This is the week in review for May 12 to May 18, a look back at the top stories that shaped Medicine Hat over the last seven days.-🏛 Privacy commissionerThe City of Medicine Hat's application to disregard a series of information access requests from a resident was denied by the privacy commissioner. The city's top s...

Saturday will be a busy evening for the community of Irvine, Alta., in support of a local man who has lived with a debilitating illness since September 2017.Joseph Hordos was given a diagnosis of Multiple Sclerosis and is undergoing treatments.The 43-year-old is wheelchair dependant, requiring accessible travel to and ...

It will be cooler this weekend, but Hatters will still want to keep and eye on where they step. According to Snakes on a Plain founder Sheri Monk, it's snake season. "People have been seeing them actually. They've been dispersing from their dens for the past two to three weeks. They don't all leave on the same day...

The 67th annual Victoria Day Open Golf Tournament tees off on Saturday at the Medicine Hat Golf and Country Club.Over 140 golfers, with over 120 men and over 20 women will compete in three days and three rounds, totalling 54 holes of stroke play competition.There is a strong local group in the field that includes golfe...

The City of Medicine Hat on Friday disagreed with a provincial assessment that responding to a set of information requests made by a resident will not overextend its resources but made it clear it will still comply with the order."We respectfully disagree with the assertion that responding to the access requests w...

The YMCA of Medicine Hat is requesting financial support from the community to help keep open a summer day camp for children who have experienced trauma.Camp Jude, launched in 2022, supporting children ages five to 12 who as a result of trauma exhibit behaviors that prevent them from participating in traditional day ca...

The benefit of some rainy weather is the potential of a rainbow. Hatters captured an amazing rainbow that rose over the area Thursday evening.These photos came to us by those who sent submitted them to WeatherPics@CHATNewsToday.ca. Have a great weather photo? Send it in and it could end up being featured on CHAT TV. Wa...

The Medicine Hat Interpretive Program is hosting a bird identification walk on Saturday. The Bird Nerds 101 Identification Walk will run 10 a.m. to 11:30 a.m. at Police Point Park.Attendees will learn practical bird identification skills while exploring the park's ecosystem. It will be hosted by park interpreter and &q...

A severe thunderstorm watch for Medicine Hat and much of southeastern Alberta was lifted by Environment Canada on Thursday evening. The Environment Canada status was activated for much of southeastern Albert and southwestern Saskatchewan on Thursday morning The watch was upgraded to a severe thunderstorm warning early ...

Alberta's information and privacy commissioner on Thursday denied the City of Medicine Hat's ask to discard a series of access requests made by a resident wanting to know more about employee salaries, hiring policies and other various items.Nicole Frey, who regularly criticizes city council and high-level staff, filed ...

Lyle Rebbeck, the outgoing executive and artistic director of Medicine Hat JazzFest, joined Dan Reynish on a special outdoors edition of CHAT News at Noon. Rebbeck spoke about his years of service with JazzFest and what was coming up this year. READ: Medicine Hat JazzFest showrunner to step down after 26 years

Electric scooters have returned to Medicine Hat for a third year in a row.This time, they are joined by bicycles also powered by a battery.The rideshare service, provided by Bird, started as a pilot project two years ago. As of 2024, it has graduated into a fully-fledged one-year contract with the City of Medicine Hat ...

A piece of music that has never been heard before public will be performed on Wednesday by a choir of Medicine Hat school girls.The journey to get to this point started some eight years ago when the Medicine Hat College Girls Choir, made up of girls aged 12 to 18, won a competition in South Africa. The choir's prize wa...

The City of Medicine Hat is hosting a family friendly event at Towne Square and Riverside Veteran's Park downtown on Saturday, June 8 from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m.In celebration of Parks and Recreation month, an event called Energy in Motion will feature food trucks, an obstacle course bouncy castle, face painting, local vend...

The Saamis Tepee in Medicine Hat is set to undergo a few renovations.With a structural assessment on the tepee completed, repainting the entire structure is set to being May 21.The Saamis Tepee is the world's largest tepee, measuring 215 feet, the same height as a 20 story building. Originally constructed for the Calga...

Medicine Hat Regional Airport will shift from three WestJet flights to one per day starting this fall as part of the airline's regional growth strategy while the business community continues to ask for more frequency.The national airline is transitioning its low cost WestJet Link routes to WestJet Encore for the fall s...

Mayor Linnsie Clark joined anchor Dan Reynish on CHAT News at Noon on Tuesday. She spoke about the current atmosphere at council and how she was approaching the job.

The City of Medicine Hat is inviting all residents of Medicine Hat to their third municipal mingle event on Wednesday.It's happening outdoors at Towne Square.Over ten different departments will be onsite. Gillian Reimer, manager of marketing and creative services with the city, said it's a great way for the public to g...

New listings drove real estate sales in Medicine Hat last month, but there were more sales than listings pushing prices higher again. The Medicine Hat Real Estate Board says there were 127 new listings and 117 sales in April, leaving inventory lower than normal. That favors sellers and year to date average prices are u...

A 16-year-old defenseman from Medicine Hat will be playing for Team Alberta at the Canadian Para Ice Hockey Championship in Port Colborne, Ont.Shawn Odland has been playing para hockey for seven years since the beginning of the junior program in Medicine Hat.A neurological disability affects the lower half of Odland's ...

An elementary classroom at Dr. Ken Sauer school has been the home for six ducklings and four chicks for the past month.Mrs. Grenlay and her third-grade class received eggs from a local farm, nurturing the birds through their hatching and growth stages."They are pretty distracting and they're really cute," Gra...

The Medicine Hat Public School division has partnered with a reporting software organization to launch a pilot program this spring it hopes will create a safer environment at school.PSST World will allow students to anonymously report anything that is worrisome directly to school staff online.PSST, or Promoting Safer S...

The Western Hockey League final is underway with 17-year-old Ryan Miller from Medicine Hat playing for the Portland Winterhawks.Miller, the youngest player on the roster, finished second on the team in rookie points during the regular season, with six goals, nine assists and 15 points in 44 games.In the playoffs, Mille...

One of Canada's major airlines has announced a revamp of its regional operations.WestJet plans to transition its WestJet Link service to WestJet Encore. It will provide regional connectivity on a De Havilland Dash 8-400 aircraft.That airplane will provide about the same number of seats as Medicine Hat's current service...

May 18 marks the beginning of Safe Boating Awareness Week and officials say safety should be top of mind when testing the waters as Hatters gear up for the May long weekend.Derek Hope from the South Eastern Alberta Search and Rescue Association said that the speeds of currents are often underestimated. He added that ce...

A wide load made its way down Highway 1 from Redcliff through Medicine Hat on its way to Dunmore early Tuesday afternoon. The Medicine Hat Police Service and Redcliff Bylaw conducted an over-dimensional load escort starting at 11 a.m. The load will be travelling from the west Redcliff limits on Highway 1 to the east li...

The YMCA of Medicine Hat on Tuesday requested the community's urgent financial support for a summer day camp for children who have experienced trauma that is now in danger of closing.Camp Jude, launched in 2022, is designed to support the needs of children ages five to 12 who have experienced trauma and, as a result ex...

Vehicle access into Strathcona Island Park will be closed during business hours on Wednesday for regular flood protection training, the City of Medicine Hat says.Between the hours of 8 a.m. and 5 p.m., vehicles will be unable to access the boat launch, Lovell McDonnell Field, Heritage Pavilion, and Strathcona Island Pl...