Author Archives: Brian Konrad
Medicine Hat real estate remains a sellers market in April
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 listing...
May 15, 2024
Wildfire burning near Fort Nelson continues to rapidly grow
FORT NELSON, B.C. - The wildfire burning near Fort Nelson continues to grow rapidly. As of Tuesday morning, the B.C. Wildfire Service reported the fire had grown to over 84 square kilometres. That mar...
May 14, 2024
Police in riot gear order pro-Palestinian protesters to leave University of Calgary
CALGARY - A pro-Palestinian protest at the University of Calgary ended late Thursday after police in riot gear surrounded the site, dismantled fencing and ordered demonstrators to leave. Video posted ...
May 09, 2024
Rivers recede as B.C. faces prospect of 'unfamiliar territory' for drought
Parts of British Columbia will likely enter "unfamiliar territory" with drought if they see another hot, dry summer, says the head of the province's River Forecast Centre. Dave Campbell says persisten...
May 09, 2024
Most of Canada to receive emergency alert test today
OTTAWA - The federal government will test its capacity to issue emergency alerts today. That means Canadians in most provinces and territories will receive a test alert on their cellphones, as well as...
May 08, 2024
Medicine Hat city staff to research costing of mayor's requested expense review
Medicine Hat city staff will research the cost to find a set of employee expenses Mayor Linnsie Clark has requested and return to council later with the results, an apparent middle ground achieved Mon...
May 06, 2024
Dozens of London Drugs stores reopen after cybersecurity shutdown
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 in...
May 06, 2024
Medicine Hat under rainfall warning
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, Sh...
May 06, 2024
Sword-wielding man attacks passersby in London, killing a 13-year-old boy and injuring other people
LONDON (AP) - A man wielding a sword attacked members of the public and police officers in a east London suburb, killing a 13-year-old boy and injuring four others, authorities said Tuesday. A 36-year...
Apr 30, 2024
London Drugs closes all locations over cybersecurity incident
London Drugs closed all its locations in western Canada on Sunday over what it initially called an operational issue and later identified as a cybersecurity incident. (Meta) This includes locations in...
Apr 28, 2024