers as its first commitments for the 2027-28 season.The pair will join the Rattlers after standing out at the team's identification camp in December and at high school provincials.Head coach Trever Turner said both pl...

Medicine Hat was Alberta's hot spot for a second consecutive day Wednesday, as temperatures climbed above 26 C.The city recorded a high of 26.4 C. It was not the hottest spot in Canada, however. That distinction went to Rosetown, Sask., where temperatures reached 28.3 C.Medicine Hat recorded Canada's highest temperatur...

Firefighters responded to a combine fire south of Bow Island Wednesday afternoon.Bow Island Fire Department said crews were dispatched around 3:07 p.m. to the fire on Range Road 112.An engine and county water tender responded, with firefighters extinguishing the blaze and cooling hot spots.The department also thanked S...

An Alberta physician who was once wrongly told he had six months to live is behind a new national initiative encouraging Canadians to help one another through difficult times. Dr. Allan S. Lycka, founder and chair of National Resilience Day, is launching the inaugural event on Sept. 24, with a goal of encouraging one m...

Elkwater residents and visitors are being advised that a mock park evacuation exercise will take place on Friday.The training exercise is scheduled to begin at 1 p.m., with emergency vehicles expected to travel throughout the Elkwater townsite between 2 and 4 p.m. using their sirens.Cypress County says the exercise is ...

Medicine Hat was Canada's hottest spot on Tuesday, with a 28.1 C record at the airport weather station in the afternoon.Environment Canada senior meteorologist Matt Albers said an unofficial station at nearby Etzikom also reached 28.1 C.The daily record for Sept. 22 was safe on Tuesday, as the temperature was still 4.1...

The Medicine Hat Cubs enter the 2026-27 Heritage Junior Hockey League season on Friday with the familiar goal of winning a title. This time, however, the Cubs will look to defend their 2025-26 league championship.-READ: Medicine Hat Cubs win first HJHL title (March 21, 2026)-A banner-raising ceremony will take place du...

Medicine Hat City Council tackled preliminary budget plans, infrastructure projects, funding opportunities and several policy and administrative changes at its latest meeting Monday.Council is facing projected budget gaps of $7.5 million in 2027 and $6.8 million in 2028 as it begins work on the city's next two-year bud...

Stroke survivors in rural Alberta will have greater access to specialized rehabilitation care without having to travel long distances under a new province-wide initiative.The Post-Stroke Spasticity Care for Rural Albertans program will connect patients in rural and remote communities with rehabilitation specialists in ...

Albertans are being encouraged to use MyChart as the province begins moving cancer screening invitations and reminders away from paper mail.Primary Care Alberta (PCA) says it will phase out mailed notifications where possible starting this fall, with patients instead receiving screening information through MyHealthAlbe...