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News   -   Oct 20, 2026 Medicine Hat council approves committee appointments, rezoning for Saamis Heights row housing
Medicine Hat City Hall exterior

Medicine Hat city council approved its 2027 committee assignments and passed a rezoning bylaw Monday that clears the way for a four-unit row housing development in Saamis Heights.

by Palliser Post Staff
News   -   Oct 20, 2026 Alberta referendum results delayed as voting hours extended at multiple locations
A ballot box sits on a table inside an Alberta polling station during a provincial vote.

Unofficial results from Alberta's Oct. 19 referendum were delayed after Elections Alberta extended voting hours at dozens of locations across the province, pushing the earliest possible close past 10 p.m.

by Palliser Post Staff
News   -   Oct 20, 2026 Minister says budget talks should generally be public. Most of Medicine Hat’s have been held in private.
Medicine Hat city council chamber

Municipal Affairs Minister Dan Williams says budget deliberation is not grounds for a closed meeting on its own. Medicine Hat’s budget committee has spent about 84 per cent of its known meeting time in closed session.

by Palliser Post Staff
News   -   Oct 20, 2026 Red Deer-South MLA who backed separation vote won’t run again
Man holding a microphone at a crowded political convention

UCP MLA Jason Stephan, who voted for Option 2 in the referendum, says he will not seek re-election. His own riding voted 70 per cent to remain in Canada.

by Palliser Post Staff
News   -   Oct 20, 2026 Cypress County council re-elects Dan Hamilton as mayor, names new deputy mayor
Cypress County council members posed for a group photo

Cypress County council elected Dan Hamilton as mayor and Robin Kurpjuweit as deputy mayor at its annual organizational meeting Tuesday. Kurpjuweit is serving his first term in the role.

by Palliser Post Staff
News   -   Oct 20, 2026 Medicine Hat budget committee meets in closed session on 2027-2028 municipal budget
Aerial view of Medicine Hat City Hall and downtown

Medicine Hat's budget committee held its Oct. 20 meeting largely in closed session, with the 2027-2028 municipal operating and capital budget among the items discussed away from public view.

by Palliser Post Staff
Opinion   -   Oct 20, 2026 FINKBEINER: Nenshi got the result he wanted. He still blamed Smith.
Opinion column photo illustration featuring two Alberta political leaders

Three in four Albertans voted to stay in Canada, just as the premier asked. The NDP leader spent the morning after calling it her mistake.

by James Finkbeiner
News   -   Oct 20, 2026 Alberta referendum shows support for staying in Canada, Smith to address province Tuesday evening
The Alberta Legislature Building in Edmonton on a clear day.

Initial results from Alberta's referendum show widespread support for remaining in Canada, Premier Danielle Smith said late Monday, adding she will address Albertans on Tuesday at 6:45 p.m. to discuss all available results.

by Palliser Post Staff
Medicine Hat City Hall exterior
News   -   Oct 20, 2026 Medicine Hat council approves committee appointments, rezoning for Saamis Heights row housing

Medicine Hat city council approved its 2027 committee assignments and passed a rezoning bylaw Monday that clears the way for a four-unit row housing development in Saamis Heights.

by Palliser Post Staff
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News   -   Oct 20, 2026 Medicine Hat council approves committee appointments, rezoning for Saamis Heights row housing
Medicine Hat City Hall exterior

Medicine Hat city council approved its 2027 committee assignments and passed a rezoning bylaw Monday that clears the way for a four-unit row housing development in Saamis Heights.

by Palliser Post Staff
News   -   Oct 20, 2026 Alberta referendum results delayed as voting hours extended at multiple locations
A ballot box sits on a table inside an Alberta polling station during a provincial vote.

Unofficial results from Alberta's Oct. 19 referendum were delayed after Elections Alberta extended voting hours at dozens of locations across the province, pushing the earliest possible close past 10 p.m.

by Palliser Post Staff
News   -   Oct 20, 2026 Minister says budget talks should generally be public. Most of Medicine Hat’s have been held in private.
Medicine Hat city council chamber

Municipal Affairs Minister Dan Williams says budget deliberation is not grounds for a closed meeting on its own. Medicine Hat’s budget committee has spent about 84 per cent of its known meeting time in closed session.

by Palliser Post Staff
News   -   Oct 20, 2026 Red Deer-South MLA who backed separation vote won’t run again
Man holding a microphone at a crowded political convention

UCP MLA Jason Stephan, who voted for Option 2 in the referendum, says he will not seek re-election. His own riding voted 70 per cent to remain in Canada.

by Palliser Post Staff
News   -   Oct 20, 2026 Cypress County council re-elects Dan Hamilton as mayor, names new deputy mayor
Cypress County council members posed for a group photo

Cypress County council elected Dan Hamilton as mayor and Robin Kurpjuweit as deputy mayor at its annual organizational meeting Tuesday. Kurpjuweit is serving his first term in the role.

by Palliser Post Staff
News   -   Oct 20, 2026 Medicine Hat budget committee meets in closed session on 2027-2028 municipal budget
Aerial view of Medicine Hat City Hall and downtown

Medicine Hat's budget committee held its Oct. 20 meeting largely in closed session, with the 2027-2028 municipal operating and capital budget among the items discussed away from public view.

by Palliser Post Staff
Opinion   -   Oct 20, 2026 FINKBEINER: Nenshi got the result he wanted. He still blamed Smith.
Opinion column photo illustration featuring two Alberta political leaders

Three in four Albertans voted to stay in Canada, just as the premier asked. The NDP leader spent the morning after calling it her mistake.

by James Finkbeiner
News   -   Oct 20, 2026 Alberta referendum shows support for staying in Canada, Smith to address province Tuesday evening
The Alberta Legislature Building in Edmonton on a clear day.

Initial results from Alberta's referendum show widespread support for remaining in Canada, Premier Danielle Smith said late Monday, adding she will address Albertans on Tuesday at 6:45 p.m. to discuss all available results.

by Palliser Post Staff
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