Author Archives:
GIFT camp gives Medicine Hat girls a chance to make own film
Medicine Hat, AB - Action. The most famous word in film making history. As director and cinematographer Tamarra Lessard knows all too well, they are usually spoken by men. "When it comes to gender dis...
Jul 25, 2019 Courtesy Ross Lavigne
16 Marines arrested in migrant smuggling investigation
SAN DIEGO - An investigation into Marines accused of helping smuggle migrants into the United States led to the arrest Thursday of 16 of their fellow Marines at California's Camp Pendleton, just north...
Jul 25, 2019
RCMP believe suspects in northern B.C. homicides still in Manitoba
Mounties in Manitoba say there have been two confirmed sightings of a pair of teens suspected in the deaths of three people in northern British Columbia. Cpl. Julie Courchaine says the sightings in th...
Jul 25, 2019
Corporate tax cuts help Alberta oilsands producers report boost in Q2 net incomes
The Alberta government's move to cut corporate taxes from 12 to eight per cent has added more than $2 billion to second-quarter net incomes of major oilsands producers Suncor Energy Inc., Husky Energy...
Jul 25, 2019
5-time All-Star Tulowitzki retires after leg injuries
BOSTON - Troy Tulowitzki, a five-time All-Star with the Colorado Rockies who has missed most of the past two seasons with leg injuries, announced his retirement on Thursday, more than three months aft...
Jul 25, 2019
Remains ID'd as those of Colorado girl missing 34 years
GREELEY, Colo. - The disappearance of 12-year-old Jonelle Matthews shortly after singing "Jingle Bells" with classmates at a 1984 Christmas concert stunned this rural town in northern Colorado. Her ca...
Jul 25, 2019
Tourism Lethbridge moves to former Chinook Country Tourism location on Scenic Drive
LETHBRIDGE, AB - One year after the new Lethbridge Tourism organization opened its doors on 5 St. S. in the city's downtown, it's preparing to close its doors.The organization has already moved much o...
Jul 25, 2019 The former Chinook Country Tourist building will now house Tourism Lethbridge
Oilsands mine in public interest despite 'significant adverse' effects: panel
CALGARY - A federal-provincial panel says a proposed northeastern Alberta oilsands mine would be in the public interest, even though it would be likely to significantly harm the environment and I...
Jul 25, 2019
Stampede Rodeo kicks off Thursday night
MEDICINE HAT, AB - The best cowboys and cowgirls will be competing for prize money over the next three days.The Medicine Hat Exhibition & Stampede Rodeo gets underway Thursday evening in the grand...
Jul 25, 2019
World No. 1 Djokovic, No. 12 del Potro withdraw from Rogers Cup
MONTREAL - The field for the upcoming men's Rogers Cup took a big hit Thursday after Tennis Canada announced that world No. 1 Novak Djokovic and No. 12 Juan Martin del Potro are withdrawing from the t...
Jul 25, 2019