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AP Sources: Seahawks agree to trade Russell Wilson to Denver
ENGLEWOOD, Colo. (AP) - The Seattle Seahawks have agreed to trade nine-time Pro Bowl quarterback Russell Wilson to the Denver Broncos for a massive haul of draft picks and players, two people familiar...
Mar 08, 2022

'We were 100 per cent sure.' Mounties mistakenly thought N.S. gunman had shot himself
HALIFAX - It is one of the most perplexing aspects about the mass shooting in Nova Scotia that claimed 22 lives: after killing 13 people in Portapique, N.S., late on April 18, 2020, the killer decided...
Mar 08, 2022

Winnipeg zoo giving COVID-19 vaccine to 55 animals including tigers and snow leopards
WINNIPEG - The Winnipeg zoo is giving a COVID-19 vaccine to some of its animals that are considered to be at greater risk of contracting the virus. The Assiniboine Park Zoo says it has begun using a v...
Mar 08, 2022

Experts question Tory MP's bill to protect political beliefs in Human Rights Act
OTTAWA - Legal experts are questioning the necessity of a Conservative MP's bill to add political beliefs and activity to the list of prohibited grounds of discrimination in the Canadian Human Rights ...
Mar 08, 2022

Who's in, who's out and who else may enter the Conservative party leadership race
OTTAWA - With Sept.10 picked as the date for when the Conservative Party of Canada will have a new leader, time is ticking for prospective candidates and their teams to get into place. Those running h...
Mar 08, 2022

Canadian military trainers deal with mixed emotions as Ukrainians defend from Russia
OTTAWA - Lt.-Col. Sarah Heer says it is absolutely "excruciating" watching from afar as friends and comrades that she helped train in the Ukrainian military a year ago are now forced to fight for thei...
Mar 08, 2022

Saskatchewan wants to become destination of choice for Ukrainian refugees, says minister
REGINA - Saskatchewan says it will welcome as many refugees from Ukraine as the federal government is willing to resettle in the province.Jeremy Harrison, the province's immigration minister, says Sas...
Mar 08, 2022

Provincial government encouraging more women to seek careers in transportation industry
MEDICINE HAT, AB - To help mark International Women's Day, the provincial government is celebrating a $3-million investment to help support women who are seeking job opportunities in the transportatio...
Mar 08, 2022

Lift Her Up display at the library celebrating women all month long
MEDICINE HAT, AB - Uplifting messages celebrating women can be spotted at the Medicine Hat Public Library all month long.Today is International Women's Day while the whole month is Women's History Mon...
Mar 08, 2022

MacKenzie Porter, The Beach Boys coming to Medicine Hat Stampede
MEDICINE HAT, AB - The night show committee hopes its lineup for the 2022 Medicine Hat Exhibition & Stampede will attract lovers of '90s country, new country and classic rock and pop.This year's e...
Mar 08, 2022