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Noon Interview: Jennifer Paterson May 18
MEDICINE HAT, AB - There are days in Medicine Hat in the summer when it seems like you can't throw a rock without hitting a food truck. (But please don't throw rocks.)Registered dietitian Jennifer Pat...
May 18, 2023
Provincial officials provide update on Alberta’s wildfire situation
The Minister of Forestry, Parks and Tourism and officials from Alberta Emergency Management Agency and Alberta Wildfire provide an update on the Alberta wildfire situation.WhenThursday, May 18 3 p.m.L...
May 18, 2023
Candidate wouldn't be welcome in UCP caucus over 'vile' trans-feces comparison: Smith
EDMONTON - United Conservative Leader Danielle Smith says a party candidate who compared transgender students in schools to feces in food wouldn't sit in her caucus if elected on May 29.Full Election ...
May 18, 2023
Liberal gun-control bill headed to Senate following passage by House of Commons
OTTAWA - Almost a year after its introduction, MPs have passed a gun-control bill that would cement restrictions on handguns, increase penalties for firearm trafficking and try to curb homemade ghost ...
May 18, 2023
Emissions from wildfires hit record high in 2021 as climate change drives fire threat
OTTAWA - Emissions from wildfires hit a new record in 2021, producing more greenhouse gases than the oil and gas sector and heavy industry combined. With a total estimated carbon footprint of 270 mill...
May 18, 2023
WestJet begins cancelling flights ahead of potential strike by pilots
Talks between WestJet and the pilots' union continue amid the countdown toward a Friday strike deadline, with the airline saying it has started to cancel flights ahead of the anticipated work stoppage...
May 18, 2023
'Watch out': Alouettes' Stanback ready to showcase talents after last year's injury
TROIS-RIVIRES, Que. - Montreal Alouettes running back William Stanback lost 10 pounds over the off-season, but he hasn't lost any confidence. Coming off a 2021 season where he led the CFL with 1,176 r...
May 18, 2023
Police officers neglected duty in Saskatchewan toddler's death: complaints commission
PRINCE ALBERT, Sask. - The Public Complaints Commission in Saskatchewan has found police officers neglected their duty before an Indigenous toddler was killed in Prince Albert. Thirteen-month-old Tann...
May 18, 2023
Residents still displaced as wildfire burns in southern Northwest Territories
HAY RIVER, N.W.T. - Residents of K'atl'odeeche First Nation and the neighbouring community of Hay River, N.W.T., remain displaced as an out-of-control wildfire continues to burn in the area. Around 3,...
May 18, 2023
Medicine Hat man living with Alport syndrome shows importance of kidney donations
MEDICINE HAT, AB - Early on in Brendan Vanderhorst's life, his mother, Monica, noticed that something wasn't right. Brendan began to complain of pains in his back and doctors discovered an issue with ...
May 18, 2023