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Doctor shortage sees calls for municipality to help with recruitment efforts
MEDICINE HAT, AB - If you are looking for a family doctor, it's tough. There is currently a shortage of family doctors in Medicine Hat, and it is a problem made worse with four more physicians and one...
May 17, 2022
Officials: Georgia execution won't be carried out Tuesday
JACKSON, Ga. (AP) - A Georgia man who killed an 8-year-old girl and raped her 10-year-old friend 46 years ago will not be executed as scheduled Tuesday night as a temporary stay put in place by a judg...
May 17, 2022
Downtown tunnel spruced up with new art and poetry
The pedestrian underpass connecting downtown to the North Flats has a fresh new look. About 20 people from Medicine Hat and some from Calgary took part this past weekend in Tunnel Vision, a project fr...
May 17, 2022
Interim report aimed at addressing pressure on EMS expected by the end of May
MEDICINE HAT, AB - Health Minister Jason Copping says an interim report on how to address growing demand on Emergency Medical Services (EMS) in Alberta is expected by the end of the month.The Alberta ...
May 17, 2022
Judge suspends Michigan's dormant 1931 abortion ban
DETROIT (AP) - A judge on Tuesday suspended Michigan's dormant, decades-old ban on abortion, which means the procedure would not be illegal in the state even if the U.S. Supreme Court overturns its hi...
May 17, 2022
More signs Alberta is passing the latest COVID-19 wave, says health minister
According to Alberta's health minister, there are more signs that the province is putting the BA.2 wave behind us.Jason Copping said the average PCR test positivity rate over the past six days is abou...
May 17, 2022
Cavallini finds scoring touch as Whitecaps navigate condensed schedule
VANCOUVER - Vanni Sartini believes Vancouver Whitecaps fans are finally getting a glimpse of the team's Canadian star. And with a goal and two assists in his last two Major League Soccer games, Lucas ...
May 17, 2022
Former RCMP officer testifies that warning tweet in N.S. mass shooting took too long
HALIFAX - A former RCMP officer told a Nova Scotia public inquiry on Tuesday that a tweet warning the public about the mass shooter driving a replica police vehicle should have been sent immediately a...
May 17, 2022
Flames, Oilers bring potent offences to second-round NHL playoff series
CALGARY - The NHL's first playoff Battle of Alberta in 31 years will be a game of keep away. The Calgary Flames and Edmonton Oilers will try to keep the puck off the sticks of each other's top scorers...
May 17, 2022
Utilities Commission denies AltaLink's proposed $120 million refund
LETHBRIDGE, AB - Alberta's utilities watchdog has shut down a plan from a power transmission company to give ratepayers a refund.The Alberta Utilities Commission says the small cash payout proposed by...
May 17, 2022