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Grade 6 student named Fire Chief for a Day
MEDICINE HAT, AB - Mia Chrun is not old enough to drive a fire truck yet, but on Thursday, she was the one giving orders. The Grade 6 student at Dr. Ken Sauer School was the winner of the Fire Chief F...
Nov 14, 2019 Mia Chrun receives her firefighter jacket after being named Fire Chief for a Day on Thursday - Photo by Ross Lavigne
Cypress County and PRSD arena will not go through for now
Cypress County, AB - After months of deliberation about a new hockey arena and training centre in Dunmore, Cypress County council has elected not to move forward with the project.The facility would ha...
Nov 14, 2019 Prairie Rose School Division superintendent Roger Clarke (Photo by Bob Schneider)
England, Czech Republic, France and Turkey reach Euro 2020
England qualified in style for the 2020 European Championship, while the Czech Republic, France and Turkey also booked their places Thursday at next year's tournament. England only needed a draw to qu...
Nov 14, 2019
Tax changes to cannabis producers expected to bring more revenue to city
MEDICINE HAT, AB - New tax rules from the province could mean additional revenue for the City of Medicine Hat from the Aurora Sun facility.On Wednesday, the province announced that cannabis facilities...
Nov 14, 2019 The under construction Aurora Sun facility is seen on November 14, 2019. - Photo by Colton McKee
Colombia adoptees find family decades after volcano tragedy
BOGOTA - Jenifer de la Rosa was just a week old when Colombia's Nevado del Ruiz volcano exploded, unleashing a wall of mud that buried an entire town and left 25,000 dead. In the aftermath of the 1985...
Nov 14, 2019
CHAT Food Drive smashes collection record
Medicine Hat, AB - The CHAT Food Drive is expected to smash its record this year in collections for the Medicine Hat and District Food Bank.By noon on Thursday - its second day of a two-day drive - th...
Nov 14, 2019
Wall Street feuds with Warren, much to her apparent delight
NEW YORK - Senator Elizabeth Warren's fight with Wall Street escalated when billionaire investor Leon Cooperman called the presidential candidate's proposal to put a new tax on the nation's wealthiest...
Nov 14, 2019
Kane nets hat trick as England seals Euro 2020 spot
LONDON - Harry Kane scored a first-half hat trick as England secured qualification for the 2020 European Championship with a 7-0 victory over Montenegro in the team's 1,000th game on Thursday. The lan...
Nov 14, 2019
Flames defenceman Brodie collapses at practice, team says he is 'alert and responsive'
CALGARY - The Calgary Flames say defenceman TJ Brodie has been taken to hospital for evaluation after collapsing during a team practice. Practice was halted when Brodie fell to the ice and w...
Nov 14, 2019
Dodgers’ Bellinger beats Brewers’ Yelich for NL MVP
NEW YORK - Los Angeles Dodgers slugger Cody Bellinger has beaten out the Milwaukee Brewers' Christian Yelich to win NL MVP. Bellinger got 19 of 30 first-place votes in balloting by the Baseball Writer...
Nov 14, 2019