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Highway beautification project reaping what it sows

Medicine Hat, AB - Halfway through a decade-long beautification project along the Trans-Canada Highway, what started as a small-scale effort has blossomed into a full-blown floral tribute.This fall is...

Sep 21, 2019

Police Point Park celebrating World Rivers Day

Medicine Hat, AB - The Police Point Park Interpretive Centre is hosting an evening walk and campfire this Sunday to celebrate World Rivers Day and the re-opening of the west access trail. World Rivers...

Sep 21, 2019

SCS paintball shooter receives 6-month sentence

Lethbridge, AB - A 29-year-old man charged with three counts of assault with a weapon, one count of possession of a weapon dangerous to the public, and one count of mischief - damage under $5,000 has ...

Sep 21, 2019 White Dodge Truck caught on surveillance outside the SCS Aug. 24

Emergency protection order debate in House as rare as sage grouse

Medicine Hat, AB - Little has been said during Parliamentary debate regarding the federal government's decision to issue an emergency protection order for the sage grouse in 2013, affecting oil operat...

Sep 20, 2019 Photo courtesy of the Calgary Zoo

Grits' campaign promise misses target says local gun range owner

Dunmore, AB - The owner of a local gun range says the Liberal campaign pledge to tackle gun crime is way off the mark, adding the target should be illegal firearms."I don't think it's going to do anyt...

Sep 20, 2019

Food bank and MHPSD to explore partnership for Community Food and Wellness Centre

MEDICINE HAT, AB -- The Medicine Hat and District Food Bank has announced they're exploring a partnership with the Medicine Hat Public School Division (MHPSD) to build a Community Food and Wellness Ce...

Sep 19, 2019

Warning signs prior to city's multi-million dollar purchase of Manyberries oilfield

Medicine Hat, AB - There were warning signs in 2011 of what would become a years long and multi-million dollar legal fight between Medicine Hat and federal government over protections of an endangered...

Sep 19, 2019 Photo courtesy of the Alberta Wilderness Association - One of several billboards the Alberta Wilderness Association commissioned in the fall of 2011 advertising the dwindling numbers of sage grouse in Alberta.

Police respond to suspicious package at court house

MEDICINE HAT, AB - A suspicious package caused the evacuation of Medicine Hat Provincial Court for three hours Thursday afternoon.According to Inspector Tim McGough with the Medicine Hat Police Servic...

Sep 19, 2019 Firefighters respond to a suspicious package at Medicine Hat Provincial Courthouse Thursday afternoon - Photo by Jessie Weisner

Monarch Theatre back wall set to undergo repairs

Medicine Hat, AB - The Monarch Theatre downtown needs more repair.The mortar and many of the bricks on the rear wall that was built over 100 years ago is starting to fall apart. Contractors have alrea...

Sep 18, 2019 Photo by Bob Schneider

Riverview Golf Club recovering from financial crisis

REDCLIFF, AB -- The Riverview Golf Club is recovering after nearly facing financial ruin last year. Bill Duncan, one of the board members with the golf club says a great season has given the club the ...

Sep 18, 2019 Riverview Golf Club