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It’s Stampede Week in Medicine Hat with events at the Exhibition Grounds and throughout the city. Stampede season. Read all about final preparations here. The most important meal of the day The series of Stampede Breakfasts kicked off on Saturday Morning with about 1,200 attendees enjoying flapjacks at the Homestead Market on Gershaw Drive. “It’s ... Read More »

Anna Smith Saturday afternoon at 2 pm, the Sunshine Trolleys will take off down Medicine Hat streets, hoping to help its passengers beat the heat and take a closer look at some of the local and seasonal gems. The Ice Cream Crawl is a relatively new offering from Medicine Hat Tourism, said Jalyce Thompson, but ... Read More »

Anna Smith With the weather continuing to show off temperatures above 30 degrees, the Unison at Veiner Centre is encouraging seniors to visit and spend time indoors. Elderly members of the community are more susceptible to heat, said Larry Matheison, President and CEO of Unison for Generations 50+, also known within the city as Unison ... Read More »

The Medicine Hat Mavericks couldn’t carry over the all-star success from Saturday night. In their first game post WCBL all-star game, the Mavs lost 6-4 Sunday at Swift Current to the 57’s. Medicine Hat went into the weekend with a 5-4 10th inning walk-off win over the Weyburn Beavers on Friday. The Mavs opened the ... Read More »

The hometown kid gave the Medicine Hat Mavericks’ faithful a flashy send-off to the weekend. Medicine Hat product Evan Morrison drove a ball to the gap in right-centre field for the Mavs’ 5-4 walk-off win over the Weyburn Beavers. Morrison couldn’t wipe the smile off his face after the win, his first walk-off hit in ... Read More »

jtubb@medicinehatnews.com@ReporterTubb Garrett Wiese can remember sitting on the left field wall with a group of Medicine Hat Mavericks, posing with the 2014 WMBL trophy, in front of the scoreboard. Ten years later, Wiese has the moment immortalized with a picture in his man cave. Seeing the same outfield fence again and making the jog out ... Read More »

@@CollinGallant Many fine complements were received after the News published portions of an upcoming book Operation Snowball’s 60th anniversary and added our own coverage. In case you missed it, pictures of the explosion of 500-tons of TNT in 1964 were plastered across the paper this week. It’s a good example of what can be done ... Read More »

As I look back on my first year as Alberta’s Government Military Liaison, I’m filled with a profound sense of gratitude and accomplishment. This role has been more than just a position, it’s been a calling to serve those who have served us. One of the highlights of this year was undoubtedly the Veteran Mental ... Read More »

It didn’t take long for chili lovers in Medicine Hat to wolf down more than a 1,000 bowls of tasty chili Saturday at the annual Chili Cookout, a collaborative effort by local businesses and the Medicine Hat Potters’ Association to bring the Gas City’s downtown area fully alive. The Potters’ Association created 532 attractive bowls, ... Read More »

Dear editor, The Alberta Pension Plan is good for Albertans. It is constitutionally guaranteed that a province may withdraw from the Canadian Pension Plan and there is a formula for determining the amount owing to any province (in this case, Alberta) based on the amounts paid into it and withdrawn. Since Albertans consistently pay more ... Read More »

Dear editor, The responses to the short article by Ann Mitchell, CAO for Medicine Hat, attests to what appears to be the problem at city hall. Mayor Linnsie Clark and Ann Mitchell are at loggerheads. This unresolved issue has polarized council and understandably extends into the public as well. Mitchell wrote in the News (June ... Read More »

Dear editor, I am concerned about threats to abandon the successful, portable and trusted Canada Pension Plan. Pension plans are obviously not as simple as Mr. Younger’s contributions, paying for Mr. Older’s pension. I am not an actuarial authority, (just an opinionated old retired engineer), but my main concern is that many pension plans ultimately ... Read More »