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U.S election fever takes hold in Medicine Hat
MEDICINE HAT, AB- As millions of Americans cast their vote on election day, Hatters across the city are also watching closely and eagerly awaiting the results. Donning T-shirts and carrying a Trump fl...
Nov 03, 2020
Rattlers won't compete in 2021 ACAC winter season
MEDICINE HAT, AB - Medicine Hat College and several other schools in the province will forgo the 2021 ACAC winter season for basketball, volleyball and futsal.Kevin Shufflebotham, president and CEO of...
Nov 03, 2020
COVID-19 case connected to Burdett School
A positive case of COVID-19 is connected to Burdett School. The Prairie Rose School Division was informed of the case by Alberta Health Services on Monday afternoon and posted a statement to its websi...
Nov 03, 2020
Despite racing in 2020, COVID-19 pandemic dealt Woodbine Entertainment economic blow
TORONTO - The COVID-19 pandemic didn't prevent Woodbine Entertainment from staging harness and thoroughbred races this year but CEO Jim Lawson says it certainly dealt the organization a huge financial...
Nov 03, 2020
Max Ward, who went from bush pilot to international charter carrier, dies at 98
EDMONTON - Max Ward, a Canadian aviation pioneer who went from flying bush planes to creating his own charter airline, has died. Family friend Jacquie Perrin says Ward collapsed yesterday at his home ...
Nov 03, 2020
'Murder' hornet found in Abbotsford, B.C., after nest destroyed in Washington state
ABBOTSFORD, B.C. - The British Columbia Agriculture Ministry says one so-called murder hornet was discovered near Abbotsford on Monday.The ministry is warning beekeepers and residents to report sighti...
Nov 03, 2020
Alberta wants to fast-track roads and bridge construction through user fees
New legislation from the province will allow it to collect user fees on new or expanded infrastructure.The province unveiled its Financing Alberta's Strategic Transportation (FAST) Act today. The legi...
Nov 03, 2020
WATCH: Hinshaw to give COVID-19 update
Coming up at 3:30 p.m.Chief medical officer of health Dr. Deena Hinshaw provides an update on COVID-19.
Nov 03, 2020
Domestic rabbits running wild in the city
MEDICINE HAT, AB - Pet rabbits are being let loose and becoming feral across the city from South Ridge to Brier Park Industrial and points in between. The potential for bigger problems looms if the fu...
Nov 03, 2020
Letter to Alberta mayors: provincial funding likely to be cut
EDMONTON, AB - Municipalities across the province have been told to expect less money from the Government of Alberta in the coming fiscal year.A letter from Municipal Affairs Minister Tracy Allard has...
Nov 03, 2020