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Let’s Chat: Lessons from cats – Part 1
By Linda Tooth on October 29th, 2025
Have you heard of Stewart “Brittlestar” Reynolds? I had not until I went to River Bee Bookstore located in downtown Medicine Hat. You ask what is so special about Reynolds? Well, he wrote a book called Lessons from Cats for Surviving Fascism and with all that is going on in this world today I felt ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!MP Report: Federal budget ‘smoke and mirrors’
By Glen Motz on October 29th, 2025
On Nov. 4, after 19 months, the Liberal government will finally table its 2025-2026 budget. However, unlike all of Canada’s previous budgets, Prime Minister Carney intends to split this budget into separate ‘operating’ and capital’ budgets. While that may sound reasonable on the surface, it is sure to create confusion and uncertainty as to Canada’s ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Noteworthy: Electoral rule changes were said to promise more accuracy; all they did was muddy and delay the process
By Bruce Penton on October 29th, 2025
If Danielle Smith’s provincial government wanted to devise a way to make it more difficult for citizens to vote – and perhaps throw up their hands and walk away without casting a ballot – the decision to ban electronic voting machines was perfect. Banning electronic voting didn’t create the long, snail-like lineups, but the new ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Economics 101: The trend is your friend
By Eric Van Enk on October 25th, 2025
This week’s chart shows the return of the S&P 500 following the U.S. Federal Reserve’s first interest rate cut over ten interest rate cycles since 1974. Notice there are only two observations (2001 & 2007) where the S&P 500 was lower two years after the Federal Reserve’s decision to begin cutting interest rates. For the ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!From the Editor: Well, that was just terrible
By Scott Schmidt on October 25th, 2025
And just like that, another municipal election cruises by in the blink of an eye. Just kidding. If you ever find you have four days to live, ask to hold another hand-counted election in Medicine Hat, because every hour since Monday felt like an eternity. After what must be the longest period from ballot to ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Noteworthy: Voting is over and still unsure how any choices were made
By Bruce Penton on October 22nd, 2025
Never in my life have I entered a voting booth so unsure of the X marks I was about to make. For mayor, no problem. Six candidates, enough knowledge on all of them to make an informed choice. But 39 hopefuls for eight seats on city council? The roadside signs didn’t help, other than cement ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Let’s Chat: A weekend of fun close to home
By Linda Tooth on October 22nd, 2025
Like many, we have chosen not to travel outside of Canada for obvious reasons. Some of those reasons include ridiculously high prices, a weak Canadian dollar, and current government nonsense. This has made us look within our own province for places to visit. During the recent long weekend our friend group travelled to Rosebud and ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Let’s Chat: Step up and be a parent
By Linda Tooth on October 15th, 2025
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 »
Be the first to comment!Noteworthy: Medicine Hat’s city hall silliness has nothing on City of Kamloops
By Bruce Penton on October 15th, 2025
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 »
Be the first to comment!MLA Report: Celebrating the heart of Medicine Hat: Why community spirit matters
By Justin Wright on October 15th, 2025
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 »
Be the first to comment!Mansoor’s Musings: Albertans urged to avoid separation
By Mansoor Ladha on October 9th, 2025
Since September, I have been a volunteer collecting signatures asking Albertans whether they agree that Alberta should remain in Canada. Despite others who shall remain unnamed for the time being, I passionately believe that Alberta should remain in Canada. Agreed that Alberta has some grievances against the federal government and many believe that the province ... Read More »
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