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United sees revenue stalling at 50% without a virus vaccine
United Airlines executives said Wednesday that travel will rise when the number of new coronavirus cases drops but airline revenue will stall around 50% of pre-pandemic levels until there is a vaccine...
Jul 22, 2020
Pancake breakfasts begin at Stampede grounds
MEDICINE HAT, AB - The gates at the Medicine Hat Exhibition & Stampede opened this morning, but not with the same fanfare as in years past.There's no midway, no vendors in the Cypress Centre and t...
Jul 22, 2020
Information czar finds numerous shortcomings at National Defence
OTTAWA - The federal information watchdog has identified several shortcomings - from inadequate training to cumbersome paper-based processes - that hamper National Defence's ability to answer for...
Jul 22, 2020
Applications open for PM's youth council
The Prime Minister's Youth Council is looking for new members.Prime Minister Justin Trudeau and Bardish Chagger, minister of diversity and inclusion and youth, launched a recruitment campaign to find ...
Jul 22, 2020
Contractors and hardware stores seeing a backlog of building materials
MEDICINE HAT, AB - Home projects and renovations have been top of mind over the last few months with more time being spent at home.And the influx of needed supplies for contractors and "DIY-ers" is ad...
Jul 22, 2020
Canadian Press NewsAlert: Judge strikes down Safe Third Country Agreement
OTTAWA - A federal judge has struck down a key agreement on refugees between Canada and the United States.In a ruling today, Federal Court Justice Ann Marie McDonald says elements of the law underpinn...
Jul 22, 2020
City work continues to replace old water, sewer infrastructure
MEDICINE HAT, AB -- The final stage of replacing aging water and sewer infrastructure along Division Avenue South begins on July 23.The intersection at 10th Street and Division Avenue will be closed u...
Jul 22, 2020
Manitoba Premier Brian Pallister says CFL hub will boost economy, not COVID-19
WINNIPEG - Manitoba Premier Brian Pallister says hosting the Canadian Football League season can boost the economy without leading to a spike in COVID-19 numbers. The CFL has decided to play...
Jul 22, 2020
Canadian welterweight Jordan (Young Gun) Mein returns to action on Bellator card
After two knee surgeries and some extended family time, Canadian welterweight Jordan (Young Gun) Mein returns to action Friday following a two-year break. The 30-year-old from Lethbridge, Alta., ...
Jul 22, 2020
Powerful quake jolts Alaska towns, produces small tsunami
ANCHORAGE, Alaska - A powerful earthquake off Alaska's southern coast jolted coastal communities late Tuesday, and some residents briefly scrambled for higher ground over fears of a tsunami. There wer...
Jul 22, 2020