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Black Friday popularity continues to grow in Medicine Hat
Medicine Hat, AB - Black Friday has officially beaten out Boxing Day as the top shopping day of the year.According to a recent survey by the Retail Council of Canada, 43 per cent of Canadians said tha...
Nov 29, 2019
Nothing beats a fresh-cut Christmas tree
Cypress County, AB - There is nothing like the smell of a fresh pine tree and, according to a local tree farm owner, a freshly cut Christmas tree will last longer than a pre-cut one, won't shed needle...
Nov 29, 2019
B.C. RCMP announce charges in 1993 homicide of 23-year-old Vicki Black
VANCOUVER - The RCMP in British Columbia say a man is in custody and facing a murder charge in the homicide of a 23-year-old woman in Vancouver in 1993. The Mounties announced in a news release Friday...
Nov 29, 2019
Police charge man following 7-11 robbery in September
MEDICINE HAT, AB - The Medicine Hat Police Service has a charged a Dunmore man in connection with a robbery at a 7-11 store in September.The robbery occurred at the Carry Drive 7-11 on September 11 at...
Nov 29, 2019
Elected conservatives speak of Scheer leadership
Medicine Hat, AB - Fresh off being named associate shadow minister for public safety, Medicine Hat MP Glen Motz is defending Conservative Leader Andrew Scheer continuing in the role and letting the pa...
Nov 29, 2019
Catholic Board of Education using reserve funds to cover deficit
MEDICINE HAT, AB - The Medicine Hat Catholic Board of Education says they will have to dip into their reserve funds to help cover a funding shortfall following the provincial budget.The board presente...
Nov 29, 2019 Medicine Hat Catholic Board of Education
Compensate woman detained in Montreal handrail dispute, Supreme Court orders
OTTAWA - A Quebec police officer stepped over the line when he detained a woman for refusing to hold onto an escalator handrail, the Supreme Court of Canada said in a scathing ruling on Friday that al...
Nov 29, 2019
Panel created by Quebec government says access to assisted death should be expanded
QUEBEC - A panel of experts is recommending the Quebec government expand access to medical aid in dying. In recommendations made public today, the group said people should be allowed to make advance d...
Nov 29, 2019
Jurors in Bebawi trial hear ex-SNC president approved yacht for dictator's son
MONTREAL - The trial of a former SNC-Lavalin executive heard Friday that the accused told an RCMP officer the gift of a luxury yacht to the son of late Libyan dictator Moammar Gadh...
Nov 29, 2019
Arbitrator to decide soon in case of rail conductor fired for social media posts
CALGARY - A train conductor who was fired from Canadian Pacific Railway two years ago over social media posts says she expects to find out soon whether she'll get her job back. Stephanie Katelnikoff, ...
Nov 29, 2019