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Body of OPP officer to be brought to hometown today : In The News for Dec. 30
In The News is a roundup of stories from The Canadian Press designed to kickstart your day. Here is what's on the radar of our editors for the morning of Dec. 30 ... What we are watching in Canada ......
Dec 30, 2022
Four dead, including two kids, after Hamilton house fire sends six people to hospital
HAMILTON, ONTARIO - Hamilton police say four people are dead, including two kids, after a house fire late Thursday night. Police say they were called to help with the house fire in the area of Upper G...
Dec 30, 2022
Lethbridge-West MLA Shannon Phillips to focus on affordability, health care and economic resilience in 2023
LETHBRIDGE, AB - The NDP MLA for Lethbridge-West has had a busy year, but Shannon Phillips is looking forward to taking action in 2023 ahead of the provincial election.Lethbridge News Now had the oppo...
Dec 30, 2022
New Year's Eve Fest a 'one-stop shop' for family fun
MEDICINE HAT, AB - It's the last days of 2022 this weekend and the Big Marble Go Centre has a long list of activities to say farewell to the year.All corners of the facility's first floor will be open...
Dec 29, 2022
Nanton man charged in connection to homicide
NANTON, AB - RCMP are continuing to investigate after an incident that reportedly led to the death of one person and injuries to several others.On Dec. 27, Nanton RCMP received a report of a stabbing ...
Dec 29, 2022
Lethbridge man charged with first-degree murder
LETHBRIDGE, AB - Charges have been laid in connection to a woman's death in Lethbridge.Just after 11 p.m. on Dec. 27, officers were called to a home on the 2500 block of 13th Avenue North on a report ...
Dec 29, 2022
Bassano emergency department reopening overnight on weekdays
BASSANO, AB - The Bassano Health Centre emergency department will return to 24-hour, seven-days-a-week coverage effective Jan. 2, seven months after hours were reduced due to physician shortages. On J...
Dec 29, 2022
RCMP investigating theft of trailer in Redcliff
REDCLIFF, AB - RCMP in Redcliff are asking for the public's help after a trailer was stolen from a business in the middle of December.According to police, the trailer was stolen on Dec. 18 between 6-7...
Dec 29, 2022
Canadian folk music icon Ian Tyson dies aged 89
TORONTO - Canadian folk legend Ian Tyson, best known for the hit single "Four Strong Winds'' as one half of Ian & Sylvia, has died at age 89.The Victoria native died Thursday at his ranch in south...
Dec 29, 2022
City's new energy price options take effect Jan. 1; rates released for January
MEDICINE HAT, AB - When the calendar flips to 2023 on Sunday, the City of Medicine Hat will flip to new electricity and natural gas pricing plans.The new system was approved by city council in Novembe...
Dec 29, 2022