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Trudeau says Ottawa looking at bail reform after letter from premiers demands action
OTTAWA - Prime Minister Justin Trudeau says his government is looking "carefully" and "quickly" at a letter from Canada's premiers calling for reforms to the country's bail system. Premiers from all 1...
Jan 16, 2023

Train derails in southwestern Saskatchewan; 47 cars leave tracks
CHAPLIN, SK. - A freight train has derailed in southwestern Saskatchewan.The Transportation Safety Board says 47 cars holding 95 containers left the tracks late Sunday near the village of Chaplin.A sp...
Jan 16, 2023

Brady versus America's team wraps up NFL Wild Card games
Tom Brady is a home underdog in the NFL playoffs for the first time in his career.Brady begins his quest for a record eighth Super Bowl ring tonight when the 8-9 Tampa Bay Buccaneers host the Dallas C...
Jan 16, 2023

Online reservations for city campgrounds delayed, now to open Feb. 6
MEDICINE HAT, AB - Campers will have to wait a little while longer to secure their spot at Medicine Hat campgrounds this year.Online reservations for Gas City Campground and Echo Dale Campground were ...
Jan 16, 2023

Guilbeault gives green light to James Bay lithium mine with 271 conditions
OTTAWA - Environment Minister Steven Guilbeault says a new lithium mine in northern Quebec can go ahead with more than 270 conditions to protect wildlife and respect Indigenous use of the lands of tra...
Jan 16, 2023

Canadian forward Jonathan David reaches 40-goal milestone with France's Lille
Thanks to a two-goal performance against Troyes, Canadian Jonathan David has become the first foreign player to reach 40 goals with Lille in France's Ligue 1. The forward from Ottawa, who turned 23 Sa...
Jan 16, 2023

City of Lethbridge unveils winners of snowplow naming contest
LETHBRIDGE, AB - The new names for 12 snowplows in Lethbridge have been unveiled.A snowplow naming contest was organized by the City of Lethbridge, with submissions coming from the Lethbridge School D...
Jan 16, 2023

One killed, three hospitalized in collision near Fort Macleod
FORT MACLEOD, AB - RCMP are investigating a fatal collision outside of Fort Macleod.At 7:34 a.m. on Jan. 15, Fort Macleod RCMP was called to an area of Highway 3, approximately nine kilometres west of...
Jan 16, 2023

Amplify Medicine Hat - Pet Valu
Local business is the cornerstone of Medicine Hat, that's why we're asking you to Amplify Medicine Hat by nominating local businesses we can highlight and support.Pet Valu opened its doors in Medicine...
Jan 16, 2023

Italy arrests Sicilian Mafia boss Matteo Messina Denaro
ROME (AP) - Italy's No. 1 fugitive, convicted Mafia boss Matteo Messina Denaro, was arrested on Monday at a private clinic in Palermo, Sicily, after 30 years on the run, Italian paramilitary police sa...
Jan 16, 2023