The Town of Bow Island is accepting applications for residents to have up to four hens at their residence for personal use.Strong public interest in having this has lead to five licenses being awarded as part of the Urban Hen Bylaw which was approved last council meeting.Only hens will be allowed with an application de...

KisKihkeyimowin which means, "sharing good teachings" is an event that helps foster understanding and appreciation of Indigenous cultures, taking place at Medicine Hat College May 6-10.The Medicine Hat Public School Division is hosting students in Grades 4 and 10 throughout the week, giving them the privilege...

Rain is coming to Medicine Hat tonight. Environment Canada has issued a rainfall warning for much of southern Alberta and AccuWeather reports rain has an 84 per cent chance of reaching Medicine Hat and Redcliff by 8 p.m. READ: City could face driest summer since 2001That rainfall warning is expected to end at 8:07 a.m....

This is a submitted story.Allyson McCaw has dedicated her life to nursing. For 40 years, she's found great comfort and joy in providing her unwavering compassion and care to those in need.In June, Allyson will be trading her scrubs for golf clubs when she retires as a nurse at the Margery Yuill Cancer Centre in Medicin...

Merrick Brown, assistant chief of community safety with Medicine Hat's emergency services, joined guest anchor Lisa Parent on CHAT News at Noon on Monday. Merrick spoke about the emergency preparedness week that is currently ongoing.

Frequent Medicine Hat city council watchers may get a sense of déjà vu from Monday's agenda as a few items make a return for further or final consideration.Mayor Linnsie Clark's information request, the tax incentive bylaw, an amendment to the unsightly property bylaw and the respectful workplace policy w...

RICHMOND, B.C. - London Drugs is gradually reopening its stores across Western Canada more than a week after a cybersecurity breach forced the retailer to close. The company says it is working with independent cybersecurity experts to securely bring its systems back online after it was discovered April 28. The Richmond...

Environment Canada has issued a rainfall warning for the eastern half of Southern Alberta, including the Medicine Hat area. The warning has also been expanded to include Maple Creek, Cypress Hills, Shaunavon and Val Marie regions of Saskatchewan. Heavy rain is expected tonight and tomorrow. Rain will begin this afterno...

The Medicine Hat Health Foundation's executive director is being recognized by Alberta Health Services as a leader in health care philanthropy across Alberta.The director, Heather Bach, was born and raised in the Medicine Hat and started with the foundation 15 years ago after working in retail management for several ye...

Medicine Hat Tigers' forward Gavin McKenna now holds the record for the most points by a Canadian player at the IIHF World U-18 Hockey Championship during a single tournament.In a semi-final battle with Sweden Saturday morning McKenna found the back of the net at 7:07 into the first period to put Canada up 2-0 and set ...

A structure fire on the 2300 Block of 11 Ave. NE in the Crescent Heights area of Medicine Hat was quickly extinguished early Saturday morning.Medicine Hat Fire and Emergency Services responded to the fire at 3:45 a.m. and contained it to the basement of the home. There were no injuries reported and the fire is under in...

This is the week in review for April 28 to May 4, a look back at the top stories that shaped Medicine Hat over the last seven days.-🍖 Skinny's Smokehouse closes There were rumours on social media that Skinny's Smokehouse had closed its doors. CHAT News sent reporters to confirm what happened. That story was our most...

For cosplayers, comic book lovers and more, the days of driving to Calgary or Edmonton to get a convention fix are no more.The Medicine Hat Public Library is hosting it's first ever Comic Convention on Saturday."As they come in the door they are going to probably see Darth Vader or Spider Man, they're going to mak...

Sunday is Red Dress Day, also known as National Day of Awareness for Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women, Girls and Two-Spirit People.Statistics Canada found last year that the homicide rate for Indigenous women and girls was six times higher than the rate for their non-Indigenous counterparts."A lot of times pe...

Medicine Hat golfer Jesse Florkowski has qualified for the third annual United States Golf Association Adaptive Open at Sand Creek Station in Newton, Kan., from July 8-10.Florkowski, born without a right arm, also played in the first two tournaments with an 11th place finish at the 2023 event and a ninth-place tie in 2...

Medicine Hat continues to prepare for a summer that may bring record-breaking drought conditions that could result in a set of voluntary and mandatory water restrictions, a high-level city official said on Friday.WATCH: Jamie Garland interviewed on CHAT News at Noon"We're preparing for the worst but but hoping for...

Jamie Garland, the City of Medicine Hat's director of environmental utilities, joined anchor Dan Reynish on CHAT News at Noon on Friday. Garland spoke about the city's preparation and work with regional and provincial partners for predicted drought conditions.

It important to use technology properly whether it's your personal computer or your work computer to keeping data safe and avoid becoming the victim of a cybersecurity incident.Cybersecurity has a heightened importance as technology use increases. Cyberattacks can target anyone and aren't necessarily looking for a spec...

Premier Danielle Smith said Thursday that Medicine Hat and the area around it has potential to become a hub for data centres and remote workers, an opportunity that could define the future of industry in the region. "With integrated power production, electricity production, natural gas; you have the ability to be ...

Four adaptive sport leagues are on the way to Medicine Hat this spring, giving athletes with physical and mental disabilities the chance to get active and be with friends.But organizers need help.With growing registrations and the addition of a new program, Medicine Hat Adaptive Sport and Recreation is in need of volun...

The library is a wonderful place to find new books, but there's more going on than just flipping through pages.Here are the top five things to do at the Medicine Hat Public Library for April 2024.MHPL Comic ConMay 4, 10 a.m.-5 p.m. MHPL Comic Con No. 1 happens on Star Wars Day - May The Fourth Be With You. It's all fre...

Tigers forward Gavin McKenna is in Finland right now, playing for an undefeated Team Canada in the 2024 IIHF World U18 Championship.After Thursday's quarter final game, McKenna officially tied the record for most points scored by a Canadian at the world championship.As the youngest player on Team Canada, McKenna has ac...

Mayor Linnsie Clark says there's no reason a series of city employee expense statements can't come before a public Medicine Hat council meeting and released a document explaining why she wanted the information."I have a duty to enquire and obtain information about the operation and administration of the city from ...

The Bandits are moving on to the BCHL Alberta finals against the Sherwood Park Crusaders on Friday.The Bandit's clinched a spot in the finals after a Game 7 series win against the Okotoks Oilers on Tuesday.Sherwood Park found their way to the final after a dominant 4-0 series win against the Blackfalds Bulldogs.Due to ...

Premier Danielle Smith is scheduled to give a presentation today at a Southeast Alberta Chamber of Commerce luncheon.It the second publicly-known presentation she will give this week in her riding of Brooks-Medicine after speaking to firefighters Thursday.The luncheon is taking place at the Medicine Hat Lodge. Registra...

Athletic strength will be on full display this Saturday in Medicine Hat during the first Clash in the Coulees Strongman/woman competition.Both men and women are included among the 37 competitors ranging from those in their teens to the masters 40-plus category.Athletes from Medicine Hat, across Western Canada and even ...

Grade 5 Crestwood students on Wednesday went on a field trip to learn more about metal recycling at Silver Creek Recycling.The students were introduced to the yard by flattening a car using a lid crusher."I saw a car get crushed and then it's flat like a pancake," Crestwood student Otto Bassett told CHAT News...

Skinny's Smoke House has closed after over a decade of operation in Medicine Hat.The BBQ joint wasn't getting enough business to justify keeping the doors open, owner Albert Stark told CHAT News on Wednesday.While the establishment enjoyed serving Hatters as long as it did, Stark said it only broke close to even with s...