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VIDEO: Reeve, residents speak about Irvine evacuation
DUNMORE, AB - Residents of Irvine evacuated following a train derailment Friday afternoon are being asked to check in to the emergency centre at the Cypress County town office in Dunmore, where Red Cr...
Aug 02, 2019 A view of the train derailment near Irvine Friday afternoon (Photo courtesy Geoff Watson)
Parkrun coming to Medicine Hat on Saturdays
MEDICINE HAT, AB -A local running club is bringing a worldwide running tradition to Medicine Hat this Saturday.The Mad Hatter's Running Club has been working with the City of Medicine Hat for the past...
Aug 02, 2019 Members of the Mad Hatter Running Club can be seen testing a portion of the route for the park run in Strathcona Island Park Friday morning (photo by Colton McKee)
Evacuation of Alberta hamlet after train derailment, possible chemical exposure
IRVINE, Alta. - Residents near a community in southeastern Alberta have been told to evacuate the area as a precaution following a train derailment. The Alberta government issued the em...
Aug 02, 2019
Li wins third straight Pan Am singles badminton gold on dominant day for Canada
LIMA, Peru - Rachel Honderich was in her early teens when she first started training with Canadian badminton star Michelle Li a decade ago. Since then, Li has been a friend, mentor, teammate...
Aug 02, 2019
Bylaw asking to be careful with fire pits
Medicine Hat, AB - Municipal enforcement is reminding Medicine Hat of proper rules surrounding fire pits and outdoor burning heading into the long weekend. Although Cypress County currently has a fire...
Aug 02, 2019 Municipal enforcement supervisor Heather Trail
Ayomanor, Dovichak racing for gold at Legion Youth Nationals
MEDICINE HAT, AB - The local Bulldogs Track and Field Club is sending two of Alberta's best to Nova Scotia next week to compete for national hardware.16-year-old Elic Ayomanor and 14-year-old Jayel Do...
Aug 02, 2019
Canada's Adam Svensson shoot 61 after making bid for rare 59 at Wyndham
GREENSBORO, N.C. - Canada's Adam Svensson made a run at golf's magic number before settling for a 9-under 61 on Friday at the Wyndham Championship. The 59 watch was on after the 25-year-old ...
Aug 02, 2019
Embracing the heat in the Hat
MEDICINE HAT, AB - It was a hot one Friday with 30-degree plus heat descending on much of the southeast portion of the province.For Quebecker Bruno Turcotte driving through the city on his way back to...
Aug 02, 2019 Photo courtesy of Ross Lavigne - Cierra Fortier digs in the sand at Echo Dale on Aug. 2, 2019.
States sue Trump administration over fuel economy penalties
SACRAMENTO, Calif. - A coalition of states sued the Trump administration Friday for the second time to block a planned reduction in the penalties automakers pay when they fail to meet fuel economy sta...
Aug 02, 2019
Trump says new agreement with EU will boost beef exports
WASHINGTON - President Donald Trump celebrated a new agreement Friday that is projected to increase beef exports to the European Union by more than $270 million a year once it is fully in place. Trump...
Aug 02, 2019