SMILE SUNDAYS

Each year, school divisions across Alberta have the opportunity to recognize a teacher for excellence in their first year of teaching by nominating them for the Edwin Parr Award.Two of the three school divisions in the Medicine Hat area have put forward nominations for the award presented by the Alberta School Boards A...

Two Medicine Hat women will take on the Boston Marathon together on Monday, both for the first time.A bucket-list race for both Heloise Shrives and Mahala St. Jacques, who will head to the event less focused on the time they get, and looking to enjoy the experience together."We're not going to be running our race ...

Suzanne Tripp, a Calgary-born, Medicine Hat-raised songwriter now living in Montreal, is gaining widespread attention after turning her grandmother's unlikely victory in a 1964 sharpshooting competition into a viral song.A longtime folk and country artist, Tripp has built her music around storytelling, often drawing fr...

Medicine Hat College student, Alyssa Watson, is being recognized for her academic success and passion for the environment, earning a provincial award that highlights the next generation of land reclamation professionals.The second-year student in the Environmental Biology and Reclamation Technology program has received...

A 14-year-old pianist, Diana Monet, has won the Rose Bowl at the Rotary Music Festival, earning top honours among the event's standout young performers.Monet said the experience of performing at the prestigious event held as part of the festival's final weekend was both exciting and unexpected."It was a very wonde...

A victory on ice turned into a community-wide celebration as the U11 Redcliff Grizzlies-Blue received the Key to the Town after capturing the Central Alberta Hockey League Tier Two title.The highest banner available to be won by the team provincially for the age and tier they played at.On Friday, March 20, the town of ...

The Community Foundation of Southeastern Alberta, with the Palliser Economic Partnership (PEP), has announced the Southeast Alberta Veterinary Scholarship Fund to support future veterinarians and improve access to animal health services in rural communities. Established by PEP, the fund is intended to support students ...

The David Suzuki Foundation has named Medicine Hat resident, Melanie Barnett, as one of 20 finalists for the 2026 Rewilding Arts Prize that recognizes artwork that explores renewed relationships between people, land, water and the living world.Founded in 1990, the David Suzuki Foundation is a national, bilingual non-pr...

The Medicine Hat Women's Shelter Society (MHWSS) continues to receive strong financial support from Medicine Hat and the surrounding area as part of the capital campaign to renovate and expand the Phoenix Safe House Emergency Shelter.On Thursday evening, the MHWSS shared a post to social media highlighting a $100,000 d...

Medicine Hat High School Hawks football player Keene Shigehiro has committed to the St. Mary's Huskies for the 2026 University football season.The running back during his high school career looks to hold that position next season."I'm looking forward to making an impact in my first year, and not getting redshirted...