SMILE SUNDAYS

Some of North America's top adaptive golfers will descend on Medicine Hat on Monday as the city hosts the 2026 North American One-Armed Golfers Association annual meeting and championship for the first time.Local one-armed golfer and tournament organizer Jesse Florkowski said the event, running June 1-4 at Connaught Go...

A man trekking across the country to raise awareness for mental health and suicide prevention found support and personal connections in Medicine Hat that reinforced the importance of open conversations around mental health.Carter Armstrong of Dryden, Ontario, is walking solo from Vancouver toward his hometown while rai...

Abeera Wasif has been announced as one of 36 recipients nationwide for the 2026 Loran Award.The award, founded by the Loran Scholars Foundation is considered one of the country's most comprehensive undergraduate scholarships, focusing not only on academic achievement but also on personal values and long-term community ...

The Connection Intercultural Association of Medicine Hat has announced two days of free Canada Day celebrations at Kin Coulee Park, featuring cultural performances, live music, food trucks, sports, crafts and family activities on June 30 and July 1.Members of the association, in partnership with the Medicine Hat Skateb...

Partek IT Solutions Inc. in Medicine Hat is gaining international attention after being named Managed Service Provider of the Year at the 2026 Kaseya Connect Global Conference in Las Vegas.The firm received the honour at the conference, which brings together thousands of IT professionals globally, recognizing providers...

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...