October 16th, 2025

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Willie Desjardins will be the bench boss for Team CHL at the 2025 CHL USA Prospects Challenge in November. The CHL announced Thursday morning the winningest coach in Medicine Hat Tigers history will serve as head coach of Team CHL in the second rendition of the two-game challenge between the top NHL Draft eligible CHL

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  • Brooks RCMP conduct sting operation against local thieves

    newsdesk@medicinehatnews.com Brooks RCMP General Investigation Section collaborated with frontline general duty members to initiate a proactive enforcement project to target property crime in Brooks and the County of Newell due to a recent spike in break and enters and thefts reported. Last week, Mounties laid charges in two separate incidents involving property crime. On the ... Read More »

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  • Coats on Finlay back Saturday to warm the Hat

    asmith@medicinehatnews.com Coats on Finlay returns this weekend for its eighth year, ensuring that everyone in Medicine Hat has winter wear for the coming cold. Starting at noon on Saturday, residents can leave their old cold-weather gear, including coats, scarves, hats, mittens, boots and even blankets on Finlay Bridge for others to pick up, or they ... Read More »

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  • Voting opens for Field Law Community Fund; 100-plus projects competing for southern Alberta prize

    newsdesk@medicinehatnews.com The voting period opens this week for the 2025 Field Law Community Fund Program. The annual contest provides funding to community-led projects across Alberta and the Northwest Territories. Residents of Alberta and N.W.T. are eligible to cast a vote for their favourite initiative. This year’s winning grassroots projects will share a total prize fund ... Read More »

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Local Sports

  • Willie Desjardins to coach team CHL at the CHL USA Prospects Challenge

    Willie Desjardins will be the bench boss for Team CHL at the 2025 CHL USA Prospects Challenge in November. The CHL announced Thursday morning the winningest coach in Medicine Hat Tigers history will serve as head coach of Team CHL in the second rendition of the two-game challenge between the top NHL Draft eligible CHL ... Read More »

    12 hours ago
  • MHC’s Bishop works into top five on second day of national college golf championship

    sports@medicinehatnews.com@MedicineHatNews The Medicine Hat College Rattlers golf team has a top-five representative at the national championships. Rattlers golfer Wyatt Bishop shot a tournament-low 67 on Wednesday, finishing the second day of the Canadian college championship, hosted at Desert Blume Golf Club, sitting in third place. Bishop, five under par, is two strokes behind the leader ... Read More »

    18 hours ago
  • Inside the CFL: Riders hold West division playoffs in their hands

    sports@medicinehatnews.com@MedicineHatNews Does a team have an obligation to do everything it can to win? Specifically, now that Saskatchewan has clinched first place, are they obligated to pull out all stops in Winnipeg tomorrow, knowing the outcome will have a big impact on determining final playoff positions for the other four teams? Going into the penultimate ... Read More »

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  • Let’s Chat: Step up and be a parent

    As I work my way toward a big birthday next year I have been doing a lot of reflecting on my life and the work I have been doing. I have come to realize how very blessed I am. Let me explain further. I was born to loving parents who worked very hard to provide ... Read More »

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  • Noteworthy: Medicine Hat’s city hall silliness has nothing on City of Kamloops

    If you thought the chaos and dysfunction around Medicine Hat’s city council table over the last four years was bad, the City of Kamloops simply says, ‘hold my beer. I’ll show you chaos and dysfunction.’ The situation in Kamloops was far worse, making the Medicine Hat schmozzle resemble a playground spat by comparison. In 2022, ... Read More »

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  • MLA Report: Celebrating the heart of Medicine Hat: Why community spirit matters

    Every two years, our community pauses to do something profoundly important: we celebrate the people who make Medicine Hat extraordinary. While the Community Spirit Awards are a municipal initiative organized by the City of Medicine Hat, I want to take a moment as your provincial representative to highlight why this recognition matters so deeply to ... Read More »

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