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Kin 1 arena at the Kinplex has been closed to the public effective immediately
MEDICINE HAT, AB - The City of Medicine Hat has temporarily closed the Kin 1 arena inside the Kinplex effective immediately after ammonia was detected."As part of our preventative maintenance and moni...
Mar 11, 2022

Gushue enters 2022 Tim Hortons Brier playoffs undefeated
LETHBRIDGE, AB - It's been a very successful week so far for Brad Gushue's rink at the 2022 Tim Hortons Brier in Lethbridge.Gushue's Wild Card #1 leads Pool B going into the playoffs at the tournament...
Mar 11, 2022

Officials warn of oilpatch labour shortages
Members of Canada's oilpatch say labour shortages will constrain their ability to ramp up production after the U.S. imposed sanctions on Russia's oil and gas industry.The U.S. is facing a shortfall of...
Mar 11, 2022

Cyberspace making Canadian secrets more vulnerable, spy service official warns
OTTAWA - A senior official at Canada's spy service says the expansion of cyberspace is making it easier for foreign adversaries to pilfer secrets. Cherie Henderson, an interim assistant director with ...
Mar 11, 2022

Local doctor found guilty of one charge of unprofessional conduct
MEDICINE HAT, AB - A Medicine Hat doctor who operates southern Alberta's only comprehensive pain clinic has been found guilty of one charge of unprofessional conduct.The College of Physicians and Surg...
Mar 11, 2022

Texas clinics’ lawsuit over abortion ban ‘effectively over’
AUSTIN, Texas (AP) - Texas abortion providers on Friday conceded a final blow to their best hope of stopping the nation's most restrictive abortion law after a new ruling ended what little path forwar...
Mar 11, 2022

Famed Ernest Tubb Record Shop in Nashville up for sale
NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) - The downtown Nashville, Tennessee record store that was opened by Opry legend Ernest Tubb in 1947 and has been a landmark in country music for decades will close as the buildin...
Mar 11, 2022

No victims, no foul: Alberta premier files defence in defamation suit
EDMONTON - Alberta Premier Jason Kenney has filed his defence in a defamation lawsuit brought against him over his remarks on the release of the Inquiry into supposed misinformation about the province...
Mar 11, 2022

Russians targeting Ukrainian food supply, including grain silos and ports: minister
OTTAWA - Agriculture Minister Marie-Claude Bibeau says Russian forces are targeting Ukrainians' food supply, including their stores of grain. Bibeau, who today attended an emergency meeting of G7 agri...
Mar 11, 2022

Man behind 2020 mass shooting in Nova Scotia came from dysfunctional family: uncle
HALIFAX - A close relative of the man who disguised himself as a Mountie and fatally shot 22 people in Nova Scotia says the killer was a lifelong scammer and opportunist raised in a deeply dysfunction...
Mar 11, 2022