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Judge authorizes plan to transform six Quebec dailies into employee cooperatives
MONTREAL - Quebec's Superior Court has authorized a plan that transforms six insolvent regional French-language newspapers across the province into employee cooperatives and reduces pen...
Dec 23, 2019
Company seeks injunction: Co-op, union in court over pickets at Regina refinery
REGINA - A nearly three-week labour dispute between a Saskatchewan petroleum refinery and hundreds of its workers moved from the picket line into the courtroom Monday, with the company seeking an inju...
Dec 23, 2019
Rubble the dog up for adoption
MEDICINE HAT, AB - Rubble has come a long away since being abandoned in September.He along with his brother Petey were dropped off at Pet Park Boarding but the owner never came back for them. Both wer...
Dec 23, 2019 Rubble the dog up for adoption at Pet Park Boarding. Photo by Ross Lavigne.
Local businesses thankful for support through holiday season
Medicine Hat, AB - As people run to the stores one final time before Christmas, the push for supporting local business continues.Cyclepath owner, Greg Watson says that customers get a better shopping ...
Dec 23, 2019 Photo by Bob Schneider
Woman charged in restaurant theft
Medicine Hat, AB--A 36 year old Medicine Hat woman is facing charges following an internal theft investigation.Police determined an estimated $315,000 was taken from a local restaurant between October...
Dec 23, 2019 File Photo
Local man arrested for attempted sexual assault at teepee
Medicine Hat, AB - The Medicine Hat Police Service's Major Crime Section has charged a 53-year-old man with attempted sexual assault.It happened early Saturday morning in the parking lot of the teepee...
Dec 23, 2019
Avalanche Canada issues warning for mountains across southern B.C. and Alberta
REVELSTOKE, B.C. - A special public avalanche warning has been issued for southern Alberta and B.C. going into the holiday season. The warning is intended for recreational users of backcountry and fro...
Dec 23, 2019 Avalanche Control
Taber Police arrest man wanted on warrants across Alberta
TABER, AB - Police in Taber apprehended a man allegedly connected to incidents across the province.On Friday, December 20, shortly after 9:00 p.m. the TPS (Taber Police Service) responded to a report ...
Dec 23, 2019 File photo of the Taber Police Service station (Lethbridge News Now)
Chinese embassy takes swipe at 'some politicians' over talk of freeing Canadians
OTTAWA - The Chinese embassy is taking a swing at "some Canadian politicians" over what it describes as "erroneous remarks" about the relationship between the two countries and the cases of two Canadi...
Dec 23, 2019
Aurora Cannabis shares fall after chief corporate officer Battley steps down
EDMONTON - Shares in Aurora Cannabis Inc. fell to their lowest level in more than two years Monday after the announcement on the weekend that Cam Battley had suddenly stepped down as chief corporate o...
Dec 23, 2019 CHATNEWSTODAY