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Court hearing on Britney Spears' life, finances closed
LOS ANGELES - A hearing Wednesday on the future of the court conservatorship that for 11 years has controlled the money and affairs of Britney Spears was closed to the public and media. Los Angeles Su...
Sep 18, 2019
Monarch Theatre back wall set to undergo repairs
Medicine Hat, AB - The Monarch Theatre downtown needs more repair.The mortar and many of the bricks on the rear wall that was built over 100 years ago is starting to fall apart. Contractors have alrea...
Sep 18, 2019 Photo by Bob Schneider
VIDEO: Mohawks leaning on championship-winning Grade 10's
MEDICINE HAT, AB - On November 17 of last year, the Hat High Hawks completed a renowned, undefeated season by capturing the ASAA Provincial Tier II Bantam Championship.It was the first time in the pro...
Sep 18, 2019
California adds wage, benefit protections for gig workers
SACRAMENTO, Calif. - California's governor on Wednesday signed sweeping labour legislation that aims to give wage and benefit protections to rideshare drivers at companies such as Uber and Lyft and to...
Sep 18, 2019
Yearbook photo surfaces of Trudeau wearing 'brownface' costume in 2001
OTTAWA - A yearbook photo of Liberal Leader Justin Trudeau wearing ``brownface'' makeup at a costume party in 2001 has landed on the federal election campaign. Time magazine has posted the photo, whic...
Sep 18, 2019 Liberal Leader Justin Trudeau
City looking for new curbside recycling partner
Medicine Hat, AB - The City of Medicine Hat and Can Pak Environmental partnered up to bring curbside recycling to the gas city just over a year ago. That partnership is over. On Tuesday, the city anno...
Sep 18, 2019 Photo by Bob Schneider
Flu shot bookings begin in Medicine Hat
MEDICINE HAT, AB -- Alberta's flu season is approaching, and local parents have been busy pre-booking their children's flu shots. Many of those bookings are thanks to a text message sent out across So...
Sep 18, 2019
AP source: Joe Kennedy to challenge Sen. Markey in primary
BOSTON - U.S. Rep. Joe Kennedy III is set to announce a Democratic primary challenge to U.S. Sen. Edward Markey of Massachusetts in 2020. A person with knowledge of Kennedy's plans told The Associated...
Sep 18, 2019
Riverview Golf Club recovering from financial crisis
REDCLIFF, AB -- The Riverview Golf Club is recovering after nearly facing financial ruin last year. Bill Duncan, one of the board members with the golf club says a great season has given the club the ...
Sep 18, 2019 Riverview Golf Club
Cuomo signs bill extending statute of limitations for rape
New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo signed legislation Wednesday to make it easier to prosecute some sex crimes by extending the statute of limitations for second- and third-degree rape. The Democratic governo...
Sep 18, 2019