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Dementia Dad Post #6 - Dad has cleared west, climb unlimited
Dementia Dad Post #6 - Dad has cleared west, climb unlimited

The nutritionist asked if it was okay if they offered Dad liquid supplements (think Boost or Ensure). They said it was too dangerous to give him solid foods so they put him on a pureed diet.

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Medicine Hat Week In Pictures - Feb. 9 - Feb. 15, 2026
Medicine Hat Week In Pictures - Feb. 9 - Feb. 15, 2026

Medicine Hat in pictures for the week of Feb. 9 to Feb. 15

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Operation Bovine Infiltration: Inside Alberta’s Secessionist Zoom Rodeo
Tom Fougere
Operation Bovine Infiltration: Inside Alberta’s Secessionist Zoom Rodeo
Tom Fougere

So I click the Zoom link. I do not disguise my name. I do not scrub the handle. It plainly reads Free Press, logo and all, Owl News stamped like a press badge, I might as well have worn a fake moustache. I flip on the cow filter for good measure — a little digital panty raid into the prairie separatist sock drawer.

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Tom Fougere
Gavin McKenna’s wild week: Bar, Dust up, draft picks
Tom Fougere
Gavin McKenna’s wild week: Bar, Dust up, draft picks
Tom Fougere

McKenna, 18, once viewed as a potential No. 1 overall NHL Draft pick and one of the most electric talents to come out of the Western Hockey League in a decade, finds himself in a different conversation entirely…

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Tom Fougere
Smart Dope Dealer Stakes Alberta
Tom Fougere
Smart Dope Dealer Stakes Alberta
Tom Fougere

Bright packaging, novelty flavours, and playful branding were seen as too tempting for kids, even if the products were technically age-restricted. The solution was blunt but clear: remove the exposure altogether.

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Tom Fougere

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Dementia Dad Post #6 - Dad has cleared west, climb unlimited
Kelly Allard
Dementia Dad Post #6 - Dad has cleared west, climb unlimited
Kelly Allard

The nutritionist asked if it was okay if they offered Dad liquid supplements (think Boost or Ensure). They said it was too dangerous to give him solid foods so they put him on a pureed diet.

Kelly Allard
Medicine Hat Week In Pictures - Feb. 9 - Feb. 15, 2026
Medicine Hat Owl
Medicine Hat Week In Pictures - Feb. 9 - Feb. 15, 2026
Medicine Hat Owl

Medicine Hat in pictures for the week of Feb. 9 to Feb. 15

Medicine Hat Owl
Happy Family Day - It’s a Great day to ride the bus!
Kelly Allard
Happy Family Day - It’s a Great day to ride the bus!
Kelly Allard

Today for the first time in years, we have transit running on a holiday! You can now get up to the free events at the Big Marble Go Centre without a car. Kudos to the Public Services Department which decided that they had enough money to fund three holiday service days this year.

Kelly Allard
Alone, Not Lonely: It’s Okay to Be Riding Solo On Valentine's
Kelly Allard
Alone, Not Lonely: It’s Okay to Be Riding Solo On Valentine's
Kelly Allard

So, this Valentine's Day, if you are single - by choice, by circumstance, or by the slow, painful death of a bad relationship - find a moment to celebrate. Gather your people, the ones who truly see you. Light a candle, pour an adult beverage /light a joint, and toast to the beautiful chaos of chosen family.

Kelly Allard
No Plea Yet In Cop Witness Tampering Allegation
Alex McCuaig
No Plea Yet In Cop Witness Tampering Allegation
Alex McCuaig

No plea yet in criminal case involving city cop.

Alex McCuaig
Rec & Ride Passes To Return This Year
Kelly Allard
Rec & Ride Passes To Return This Year
Kelly Allard
Kelly Allard
Public Members Named To Task Force
Kelly Allard
Public Members Named To Task Force
Kelly Allard

The Resilient and Inclusive Community Task Force was created about a year ago. One of their goals was to find a location for a 24/7 Emergency Shelter. Two of the public members have since been elected to Council (Chris Hellman and Stuart Young) which left two vacancies for public members on the Task Force.

Kelly Allard
Medicine Hat Week In Pictures: Feb. 2 - 8
Alex McCuaig
Medicine Hat Week In Pictures: Feb. 2 - 8
Alex McCuaig

Medicine Hat week in pictures: Feb. 2 - 8, 2026.

Alex McCuaig
The UCP's Law-and-Order Tantrum: Starving the Courts Lets Criminals Walk
The Trash Panda
The UCP's Law-and-Order Tantrum: Starving the Courts Lets Criminals Walk
The Trash Panda

Premier Danielle Smith says she won't pay for new judges or their support staff—things like court clerks, sheriffs, and even the office furniture—unless Ottawa lets Alberta's government have a big say in choosing them... The party that loves law and order so much is willing to starve the court system of money in a political power play.

The Trash Panda
Exclusive! Relocation Expenses Revealed - Why did it Take SO Long?
Kelly Allard
Exclusive! Relocation Expenses Revealed - Why did it Take SO Long?
Kelly Allard

After reading the 96 pages, The Owl was left wondering - what was the big deal? Why did the city fight so hard about this that it actually took an order from the OIPC to get the deets?

Kelly Allard
Local Ski Talent Heading to Her 2nd Olympics
Alex McCuaig
Local Ski Talent Heading to Her 2nd Olympics
Alex McCuaig

Medicine Hat’s Amy Fraser is set to compete her second Olympics in Italy this month.

Alex McCuaig
Province Confirms Worst Year Yet For Bird Flu in Wild Population
Alex McCuaig
Province Confirms Worst Year Yet For Bird Flu in Wild Population
Alex McCuaig

The province is linking this winter’s die off of wild birds along the South Saskatchewan River in Medicine Hat to the largest rate of mortality yet seen due to avian influenza.

Alex McCuaig

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The Election You Thought You Were Voting In
The Election You Thought You Were Voting In

In next year’s election, you’ll have a choice. You’ll be able to vote RIGHT. When the Election comes in 2026, vote Progressive Conservative*, and show the UCP the door.

Last Week in Alberta
Last Week in Alberta

Last week in Alberta - an editorial cartoon about the Alberta Prosperity Project.

​​Update on the Recall of Danielle Smith
​​Update on the Recall of Danielle Smith

This opinion piece is written by McBride’s Bakery. While The Owl does not contribute to this column, The Owl did adjust the formatting. This was originally published on social media.

Cut & Paste:
Cut & Paste:

The first time McGrogan came to the Bakery he was nice enough. All man-to-man, you know? The sanctions had just been imposed, and I had responded with targeted criticism of him, which led him to visit the Bakery.

Sign, Sign, Everywhere a Sign
Sign, Sign, Everywhere a Sign

There are forty-five people running for office right now, without wards, so everyone is running everywhere. In this sense, the abundance of signs isn’t so surprising, although it is getting tiresome now that we’re a month into it.

The Document
The Document

7 pages of standard conservative priorities: population growth, business development strategies, more police and surveillance cameras, and mainly low-cost suggestions for dealing with street-level disorder.

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