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Local political scientist responds to leaders' debate

Medicine Hat, AB - While the debate may have helped some undecided voters across the county, that doesn't seem to be the case here in Medicine Hat.Jim Groom, a political science instructor with the Me...

Oct 08, 2019 (Photo from Canadian Press)

Family Leisure Centre reopens to public following leak Tuesday morning

MEDICINE HAT, AB -- The public now has access to the Family Leisure Centre, following an incident Tuesday morning. According to the Medicine Hat Fire Service Deputy Fire Chief Lance Purcell, there was...

Oct 08, 2019

Former Fire Station No. 1 to be listed on open market

Medicine Hat, AB - A year after fire crews officially moved to the north side of the South Saskatchewan River, a sale price for the former Fire Station No. 1 on Maple Avenue SE has been approved by ci...

Oct 07, 2019

Cannabis course coming to MHC

Medicine Hat, AB - Medicine Hat College will be starting courses later this month aimed at students looking for a career in the budding cannabis industry.But despite the new Aurora Sun facility being ...

Oct 07, 2019 Rendering of Medicine Hat's Aurora Sun facility courtesy of Aurora Cannabis

Hilda backdrop for post-apocalyptic film shoot

Hilda, AB - A ragtag group of survivors of a post-apocalyptic disaster were scurrying around Hilda for the past week as an Alberta-produced movie was shooting in and around the hamlet."It's an epic fe...

Oct 06, 2019

Evidence deadline passes in sage grouse lawsuit

Medicine Hat, AB - The city's lawsuit against the federal government relating to protections put in place to protect sage grouse is moving ahead following the near completion of affidavits being filed...

Oct 06, 2019

Council preview - council to receive report on senior services funding model

Medicine Hat, AB - Medicine Hat city council will be receiving the report on possible changes to senior services at Monday's regular meeting with staff recommending a transition to a multi-service mod...

Oct 06, 2019

Medicine Hat election vignettes

Medicine Hat, AB - Medicine Hatters have been enfranchised to vote federally since 1887, originally in the Assinaboia West riding of the Northwest Territories prior to the 1908 general election when A...

Oct 05, 2019 Photo courtesy of the Alberta Legislature - The portrait of Arthur Sifton which hangs in the Alberta Legislature. Sifton was Alberta`s second premier and third MP for the federal riding of Medicine Hat.

City bylaw causing confusion around lack of school bus lights

Medicine Hat, AB - Children have been back in school for about a month now which means yellow buses are back on the roads. There seems to be some confusion on social media though about which kinds of ...

Oct 04, 2019 Photo by Colton McKee

Cypress County looking for more information before allowing zoning for wind project

Cypress County, AB - Cypress County Council wants some more information before they make a zoning decision to allow a $250 million wind farm to go through.Now they will take two weeks to look at both ...

Oct 04, 2019 Crews in Bow Island working on the Whitla Windfarm (Photo by Colton McKee)