Cypress County election forum had very few conflicting remarks or opinions Oct 03, 2025 U.S. tariffs to headline Premier Smith's second day in Medicine Hat Mar 05, 2025 Protest calling for Premier Smith to step down planned for Saturday Feb 22, 2025 ADVANCE POLLING: The week before Election Day, from Tuesday through Saturday, between 9:00 am and 8:00 pm Brooks-Medicine HatCypress-Medicine HatBrooks-Medicine HatBrooks-Medicine Hat Barry Morishita – Alberta Party Gwendoline Dirk – NDP Danielle Smith – UCP Cypress-Medicine Hat Cathy Hogg – NDP Justin Wright – UCP Cody Ray Both – Independence Party of Alberta Matt Orr – Wildrose Loyalty Coalition Brooks-Medicine Hat News THE PREMIER'S VISIT U.S. tariffs to headline Premier Smith's second day in Medicine Hat Premier Danielle Smith's visit to Medicine Hat will continue today with a large focus on the trade war started by U.S. President Donald Trump. The Brooks-Medicine Hat MLA will be flanked by four of he... Mar 05, 2025 Read More POLITICS Protest calling for Premier Smith to step down planned for Saturday A rally calling for Danielle Smith to resign as premier is set to take place at her constituency office Saturday. The so-called "pink slip" protest will get underway at 1 p.m. at her office,... Feb 22, 2025 Read More CRIME Christmas Eve break in at Helium plant in Newell County A Christmas Eve break in took place at Royal Helium Production in Newell County.Brooks RCMP received a report of a large theft on Dec. 24 where a large hole was cut into the building and several large... Jan 02, 2025 Read More See More Cypress-Medicine Hat News ELXN25 Cypress County election forum had very few conflicting remarks or opinions The Cypress County election forum had taken place on Thursday at the Eagle Butte High School in Dunmore, with around 50 people attending. The councillor candidates participating in the forum were aske... Oct 03, 2025 Read More FOOD SECURITY Millions of worms helping create healthier food in Cypress County There are millions of worms at TRAD Worm Industries in Cypress County that help to create healthier food.It's an operation that Roxanne Doerksen started back in 2018 in response to her child getting s... Feb 13, 2025 Read More ROAD CLOSURES Road closures southeast of Elkwater Cypress County announced Thursday road closures on a number of roadways southeast of Elkwater due to poor road conditions.The roads are all east of Highway 41 and include Township Roads 74A, 74, and 7... Jan 24, 2025 Read More See More Provincial Election NewsProvincial Quick LinksCrimeHealthcareEducationEconomy Alberta election results made official, 59.5% turnout LETHBRIDGE, AB - The results of the 2023 Alberta provincial election have now been made official.Full Election Coverage: Alberta Votes 2023Elections Alberta reports that a total of 1,777,321 eligible voters, or 59.5 per cent, cast ballots. Turnout is down from 67.5 per cent in the 2019 election."Of that, a record-... Jun 08, 2023 Read More Candidate's win despite trans-feces comparison not surprising: Pride Lacombe The head of an LGBTQ group in central Alberta says he isn't surprised a candidate who compared transgender students in schools to feces in food won her seat in Monday's provincial election. Full Election Coverage: Alberta Votes 2023 Jonathan Luscombe, who is the executive director of the Lacombe Pride Society, says the... Jun 01, 2023 Read More President of the Alberta Teachers' Association calls for collaboration with Smith government EDMONTON - The Alberta Teachers' Association says its ready to work with Danielle Smith and the United Conservative Party government. The president of the Alberta Teachers' Association, Jason Schilling, released a statement late Tuesday evening. Full Election Coverage: Alberta Votes 2023 In the statement, he says hard ... May 31, 2023 Read More Different tabulation system blamed for delay of voting results: Elections Alberta CALGARY - An Elections Alberta official says a change in how advance "vote anywhere'' ballots are counted likely contributed to a delay in publishing the results in Monday's provincial election.Full Election Coverage: Alberta Votes 2023Only a small fraction of results were available 90 minutes after polls closed, ... May 30, 2023 Read More Provincial Politics 'Serve all Albertans': Smith says UCP majority government to focus on economy UCP leader Danielle Smith said it's time to put personal and political attacks in the "rear-view mirror" and focus on the province's economy.Full Election Coverage: Alberta Votes 2023Smith's United Conservative Party is projected to have won a majority government in Monday's provincial election.She has promis... May 30, 2023 Read More Not official until June 8 Results for all 87 Alberta ridings The morning after the provincial election, vote counts have been reported to Elections Alberta from all polling stations in all 87 electoral districts in Alberta. Full Election Coverage: Alberta Votes 2023The United Conservative Party is projected to form a majority government. According to the unofficial results, the ... May 30, 2023 Read More See More