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Critical firefighting equipment being moved or stolen, says BC Wildfire Service
BC Wildfire Service says critical equipment used to fight some of the province's devastating blazes has been moved and sometimes stolen, in one case three times. The fire service says the pumps, sprin...
Aug 21, 2023

RCMP investigating homicide in Brooks
BROOKS, AB - RCMP is investigating a homicide in the city of Brooks in July. At 5:23 p.m. on July 23, Brooks RCMP responded to a report of an assault in an apartment complex. Upon arrival, they found ...
Aug 21, 2023

Dentist convicted of killing wife on African safari given life sentence and over $15M in penalty
DENVER (AP) - A judge has handed down a sentence of life in prison and over $15 million in penalties to a wealthy dentist convicted of killing his wife at the end of an African safari. Larry Rudolph w...
Aug 21, 2023

Veiner Vintage Transport rolling to get seniors to appointments, social time
MEDICINE HAT, AB - The wheels are in motion on a new service at the Veiner Centre that is helping community members get to where they need to go.For almost two weeks now a small group of volunteer dri...
Aug 21, 2023

Argonauts, Blue Bombers in control of finishing atop respective divisions
It's going to be a busy second half of the CFL regular season for Chad Kelly and the Toronto Argonauts. Kelly and Co. come off their third - and final - bye week preparing to host the Calgary Stampede...
Aug 21, 2023

Elections watchdog fines ex-PMO staffer for voting in wrong riding in 2021 election
OTTAWA - Canada's elections watchdog has fined a former staffer in the Prime Minister's Office $1,500 for knowingly voting in the wrong federal riding in 2021. A summary of the notice of the violation...
Aug 21, 2023

Noon Interview: Natasha Carvalho Aug. 21
MEDICINE HAT, AB - The Medicine Hat Women's Shelter Society Charity Golf Classic is one of the last charity golf tournaments of the season. It's fast approaching and there is still room for sponsors a...
Aug 21, 2023

Canada's Sutherland advances to women's 400 hurdles semifinals at world championships
BUDAPEST, Hungary - Savannah Sutherland qualified for the women's 400-metre hurdles semifinals Monday at the world athletics championships. Sutherland, from Saskatoon, claimed the fourth and final aut...
Aug 21, 2023

Two lawyers barred from practising in Manitoba judge-followed case
WINNIPEG - The Law Society of Manitoba has barred two Alberta lawyers from practising in the province and ordered them to pay $5,000 after receiving complaints they hired a private investigator to sur...
Aug 21, 2023

American Sha’Carri Richardson caps comeback by winning wild 100 meters at worlds
BUDAPEST, Hungary (AP) - American Sha'Carri Richardson won the women's 100-meter world title Monday, outsprinting a star-studded field to take a gold medal two years after a positive marijuana test de...
Aug 21, 2023