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Nichushkin scores short-handed winner after Toronto gaffe as Avalanche top Leafs
TORONTO - Frederik Andersen wanted to battle with his teammates. Coming off an ugly 6-1 loss in Philadelphia a night earlier - one where he was left hung out to dry late - Toronto's No....
Dec 06, 2019
Sailor kills 2 civilians, self at Pearl Harbor shipyard
PEARL HARBOR, Hawaii - An active duty U.S. sailor whose submarine was docked at Pearl Harbor opened fire on three civilian employees Wednesday, killing two and then taking his own life just days befor...
Dec 06, 2019
Actor Ron Leibman dead at 82
Actor Ron Leibman, who appeared in movies, theatre and television in a career that spanned six decades and won a Tony for Tony Kushner's iconic play "ngels in America," has died after an illness. He w...
Dec 06, 2019
As one renewable energy hearing ends in Brooks, another set to open in Oyen
Medicine Hat, AB - The Alberta Utilities Commission hearings on a Brooks solar project wrapped up this week but the commission won't be going far as hearings on a wind farm open in Oyen next week as w...
Dec 06, 2019
Cranston among celebrities at New Orleans Orpheus parade
Actor Bryan Cranston will be the celebrity monarch when the Krewe of Orpheus parade rolls in New Orleans on Feb. 24, the krewe announced Friday. The Emmy- and Tony-winning "Breaking Bad" star will be ...
Dec 06, 2019
Supreme Court keeps federal executions on hold
WASHINGTON - The Supreme Court on Friday blocked the Trump administration from restarting federal executions next week after a 16-year break. The justices denied the administration's plea to undo a lo...
Dec 06, 2019
Capital Power provides additional details on Whitla Wind Facility second phase
MEDICINE HAT, AB - Capital Power has provided additional information about their plans to expand the Whitla Wind Facility in the next two years.The company announced Thursday they will be going ahead ...
Dec 06, 2019 A crane works on a wind turbine at the Whitla Wind Project in November - Photo courtesy Capital Power
AHS brings Toys for Tickets program to Medicine Hat
MEDICINE HAT, AB - If you received a parking ticket at the Medicine Hat Regional Hospital last month, Alberta Health Services has given you a new option to repay it.The Toys for Tickets campaign, whic...
Dec 06, 2019 Toys for Tickets donations are seen at the Medicine Hat Regional Hospital - Photo by Bob Schneider
Five dead, including children, in Alberta house fire; Mounties
ROCHFORT BRIDGE, Alta. - RCMP say two adults and three children have died in a house fire northwest of Edmonton.Emergency crews were called about the blaze in the hamlet of Rochfort Bridge near Mayert...
Dec 06, 2019
Southern Alberta's Deer Creek Livestock Co. recognized for environmental stewardship
MILK RIVER -- While environmental concerns are top of mind for many across Alberta, there are those in the agriculture community who have been quietly caring for the land that sustains farms and ranch...
Dec 06, 2019 ABP Environmental Award to Deer Creek -- Photo credit to Deer Creek web site