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Moderna seeks FDA authorization for 4th dose of COVID shot
WASHINGTON (AP) - Drugmaker Moderna asked the Food and Drug Administration on Thursday to authorize a fourth shot of its COVID-19 vaccine as a booster dose for all adults. The request is broader than ...
Mar 17, 2022

Convict: Lorenzen Wright's ex-wife recruited him for killing
MEMPHIS, Tenn. (AP) - A former Navy sailor and convicted killer testified Thursday that Lorenzen Wright's ex-wife asked him and another man to kill the former NBA player nearly 12 years ago in Atlanta...
Mar 17, 2022

Convict: Lorenzen Wright's ex-wife recruited him for killing
MEMPHIS, Tenn. (AP) - A former Navy sailor and convicted killer testified Thursday that Lorenzen Wright's ex-wife asked him and another man to kill the former NBA player nearly 12 years ago in Atlanta...
Mar 17, 2022

Brian Jean returns to Alberta legislature as UCP member with anti-Kenney intentions
EDMONTON - Alberta's newest United Conservative Party member of the legislature returned to the house Thursday to applause but also to an accusation that he is colluding with the Opposition NDP. Brian...
Mar 17, 2022

Local Ukrainian-Canadian speaking at Veiner Centre Stands with Ukraine fundraiser
MEDICINE HAT, AB - A local Ukrainian-Canadian is giving a speech on the conflict overseas and the threat of a nuclear war at the Veiner Centre on Tuesday, March 22nd.At the Veiner Centre Stands with U...
Mar 17, 2022

Emergency preparedness ministers say a national flood insurance program is needed
OTTAWA - Federal, provincial and territorial ministers responsible for emergency preparedness are working to launch a new national flood insurance program to protect homeowners in high-risk flood zone...
Mar 17, 2022

Pandemic challenges not impacting local nursing school demand
MEDICINE HAT, AB - For as long as she can remember, Rachel Klok has wanted to be a registered nurse."My grandma was a nurse and I absolutely love her and want to be like her," Klok said. "Spending a l...
Mar 17, 2022

Province looking for input on the future of EMS in Alberta
LETHBRIDGE, AB - You can have your say on how Alberta's EMS system should operate going forward.Alberta Health Services (AHS) is working on developing a long-term Provincial Service Plan for emergency...
Mar 17, 2022

Alive After Five coming back to downtown this summer
MEDICINE HAT, AB - It's alive, again. Alive After Five is being resurrected and will return to Medicine Hat's downtown this summer. From June 22 until August 17, Alive After Five will take place each ...
Mar 17, 2022

Toronto FC trades Jamaican defender Kemar Lawrence to Minnesota United
Toronto FC has confirmed the departure of Jamaican international defender Kemar Lawrence via trade with Minnesota United. In exchange, Toronto gets the rights to Sean O'Hearn, a Georgetown defender ta...
Mar 17, 2022