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Slipchuk happy to see Russian doping scandal at Beijing Games has gone to CAS
Mike Slipchuk is pleased to finally see movement on the controversial team figure skating event at last year's Beijing Olympics. But he laments the lost moment on the medal podium for all the affected...
Nov 10, 2022

Quebec sits top of table at mixed curling championship with win over Northern Ontario
PRINCE ALBERT, Sask. - Felix Asselin's Quebec rink moved atop the championship pool standings with a 6-2 win over Northern Ontario on Thursday at the Canadian mixed curling championship. The second dr...
Nov 10, 2022

Ontario man arrested, awaiting U.S. extradition for alleged global ransomware crimes
A Russian-Canadian man from Ontario is in police custody and awaiting extradition to the United States for his alleged participation in a global ransomware campaign, the U.S. Department of Justice ann...
Nov 10, 2022

More than 20 years after she retired from skating, Stellato-Dudek has Olympic dreams
Deanna Stellato-Dudek was attending a business retreat in 2016 and as part of a team-building exercise was asked: What would you do if you knew you couldn't fail? With no hesitation she said: Win an O...
Nov 10, 2022

Citizens encouraged to get their furnace checked
MEDICINE HAT, AB - With freezing temperatures and snow settled into Medicine Hat and the area, heating and furnace companies are being kept busy.One of the main reasons for that is people don't always...
Nov 10, 2022

Jury: Filmmaker Haggis liable for $7.5 million in rape suit
NEW YORK (AP) - A jury ordered Academy Award-winning filmmaker Paul Haggis Thursday to pay at least $7.5 million to a woman who accused him of rape in one of several #MeToo-era cases that have put Hol...
Nov 10, 2022

Canada Soccer announces multi-year sponsorship deal with CIBC
On the eve of the World Cup in Qatar, Canada Soccer has announced a multi-year sponsorship agreement with Canadian Imperial Bank of Commerce that involves Canada's national teams, the Canadian Premier...
Nov 10, 2022

Alberta Health Services to create overall healthcare plan for South Zone
MEDICINE HAT, AB - Alberta Health Services is inviting residents to community health care planning engagement sessions throughout the South Zone. These sessions allow AHS to listen to what the residen...
Nov 10, 2022

Quebec man faces murder charge three years after fatal head-on highway crash
MONTREAL - Quebec provincial police say a man has been charged with second-degree murder after a head-on highway collision killed another man more than three years ago. Jano Vincent, 33, was arrested ...
Nov 10, 2022

Free oil change for military members now in its seventh year
MEDICINE HAT, AB - Current and former members of the Canadian and British armed forces were able to receive a free oil change at Mr. Lube + Tires Thursday.Shop owner Chris Hellman and his team have be...
Nov 10, 2022