Medicine Hat News

The Medicine Hat Interpretive Program’s Nature Journal series will continue for a third instalment on a more naturalist and scientific approach to self-awareness. This program will be hosted at Ajax Coulee Trail, specifically the Connaught Drive entrance, on Aug. 21 from 6-7:30 p.m. It invites participants to create a journal using supplies such as water

newsdesk@medicinehatnews The City of Medicine Hat will continue road rehabilitation efforts in the South Ridge neighbourhood, with work slated to begin next week. Work is scheduled to begin on Shaw Crescent on Monday. Construction will take place in two phases. There will be no through traffic during both phases of the project, however local traffic

jtubb@medicinehatnews@ReporterTubb Nick Hill has had a lot of success in his first month with the Medicine Hat Mavericks, and now he’ll get his first look at the playoffs. The Mid-American Christian University third baseman broke into the WCBL with a bang, launching two home runs in his first three games and 10 hits in six

The Governor General of Canada, the Right Honourable Louise Arbour, will be travelling to Medicine Hat early next week to attend the 2026 Special Olympics Canada Summer Games. This will mark Arbour’s first visit to the city, and the first time a Governor General will attend the Special Olympics Canada Summer Games. As part of

zmason@medicinehatnews A local manufacturing giant has walked back several major sustainability goals, according to a recent corporate strategy. JBS Foods is the world’s largest meat processing corporation, and a major employer in the south Alberta region thanks to the beef processing facility in Brooks, which employs more than 2,800 people. Last month, the corporation released

asmith@medicinehatnews For Special Olympics athlete Jessica McCombe, there is only one thing that matters this coming week, and that is keeping her eye on the ball. McCombe is 52 and is originally from Brooks, and has lived in a few locations in southern Alberta before making her way to Medicine Hat in 2017. She has

sports@medicinehatnews Medicine Hat’s Little League teams were in provincials action last weekend. Three all-star Mavs teams were playing against some of Alberta’s best. The U13 intermediate team played in the teen Jr. Alberta/Prairie AA championship held July 31-Aug. 3 in Airdrie. The U13 Mavs went undefeated in the round robin, beating the Foothills Cardinals, Calgary

MONTEVIDEO, Uruguay (AP) — Jorge Messi, the father of soccer star and Argentina captain Lionel Messi, died Saturday at a hospital in the central Argentina city of Rosario. He was 68. The Rosario-based Club Atlético Newell’s Old Boys announced his death in a social media post that said he had undergone treatment in recent months

TORONTO — Poland’s Iga Swiatek secured a quarterfinal berth at the National Bank Open on Saturday with a 3-6, 6-1, 6-2 win over Ukraine’s Marta Kostyuk. Swiatek, the No. 7 seed, converted her sixth match point to complete the win over her 10th-seeded opponent. She’ll next play 15th-seeded Diana Shnaider of Russia, who upset third-seeded

PENTICTON — RCMP in British Columbia say they are investigating a possible fatality in the explosive wildfire near Summerland in the Okanagan that has triggered a provincial state of emergency and forced thousands of people to evacuate. Helicopters were diverted from the fire fight to pluck dozens to safety from the fire that Premier David