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City continues working on aging infrastructure
Medicine Hat, AB - A major focus for the city of Medicine Hat this year has been replacing aging infrastructure. Starting Monday the 19th they will begin work downtown to replace an aging sewer line. ...
Aug 16, 2019 Crews on 6th Ave SE (Photo by Bob Schneider)
MHPS to continue use of body cams
Medicine Hat, AB - City police will be continuing use of their body cameras for at least the next four years but they will only be used by 10 front-line officers until that time.Police launched the si...
Aug 16, 2019 Photo courtesy of Ross Lavigne - Insp. Joe West discusses city police's continued use of body cameras.
New bookstore set to open in support of APARC
Medicine Hat, AB - This fall, a new bookstore will open its doors in downtown Medicine Hat. And it will be supporting the Alberta Pound and Rescue Centre. "I've always had a love and passion for books...
Aug 16, 2019 Photo by Bob Schneider
Canada beats Australia 90-70 in FIBA World Cup warmup game
PERTH, Australia - Canada never trailed and outscored Australia 23-13 in the final quarter for a 90-70 upset win over the home side in a FIBA World Cup warmup basketball game Friday. The Canadian...
Aug 16, 2019
Federal government apologizes for historic sled dog killings in the North
IQALUIT, Nunavut - The Canadian government has apologized for the killings of thousands of sled dogs decades ago. Crown-Indigenous Relations Minister Carolyn Bennett delivered the apology in Iqal...
Aug 16, 2019
Moose Recreation Centre to open early with Kinplex construction delayed
Medicine Hat, AB - All summer long the Kinplex has been under construction, expected to be opened by August 31.With construction on the kin one side sitting hitting a delay, they won't be opening the ...
Aug 16, 2019 Concrete slab curing at the Kinplex (photo by Bob Schneider)
Instability, sudden changes threaten to derail Impact's playoff push
MONTREAL - A whirlwind of sudden changes and instability could derail the Montreal Impact's playoff hopes down the stretch. A week of rotten luck - including new injuries to Ignacio Piatti and Samuel ...
Aug 16, 2019
'Easy Rider' star and writer Peter Fonda has died at age 79
LOS ANGELES - Peter Fonda, the son of a Hollywood legend who became a movie star in his own right both writing and starring in counterculture classics like "Easy Rider," has died. His family says in a...
Aug 16, 2019
Colorado OKs electric car requirement to fight air pollution
DENVER - Colorado tightened its air quality regulations on Friday, requiring that at least 5% of the vehicles sold in the state by 2023 emit zero pollution. The state Air Quality Control Commission, w...
Aug 16, 2019
Windfarm powering local economy
Bow Island, AB - It's a beehive of activity at the site of the Whitla Windfarm south of Bow Island as the 56 turbine project begins taking shape amongst the canola, lentil and wheat fields.Gravel road...
Aug 16, 2019