As part of Fire Prevention Week in October 2025, a Grade 6 student, Foster Sissons of École Connaught School, took on the role of Fire Chief for the Day with Medicine Hat Fire and Emergency Service.Sissons won the opportunity after entering his name in a draw among thousands of other students during a fire-train...

Tyson Moss closed the scoring 8:41 into the third period to record his first career Western Hockey League hat-trick as the Medicine Hat Tigers thumped the Swift Current Broncos 10-2. The Tabbies scored nine goals on their opening 29 shots of the hockey game to take a 9-2 lead into the second intermission. Liam Ruck and...

The red-hot Medicine Hat Tigers (20-6-3-2) aim to extend their win streak to nine straight games tonight as they welcome the Swift Current Broncos (8-21-1-0) inside Co-op Place. Tonight marks the second meeting of the year between the two clubs who faced off back on September 26th in Swift Current, where the Broncos em...

It was a rare case of hockey deja vu for the Medicine Hat Tigers, who, for the second time in as many Fridays, defeated the Moose Jaw Warriors in overtime with a Bryce Pickford game-winner. The Tabbies forced overtime for the eleventh time this season with 21 seconds left in regulation after a Markus Ruck centering pas...

A statement from Alberta Health Services says a respiratory illness outbreak has been declared, causing the Christmas Concert at George Davidson School to be cancelled. George Davidson School is not the only school in Medicine Hat being affected by illness.An outbreak notice is in effect for George Davison School, Dr K...

Redcliff RCMP would like to advise the public of a heavy police presence on 4 St. SE, between 2 Ave. and 3 Ave., in Redcliff.The RCMP said there is no ongoing risk to the public at this time, but police ask the public to avoid the area while they respond to and address the incident. RCMP are asking the public not to po...

The Medicine Hat Tigers put their seven-game win streak on the line tonight as the Moose Jaw Warriors enter Co-op Place. The clubs battled last Friday, December 5th, in Moose Jaw, where the Tabbies outshot the Warriors 40-14 in a come-from-behind overtime victory. The following night, the Tigers picked up a 5-1 win ove...

It's the second weekend of December and snow is in the forecast, according to Environment Canada.Friday periods of snow are expected with about 5 cm. Wind gusting to 40 km/r in the afternoon. A high of -16 C, and wind chill near -28 with a risk of frostbite. In the evening periods of snow ending before Saturday morning...

A pair of major announcements has been made by the newly reformed Lethbridge & District Agricultural Society. Cody McIntosh has been hired as the group's first director. He says he is proud to see that every member of their leadership team has a background in agriculture. For himself, McIntosh was raised on a farm ...

Canada's most festively decorated train is making its return to the region.Canadian Pacific Kansas City (CPKC) Rail has announced the schedule for its 2025 Holiday Train.The first batch of stops, running from Friday, Dec. 12 to Sunday, Dec. 14, will feature the headlining musical act, Barenaked Ladies.Barenaked Ladies ...

Environment Canada issued a yellow warning for snowfall for Medicine Hat and the area at 4:19 a.m. on Friday, Dec. 12, 2025.Several areas of southeast Alberta and southwest Saskatchewan are under the warning.Snowfall is expected to continue, with the heaviest snow expected on Friday evening, with amounts near 15 cm.The...

A 66-year-old Vauxhall resident has died after a motor vehicle collision on Thursday afternoon near Scandia.Brooks RCMP received a call about a collision between a semi-truck and an SUV on Highway 36 near Township Road 154 at about 1:14 p.m. on Dec. 11, 2025.Mounties said the highway in the area was covered in black ic...

Brooks RCMP stated that at 3:13 p.m. on Thursday, Dec.11, 2025, they have officers on scene at a collision on Highway 36, near Scandia.At the time of the report, the highway is closed in both directions. There is a detour via Highway 530 to Range Road 154 from the south or vice versa from the north.Mounties say to refe...

The Medicine Hat interpretive program invites birders of all ages to take part in two upcoming events this month, with the annual Christmas Bird Count on Dec. 21 and the youth-focused Christmas Bird Count for Kids on Dec. 14, both at Police Point Park. The Christmas Bird Count for Kids, taking place on Dec. 14, is a ki...

