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Police continue to deal with homeless camps as new one found in downtown core
Medicine Hat, AB - The Medicine Hat Police Service continues to deal with homeless encampments in the city.Police were called in on Tuesday for a temporary shelter in the St.Barnabas Church parking lo...
Oct 03, 2019 A photo of a homeless camp taken earlier in July by the Medicine Hat Police Service. Police have made dismantling the homeless camps a priority this summer. (Submitted photo)
Conservative Leader Andrew Scheer is a dual Canadian-U.S. citizen
BEDFORD, N.S. - Conservative Leader Andrew Scheer says he never spoke publicly about being a dual Canadian-United States citizen because no one ever asked him. Even when his colleagues were attac...
Oct 03, 2019
Province hosting telephone town halls for budget next week
EDMONTON, AB - Alberta's Finance Minister will be hosting a pair of telephone town halls next week to get feedback from Albertans about the upcoming provincial budget.The town hall meetings will take ...
Oct 03, 2019
Damian Warner wins bronze in decathlon at worlds
DOHA, Qatar - Canada's Damian Warner is back on the podium for a third time at the world track and field championships after a dramatic finishing day of the decathlon. The native of London, Ont.,...
Oct 03, 2019
Western utility to quicken move away from coal-fired power
CHEYENNE, Wyo. - A major Western utility said Thursday it plans to speed up its move away from coal-fired power and get more juice from the sun and wind. Citing financial incentives, Portland, Oregon-...
Oct 03, 2019
Bumpy boulevard brings criticism
Medicine Hat, AB - It's a road with more dips than a bowl of salsa at a Grey Cup party but city and Box Springs Business Park officials are hoping to iron out the wrinkles in the bumpy boulevard.Origi...
Oct 03, 2019
Candidates weigh in on Internet access for rural Canadians
MEDICINE HAT, AB - The subject of accessible Internet and affordable cellphone bills has appeared several times on the campaign trail at the federal level.Multiple parties have promised if they are el...
Oct 03, 2019 An internet speed test available on Google - Photo by Colton McKee
Police: Power tool used to vandalize ‘America’s Stonehenge’
SALEM, N.H. - Police in New Hampshire say it appears someone used a power tool to vandalize a stone at group of rock configurations called America's Stonehenge. The vandalism was reported to the Salem...
Oct 03, 2019
Carbon offsets helpful to address airplane emissions but not ideal
OTTAWA - Carbon offsets such as the ones the Liberals are buying for their campaign planes are the standard way to compensate for greenhouse-gas emissions from air travel, though even people who sell ...
Oct 03, 2019
Evans has Hamilton Tiger-Cats on cusp of clinching top spot in East Division
HAMILTON - Dane Evans has the Hamilton Tiger-Cats on quite a roll. The second-year quarterback is 6-2 since replacing starter Jeremiah Masoli (season-ending knee injury). Hamilton (11-3...
Oct 03, 2019