Medicine Hat News Tigers spilt weekend with shorthanded lineup The Medicine Hat Tigers found success against the Swift Current Broncos with a depleted lineup. After an 8-4 loss Friday in Swift Current, the Tigers bounced back with a 4-2 win Saturday at Co-op Place in front of 4,528 fans. Both games they had only 15
Read More »Medicine Hat News Tigers spilt weekend with shorthanded lineup The Medicine Hat Tigers found success against the Swift Current Broncos with a depleted lineup. After an 8-4 loss Friday in Swift Current, the Tigers bounced back with a 4-2 win Saturday at Co-op Place in front of 4,528 fans. Both games they had only 15 ... Read More »
22 hours agoANNA SMITH asmith@medicinehatnews.com Local Journalism Initiative reporter Medicine Hat Firefighters are preparing for their annual rooftop campout as they are ready to fill some boots and show their support for Muscular Dystrophy Canada. From March 22 to 24, five firefighters will spend the weekend on the roof of Fire Station 2, all as part of ... Read More »
2 days agocgallant@medicinehatnews.com@CollinGallant A new map of zones where wind and solar proposals would face a “visual impact review” covers wide portions of Southeast Alberta, but captures very few proposed projects that aren’t already approved to be built. That includes an additional 100 turbine towers north of the Cypress Hills, whole sections of solar panel arrays south ... Read More »
3 days agoThere’s something about a Saturday night at Co-op Place between the Medicine Hat Tigers and Swift Current Broncos. The Tigers weathered a shorthanded lineup and held on for a 4-2 win over the Central division leading Broncos. Medicine Hat came into the contest off an 8-4 loss Friday at Swift Current, their fourth straight loss. ... Read More »
2 days agoMedicine Hat News The Monsignor McCoy Colts senior boys basketball team got in the win column at the 3A provincials Friday. The Colts beat John Maland school 75-63 in their lone game Friday in Strathmore. The wins sets them up to play for ninth place Saturday at 11 a.m. They picked up the win coming ... Read More »
2 days agosports@medicinehatnews.com@MedicineHatNews The South Alberta Hockey Academy’s U18 men’s team CSSHL season came to a close Friday. SAHA finished their Western prep championship with a 1-2 record, capping off with a 5-1 win Friday over St. George’s School. Carter Cunningham scored twice and all three of Landon Marleau, Will Bell and Julina Laqua scored as well. ... Read More »
3 days agocgallant@medicinehatnews.com@CollinGallant Tackling big issues, but with very little detail about how appears to be the new plan of attack for the Alberta government that’s sporadically made blockbuster announcements since the May election. That’s broken up periods of radio silence in province where people are very concerned about the economy, health care, education… you know, the ... Read More »
3 days agoOne of the things I love about living here (and there are many) is the fact that we have such talented people who volunteer their time to put on amazing theatre productions. I have been to many productions put on at the Medicine Hat Musical Theatre and am in awe every time I leave there ... Read More »
6 days agoInteresting to note that 75 per cent of readers who voted in the News’ poll on Daylight Saving Time said they would like it to be scrapped. I’d agree with that on one condition: That we stick with the ‘spring ahead’ 12 months of the year and never go back. Some people suggest we revert ... Read More »
6 days agoDear editor, The urgency remains real for family and rural generalist physicians across the province. Government provided general funds for physician compensation and development programs. While the budget didn’t include a specific line item for the Primary Care Compensation Model submitted by the AMA earlier this year, Minister LaGrange has money she can use to ... Read More »
2 weeks agoDear editor, Regarding: coal mining on the eastern slopes of the Rocky Mountains Open pit coal mining on the eastern slopes of the Rocky Mountains should not be permitted. First of all, it will poison our drinking water with selenium and other hazardous chemicals – drinking water that is crucial to life in the southern ... Read More »
2 weeks agoDear editor, Canadians have something to celebrate, but maybe not Albertans. On Feb. 23, under the Supply and Confidence Agreement, the Liberal government and the NDP reached a long-anticipated deal on a National Pharmacare program based on a single-payer system and the Canada Health Act. While the initial legislation, due this week, will only include ... Read More »
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