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Medicine Hat selling extra power to provincial grid at high price point
MEDICINE HAT, AB - Across the province, Albertans have been plunged into frigid and freezing temperatures this week regularly dipping below minus 30 degrees.That cold snap has meant millions of Albert...
Jan 15, 2020 Photo courtesy of Colton McKee

Japanese pitcher Yamaguchi eager to fulfil MLB dream with Blue Jays
TORONTO - Shun Yamaguchi shifted his dreams to Major League Baseball when he saw fellow Japanese players like Hideo Nomo and Ichiro Suzuki enjoying success in North Ameri...
Jan 15, 2020

Alberta legislature returns in February
EDMONTON, AB - The Alberta Legislature will reconvene next month.MLAs will return to Edmonton on February 25 for the Speech from the Throne, the government confirmed Wednesday. The speech from the Thr...
Jan 15, 2020

Over 100 quilts being sewed by staff at Mook Fabrics for Ronald McDonald House
MEDICINE HAT, AB -Families and children who have a stay at the Ronald McDonald House in Medicine Hat will be cozy with the warmth of a quilt that's been made with love.Mook Fabrics is just shy of sewi...
Jan 15, 2020 Completed quilts at Mook Fabrics (photo courtesy of Colton Mckee)

Province promises to crack down on rules regarding abandoned oil wells
EDMONTON -- The Alberta government is promising to update the province's rules for ensuring energy companies clean up their wells.A group tasked with cleaning up thousands of abandoned energy sites in...
Jan 15, 2020 Pump jack -- The Canadian Press

NDP Health Critic fights Alberta’s switch to bio-similar medications
EDMONTON - Alberta's Opposition is urging the province not to force patients on certain drugs for rheumatoid arthritis, diabetes and Crohn's disease to switch medications.NDP health critic David Sheph...
Jan 15, 2020 Prescription bottles - The Canadian Press

Province launches online survey for Budget 2020
EDMONTON- Members of the public are invited to provide input for Alberta's next provincial budget.An online survey with questions on Albertans' spending and saving priorities, as well as ideas for job...
Jan 15, 2020

Catholic Board switching to online registration for parents in February
MEDICINE HAT, AB - Some big changes are coming to the way parents register their kids who attend catholic school in Medicine Hat.Beginning next month, the Medicine Hat Catholic Board of Education will...
Jan 15, 2020 Photo courtesy of Colton McKee

National team coach Tristan Mullally excited for Canada's wave of NCAA talent
After an intensive training camp with Golf Canada's national amateur squad, coach Tristan Mullally is excited for the future of the women's game in this country. Mullally worked with Quebec City's Sar...
Jan 15, 2020

Premier says he's excited about Harry and Meghan possibly moving to B.C.
VICTORIA - Premier John Horgan says he is excited by the prospect of Prince Harry and Meghan Markle calling British Columbia their part-time home. He had a light-hearted conversation about t...
Jan 15, 2020