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Impacts from avian flu on human health are rare: Hinshaw
The presence of avian flu in our province is leading to questions about what this means for our personal health. Alberta's chief medical officer of health addressed those at Wednesday's COVID-19 updat...
May 04, 2022
Not 'fuddle-duddle:' Conservatives accuse Trudeau of swearing in Parliament
OTTAWA - Much has been made of the political legacy Justin Trudeau has to live up to as he follows in the footsteps of his father, a former prime minister. On Wednesday, he invoked one of Pierre Ellio...
May 04, 2022
Medicine Hat College launches online competition for local high schools
MEDICINE HAT, AB - Medicine Hat College has come up with a creative way to get local high schoolers thinking about their futures.The college has teamed up with ChatterHigh, an online quiz which pits s...
May 04, 2022
Roots and Wings takes flight to address needs of Redcliff students, families
A new program started by a Prairie Rose Public Schools teacher will help Redcliff students and families access basic needs like food and clothing.Eagle Butte's Scott Raible says as a teacher and worki...
May 04, 2022
Hateful rhetoric driven by extremism becoming 'normalized,' CSIS director warns
OTTAWA - The head of Canada's spy agency says the hateful rhetoric associated with ideologically motivated extremism is becoming "normalized" and is seeping into the mainstream. Speaking at the Univer...
May 04, 2022
COVID-19 hospital admissions still rising as other indicators drop
A three-point drop in the PCR testing positivity rate in the past week and a decreasing level of the virus in wastewater at most sites are two signs that transmission of COVID-19 is declining in the p...
May 04, 2022
Hatters Help Ukraine finding new homes for Ukrainian families
MEDICINE HAT, AB - The devastation of the Ukrainian city of Mariupol has caused many families to lose everything they own. That was enough for some members of the community to step up and do something...
May 04, 2022
Flames winger Matthew Tkachuk wants to be a playoff difference-maker
CALGARY - In a low-scoring playoff opener, Matthew Tkachuk made a difference in ways a multi-faceted player can. Tkachuk and Elias Lindholm both generated a team-leading 42 goals in the regular season...
May 04, 2022
WATCH: Copping, Hinshaw to provide COVID-19 update
Coming up at 3:30 p.m.Health Minister Jason Copping and chief medical officer of health Dr. Deena Hinshaw provide an update on COVID-19.
May 04, 2022
Parks Canada returns Chief Poundmaker's staff to family at Saskatchewan ceremony
BATTLEFORD, Sask. - An artifact believed to have belonged to a Plains Cree leader who played an important role in treaty talks has been returned to his descendants. Parks Canada has transferred a staf...
May 04, 2022