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Milk River emergency department temporarily closed
MILK RIVER, AB - Residents in Milk River will need to travel out-of-town for emergency healthcare for the time being.Alberta Health Services (AHS) said the Milk River Health Centre Emergency Departmen...
May 24, 2023

Alberta forest land scorched by 2023 wildfires surpasses one million hectares mark
GRANDE PRAIRIE, AB - The amount of Alberta forest land burned by wildfires so far this year has hit an ominous figure. Officials say 1,017,000 hectares have burned so far in 2023.Alberta Wildfire Info...
May 24, 2023

Bloc joins Conservatives in rejecting Johnston report briefing on election meddling
OTTAWA - Bloc Qubcois Leader Yves-Franois Blanchet is joining Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre in refusing to take a look at secret information that led a watchdog to recommend against a public in...
May 24, 2023

Health care a disaster that parties must address, says Alberta Medical Association president
CALGARY - It's one of the key issues at the ballot box in the Alberta election, but the two main parties vying to run the province's sprawling health system can't agree on the diagnosis, let alone the...
May 24, 2023

Super Typhoon Mawar passing over Guam as Category 4 storm with strong winds, rain
HONOLULU (AP) - Typhoon Mawar barreled into Guam as a powerful Category 4 storm Wednesday, pummeling the U.S. Pacific territory with high winds, heavy rains and a dangerous storm surge that swamped lo...
May 24, 2023

In The News for May 24 : Trudeau heads to Winnipeg
In The News is a roundup of stories from The Canadian Press designed to kickstart your day. Here is what's on the radar of our editors for the morning of May 24 ... What we are watching in Canada ... ...
May 24, 2023

Prime Minister Justin Trudeau set to spend day in Winnipeg
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau is scheduled to be in Winnipeg today. Trudeau is set to meet with Indigenous high school students in the morning before making an announcement about protecting fresh wate...
May 24, 2023

22 fewer teachers in public school board budget
MEDICINE HAT, AB - There will be 22 fewer teachers in Medicine Hat classrooms next year.The Medicine Hat public school board approved its budget for the 2023-24 fiscal year that will see a decline in ...
May 23, 2023

City launches Community Microgrants
MEDICINE HAT, AB - The City of Medicine Hat is introducing a new program that will offer funding to residents to organize activities and events that strengthen bonds within their community and neighbo...
May 23, 2023

Vegas 1 win from another Stanley Cup Final after 4-0 win over Stars in Game 3
DALLAS (AP) - Jonathan Marchessault scored the first of three quick goals for Vegas, an early onslaught that knocked Jake Oettinger out of the game after captain Jamie Benn had already been ejected, a...
May 23, 2023