The Hidden Valley Ski Resort near Elkwater is tentatively set to open on Saturday, Dec. 20, 2025, with a decision on that date expected about three to four days prior.Chris Dodds, the visitor experience team lead for Cypress Hills Provincial Park and Hidden Valley Ski Resort, said, weather permitting, they will hopeful...

Medicine Hat's local Kiwanis clubs are hosting a Christmas dinner for those in the Medicine Hat area who don't have family or friends to spend the holiday with.Doors open at the Veiner Centre on Dec. 25 at 11 a.m., and dinner is served at noon.Application forms for the turkey dinner can be obtained at the Veiner Centre...

A Grade 6 student from École Connaught School, Foster Sissons, has taken on the role of Fire Chief for the Day for the Medicine Hat Fire and Emergency Service.Sissons had won the opportunity after entering his name in a draw among thousands of other students during a fire-training assembly.On Dec. 10, 2025, Siss...

With cooler temperatures becoming more common in Medicine Hat through December, there is an increased demand for those who are facing homelessness to seek shelter. The Mustard Seed's senior director of community engagement, David Conrad, said the Medicine Hat shelter operates 24 hours a day, seven days a week, with 34 ...

Environment and Climate Change Canada (ECCC) has issued a yellow warning for blowing snow in Medicine Hat and the surrounding area, and it is expected to develop by early Thursday morning. The advisory was issued at 3:28 PM MST on Wednesday, Dec. 10, 2025. ECCC says a few centimetres of snow combined with winds gusting...

Kim Large, a Medicine Hat parent of a transgender youth, says she is disgusted and devastated by a bill passed by the Alberta government in the early morning on Wednesday.Members of Premier Danielle Smith's caucus used their majority to pass on the third and final reading of a bill affecting transgender citizens.The bi...

The annual education results were reported by Prairie Rose Public Schools Superintendent Reagan Weeks at its board meeting on Dec. 9, 2025.The report outlined student achievement, learning supports, and division priorities within Alberta's Assurance Framework.Trustees noted a significant increase in student enrollment ...

Brooks Bandits forward Alexei Zhukov has been named a BCHL All-Star and will represent Team World at the event in Spruce Grove from Jan. 16-18, 2026.A new format at the event will feature a Team World vs Team Canada.Zhukov will compete against Bandits captain Dante Siciliano, who will play for Team Canada.-READ: Bandit...

The Western Hockey League announced Tuesday morning that Medicine Hat Tigers forward Liam Ruck will represent the Eastern Conference at the inaugural WHL Prospects Game on February 18th in Vancouver. Also announced to rosters were Ryan Lin (Vancouver Giants) and Mathis Preston (Spokane Chiefs), who will represent the W...

EDMONTON - Elections Alberta says a recall petition has been issued for Premier Danielle Smith and two more of her United Conservative Party cabinet ministers. The petitioner seeking to oust the premier, Heather VanSnick, says Smith has been ignoring l...

Mounties are investigating a string of white supremacist phrases and symbols, including a crudely drawn swastika on a large flower pot, spray-painted across a community in southern Alberta.Police are asking for the public's help to find those behind the nine cases of ``hateful'' comments, messages and symbols in Brooks...

The Medicine Hat Public School Division presented its annual education results report at a meeting on Dec. 9, 2025, outlining student data, provincial measures and progress toward four system goals.The goals include optimal learning, thinking and acting inclusively, wellness, and truth and reconciliation.Student enrolm...

Fresh off a seven-goal weekend, Medicine Hat Tigers captain Bryce Pickford has been named Western Hockey League Player of the Week. Pickford is the second Tiger this season to be named Player of the Week (Liam Ruck, November 17th, 2025). "It feels good to get recognized, but without my team, I wouldn't have been a...

Brooks Bandits captain Dante Siciliano has been invited to attend the BCHL All-Star weekend. The 20-year-old defenseman from Whitby, Ont., will represent Team Canada at the event in Spruce Grove from Jan.16-18, 2026. A new format at the event will feature a Team World vs Team Canada. Siciliano leads all Bandits defence...