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Fire damages Syrian tent home of detained Canadian mother and children: advocate
OTTAWA - An advocacy group says a Canadian mother struggling to leave a Syrian detention camp with her six children was dealt another setback this week when a fire damaged their tent home. Alexandra B...
Jun 30, 2023

What's open and closed in Medicine Hat for Canada Day long weekend
MEDICINE HAT, AB - Canada Day is Saturday and with it comes a long weekend of celebration and fun in Medicine Hat. Here are some businesses in Medicine Hat that are either open or closed during the up...
Jun 30, 2023

Property tax deadline is today
MEDICINE HAT, AB - Today is the final day to pay your Medicine Hat property taxes or apply for a payment plan to avoid a late penalty.Any amounts unpaid as of July 1 will incur an immediate penalty of...
Jun 30, 2023

No. 1 overall draft pick Connor Bedard begins development camp with Chicago Blackhawks
CHICAGO (AP) - Connor Bedard is going to work with the Chicago Blackhawks. Bedard is the centerpiece of the team's development camp at its practice facility near the United Center. The high-scoring fo...
Jun 30, 2023

U.S.-based remote vehicle operator gives timeline of Titan recovery off Newfoundland
EAST AURORA, N.Y. - The owner of the remotely operated vehicle that recovered pieces of the Titan submersible says it found the wreck on the ocean floor soon after arriving at the search site on June ...
Jun 30, 2023

Yukon still waiting for federal support to build flooding mitigation infrastructure
WHITEHORSE - The Yukon government says the territory is "patiently waiting" for federal support for building mitigation infrastructure after severe flooding in the Klondike Valley this spring. Premier...
Jun 30, 2023

Stampede parade saved by volunteers
MEDICINE HAT, AB - The Medicine Hat Exhibition & Stampede parade is a go next month.In May, president Darlene Keeler said the parade was in jeopardy because of a shortage of volunteers for this ye...
Jun 30, 2023

Nashville Predators buy out Matt Duchene as NHL teams prepare for the start of free agency
A handful of NHL teams spent Friday clearing out salary cap space with some big-money buyouts on the eve of free agency. The Nashville Predators led the way by buying out Matt Duchene's contract. The ...
Jun 30, 2023

'An interesting time': Cap-squeezed NHL set to open free agency Saturday
Brad Treliving remembers a time when NHL general managers were basically done with free agency shortly after the window opened. Big names quickly scooped up, roles filled, rosters largely set. The COV...
Jun 30, 2023

CF Montreal chasing history against struggling New York City FC
MONTREAL - CF Montreal are a single clean-sheet victory at home away from breaking Major League Soccer's all-time record held by the 2000 Kansas City Wizards. They will be attempting to collect their ...
Jun 30, 2023