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Council votes 6-3 to ban the sale of fireworks within city limits
Medicine Hat, AB - Six months after first being brought up at city council, Medicine Hat now has a bylaw in place to ban the sale of fireworks within the city.The final reading went through Monday nig...
Dec 02, 2019 Canadian National Fireworks Association speaks to City Council on Monday (Photo by Colton McKee)
Cypress Hills a winter wonderland as the holidays approach
Elkwater, AB - Hidden Valley Ski Resort is gearing up for the season and, weather permitting, is scheduled to open on Dec. 14. But alpine skiing or snowboarding is far from the only thing to do in the...
Dec 02, 2019
Hearings on Brooks solar project set to begin on Tuesday
Brooks, AB - Proponents of the Brooks Solar facility want to triple the capacity of the project but they'll need to get through a four-day public hearing set to begin on Tuesday first.Elemental Energy...
Dec 02, 2019
New poll shows popularity drop for Premier Kenney
MEDICINE HAT, AB - The honeymoon period for Premier Jason Kenney appears to be over, according to a poll released Monday.In a poll for the Canadian Press conducted by Leger, the percentage of Albertan...
Dec 02, 2019 Premier Jason Kenney - CHAT News File Photo
Alberta legislature adjourns after body found on steps
WARNING: Details in this story may be upsetting to some readers. EDMONTON - The Alberta legislature has adjourned after a body was found on the front steps of the building. Edmonton police say they we...
Dec 02, 2019
Swift Current Broncos fire trainer after allegations of unprofessional conduct
SWIFT CURRENT - The Swift Current Broncos say they have released head athletic trainer and equipment manager Jamie LeBlanc for what the team calls ``unprofessional behaviour.''LeBlanc was in his 10th ...
Dec 02, 2019 2019:Swift Current Broncos (Photo by Ed Fonger)
Alberta RCMP pens parody, "Thieves' Favourite Things," for theft awareness
LETHBRIDGE, AB - The holiday season brings joy and presents to many, and according to Alberta RCMP, a lot of theft.There were 130 mail thefts across the province in December 2018 and over 120 in Janua...
Dec 02, 2019 (Supplied by Pixabay)
Multi vehicle collision on icy Highway-3
COALDALE -- Coaldale Fire and emergency services and RCMP had to deal with a stretch of highway carnage on Sunday (Dec 1). Not once, but twice.Shortly after 7:00-pm, a multi-vehicle collision near the...
Dec 02, 2019 Hwy-3 Crash - truck and cargo trailer destroyed - LNN
Tory deputy leader apologizes for comparing Pride, St. Patrick's Day parades
Andrew Scheer's second-in-command apologized Saturday after comparing the Conservative leader's decision not to march in a Pride parade to choosing not to take part in a St. Patrick's Day parade. Leon...
Dec 02, 2019
Complaint says Quebec chief justice biased in Bill 21 case, should step aside
MONTREAL - Quebec's top judge is facing an accusation of bias and a call to withdraw from a case she is hearing challenging the province's secularism law, known as Bill 21. A junior college ...
Dec 02, 2019