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Math and English K-3 curriculum coming this fall, grades 4-6 delayed to 2023
Alberta will move forward with three portions of its revised kindergarten to Grade 6 curriculum this fall.The new mathematics and English language arts and literature curriculums will be implemented f...
Mar 10, 2022

Speedskater Weidemann to miss World Cup final after positive COVID-19 test
CALGARY - Canadian speedskater Isabelle Weidemann has withdrawn from this weekend's World Cup final in the Netherlands after testing positive for COVID-19. Speed Skating Canada said Weidemann underwen...
Mar 10, 2022

Canada sends Quebec man to United States to face ransomware charges
OTTAWA - A Quebec man has been extradited to the United States to face charges in Florida arising from alleged participation in an elaborate ransomware operation. Following a request from U.S. authori...
Mar 10, 2022

WATCH: LaGrange to give curriculum update
Coming up at 3:30 p.m.Education Minister Adriana LaGrange will update the province's implementation of the K-6 curriculum.
Mar 10, 2022

Province reveals more details of increased funding to address EMS crisis in Alberta
MEDICINE HAT, AB - The provincial government is releasing more details about how it plans to address the Emergency Medical Services (EMS) crisis in Alberta.To help EMS respond to high demand and stres...
Mar 10, 2022

Cormorant helicopter crashes at N.L. airbase, two of six crew members in hospital
GANDER, N.L. - Officials say two people are in hospital after a Cormorant helicopter crashed at the 9 Wing Gander air force base in Gander, N.L. The Royal Canadian Air Force says there were six crew m...
Mar 10, 2022

PD Day child care to be offered by Catholic division next school year
MEDICINE HAT, AB - After receiving feedback from parents that there was a shortage of child care available during professional development days for teachers, the Medicine Hat Catholic Board of Educati...
Mar 10, 2022

Lighting Saamis Tepee an 'amazing opportunity' for local non-profits
MEDICINE HAT, AB - When the sun goes down the lights on the Saamis Tepee go up. Medicine Hat's famous landmark is one of several around the world that is illuminated in different colours on certain da...
Mar 10, 2022

OHL expels Flint Firebirds president of hockey operations Terry Christensen
TORONTO - The Ontario Hockey League has expelled Flint Firebirds president of hockey operations Terry Christensen following an investigation into remarks that violated the league's diversity policy. T...
Mar 10, 2022

Over Aussie Open shock, Canada's Fernandez is battle-tested heading into Indian Wells
INDIAN WELLS, Calif. - Leylah Fernandez's brief history at the BNP Paribas Open is a snapshot of her meteoric rise in women's tennis. The 19-year-old from Montreal comes into the 2022 edition at No. 2...
Mar 10, 2022