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Locally raised puppeteer set to become Order of Canada member
Medicine Hat, AB - One of the greatest Canadian puppeteers hails from Medicine Hat and is being honoured with one of the country's highest honours. Ronnie Burkett has been named an Officer of the Orde...
Jul 09, 2019 Courtesy/ Living Arts Centre/ Ronnie Burkett puppets
Canadian rugby sevens men book their ticket to the 2020 Tokyo Olympics
A roller-coaster rugby sevens season that started with a player strike ended in Olympic qualification for Canada's men Sunday. The Canadians completed a dominant run at a regional qualifying...
Jul 09, 2019
Guard in Boosie Badazz case: spray prevented fight in store
BILOXI, Miss. - A security guard who used pepper spray on a crowd including rapper Boosie Badazz says he did so because a man was trying to start a fight with him as he tried to get the group to leave...
Jul 09, 2019
AT&T to pull Friends from Netflix for its streaming service
NEW YORK - AT&T is pulling "Friends" from Netflix to beef up its own upcoming streaming service. With new services launching, popular shows are splintering onto several different platforms. The wi...
Jul 09, 2019
Tour de France: Viviani storms bunch sprint to win Stage 4
NANCY, France - Elia Viviani had left the Giro d'Italia utterly disappointed. Two months later, the Italian rider left bitterness and his sprinting rivals in his wake to claim his first career stage w...
Jul 09, 2019
City closing stairs on Altawana Drive following rain
Medicine Hat -Municipal Works is closing the stairs on the north side of Altawana Drive NE which connects to 7th Street NE. Recent rain in our area has caused some erosion issues. Repairs are being sc...
Jul 09, 2019 File Photo
Cyclist in life threatening condition after hit and run on highway
REDCLIFF, AB - Redcliff RCMP are asking the public for any information regarding a hit and run Monday night on Highway 1.At approximately 9:00 p.m. on Monday, July 8, RCMP responded to a hit and run o...
Jul 09, 2019 Photo courtesy of Scott Roblin
Missing In Action: Promised 200-strong force yet to be registered with UN
OTTAWA - A Canadian pledge of 200 soldiers for peacekeeping missions is missing in action more than 18 months after it was first promised to the United Nations by Prime Minister Justin Trudeau. The "q...
Jul 09, 2019
"Big boy has power": Guerrero Sr. reacts to son's performance at home run derby
As Vladimir Guerrero Jr., put his impressive power on full display during Monday night's Home Run Derby, his Hall of Fame father was enjoying the show. The elder Vladimir Guerrero, who won the 2007 ve...
Jul 09, 2019
US wins 4th World Cup title, 2nd in a row, beats Dutch 2-0
LYON, France - Megan Rapinoe stood on the field, arms outstretched, striking her now trademark victory pose symbolizing the confidence of a U.S. team that celebrated and savored each triumph at the Wo...
Jul 09, 2019