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Local breakdancer dominates national stage, takes home championship title
MEDICINE HAT, AB - A local breakdancer is riding a high after coming in first place at Nationals at the end of June. Asher Melanson aka Bboy Ash1 traveled to Vancouver to compete against breakers from...
Jul 04, 2023
Community rallies around local family as 10-month-old baby battles cancer
MEDICINE HAT, AB - A local family is facing an unexpected and heartbreaking challenge. Their 10-month-old baby was diagnosed with cancer. However, with help from the community and support of each othe...
Jul 04, 2023
Talented young Albertans take over Beat the Heat festival
MEDICINE HAT, AB - On Canada Day, the Medicine Hat Skateboarding Association hosted their annual "Beat the Heat" skateboarding competition along with musical performances. While this was meant to be a...
Jul 04, 2023
UNESCO reaffirms threats to Wood Buffalo National Park; calls for action on oilsands
A United Nations body has affirmed earlier findings that Canada's largest national park remains under environmental threats from dams, oilsands development and climate change. The UNESCO report, issue...
Jul 04, 2023
Local volleyball player bonds with teammates ahead of North American Indigenous Games
MEDICINE HAT, AB - The North American Indigenous Games is approaching, celebrating and reconnecting Indigenous people through sport.Local Alex Baird had his sights set on the games, but wasn't able to...
Jul 04, 2023
A quick look at the ongoing strike by British Columbia port workers
VANCOUVER - About 7,400 workers have been on strike at ports along British Columbia's coast since Saturday morning. Contract talks between the International Longshore and Warehouse Union Canada and th...
Jul 04, 2023
Bull rider heralded as 'up-and-coming star' dies during weekend rodeo near Calgary
CALGARY - A bull rider heralded as a promising star on the Indigenous rodeo circuit has died during a competition in southern Alberta. Reg Fountain, emergency management director for the Stoney Nakoda...
Jul 04, 2023
Jays pitcher Manoah set to return from minors, manager eyes Friday start at Detroit
CHICAGO - Toronto pitcher Alek Manoah is set to return from a conditioning stint and start for the Blue Jays on Friday. Jays manager John Schneider told reporters before Toronto's series-opening game ...
Jul 04, 2023
Oilers sign Condors' netminder Rodrigue to one-year deal
EDMONTON - The Edmonton Oilers padded their goaltending ranks by signing 22-year-old Olivier Rodrigue on Tuesday to a one-year, two-way NHL contract with an average annual value of US$775,000. The six...
Jul 04, 2023
N.W.T. reports suspected anthrax outbreak in Slave River Lowlands bison
YELLOWKNIFE - The Northwest Territories government says there is a suspected anthrax outbreak among the Slave River Lowlands bison population. The Department of Environment and Climate Change says 15 ...
Jul 04, 2023