Business & Economy

Ottawa invests nearly $8.5-million into projects in Lethbridge, Coaldale, Foremost

Lethbridge, AB - Significant amounts of money from the federal government's Western Diversification Program will support four projects in Southern Alberta.The following three grants are from the Busin...

Sep 07, 2019 The coulees in Lethbridge. (Lethbridge News Now)

Alberta's unemployment rate ticks higher despite job surge nationally

OTTAWA - Canada's economy posted a job surge last month of 81,100 net new positions, the bulk of which were part time, in the services sector and picked up by young people. Statistics Canada says that...

Sep 06, 2019 Canadian Press photo

Baby step for solar project

Medicine Hat, AB - As far as utility-grade renewable energy projects go, the granting of a development permit on a parcel of land containing an old tailings pond is a baby step in seeing such a projec...

Sep 05, 2019 closeup photo of a solar panel - Dreamstime stock image

Council approves municipal assist for proposed Folium Biosciences plant

MEDICINE HAT, AB - Folium Biosciences has received an assist from the city before shovels go into the ground on their planned Medicine Hat facility.During Tuesday night's city council meeting, council...

Sep 04, 2019 Aerial footage shows the site of the proposed Folium Biosciences plant in Medicine Hat earlier this summer. (Screenshot from video shot by Justin Quinton for Folium Biosciences)

Hut 8 makes agreement with city for additional electricity for site

MEDICINE HAT, AB - A cryptocurrency company operating in Medicine Hat has announced they've reached an agreement with the city to add additional electricity capacity to its operation.Hut 8 announced T...

Sep 04, 2019 The Hut 8 Mining facility in Medicine Hat - CHAT News File Photo

The latest Alberta Crop Report lays out mixed outcomes

LETHBRIDGE -- With harvest continuing, provincial crop conditions as of August 27, 2019, saw little change since the last report and are above both the 5 and 10-year averages. The provincial average i...

Sep 04, 2019 John Deere tractor working in the field -- Glenn Miller

SCS panel to visit Medicine Hat on Tuesday

Medicine Hat, AB - The provincial government's supervised consumption review panel will be in the city Tuesday evening but a local advocate in favour of the service says the panel's objective falls sh...

Sep 02, 2019 Photo by Alex McCuaig - Kym Porter, with Moms Stop the Harm, speaks out about the upcoming provincial SCS panel visiting the city on Tuesday.

The Esplanade receives over $500,000 in federal funding

Medicine Hat, AB - The federal government has announced they have granted the Esplanade over $500,000 in funding for "cultural infrastructure upgrades." The centre will receive support from two differ...

Aug 30, 2019 Photo by Colton Mckee

City purposing changes to tax instalment plan to help confused customers

Medicine Hat, AB - The city of Medicine Hat is trying to help ease some confusion for taxpayers in the city. Currently, 9,000 people are using the city's "Tax Instalment Payment Plan", which withdraws...

Aug 30, 2019

Sounds of the past paint picture of city's history

Medicine Hat, AB - There is a lot to see at the city's archives but it's hearing the voices of the past which can paint a full picture of Medicine Hat's history.The Esplanade Archives and its precedin...

Aug 26, 2019 Photo courtesy of the Esplanade Archives - The Saskatchewan Brewery - the city's first - pictured here circa 1900.