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Study finds employers working longer hours during employment shortage
MEDICINE HAT, AB - In a study released by The Canadian Federation of Independent Business, it found small business owners are working the equivalent of an eight-day work week.The reason, a shortage of...
May 02, 2023

Two Canadians killed during battle in Ukraine, Global Affairs says
Global Affairs says two Canadians have been in Ukraine as tributes pour in for the men who were from Ontario and Alberta. Family and aid workers have identified Kyle Porter of Alberta and Cole Zelenco...
May 02, 2023

Noon Interview: Sara Dell May 2
MEDICINE HAT, AB - Thursday and Saturday are the first of many dates to mark on your calendar.Medalta will present on May 4 the first of a series of "festival vibe" markets that will run until Septemb...
May 02, 2023

BC Hockey offering support to youth players following BCHL break away announcement
SAANICHTON - The president of B.C. Hockey says his organization is disappointed but not surprised by the British Columbia Hockey League's decision to leave Hockey Canada. Cam Hope, the president of th...
May 02, 2023

Electricity and natural gas rates down for May
MEDICINE HAT, AB - The City of Medicine Hat released its May utility rates on Monday.The May price of electricity for residential customers on the regulated rate option is 13.966 cents per kilowatt ho...
May 02, 2023

Judge rejects Zooey Zephyr effort to return to Montana House
HELENA, Mont. (AP) - Rep. Zooey Zephyr, the transgender Montana lawmaker who was silenced after telling Republicans they would have blood on their hands for opposing gender-affirming health care for k...
May 02, 2023

AP source: Grizzlies have no plans to bring back Canadian Dillon Brooks
The Memphis Grizzlies have no plans to bring Dillon Brooks back to the team when he hits free agency this summer, a person with knowledge of the situation said Tuesday. Brooks, from Mississauga, Ont.,...
May 02, 2023

UCP says it's fixing the health mess left by former NDP government
EDMONTON - Alberta's United Conservative Party says it will continue to invest in health care to fix the massive problems inherited from the former NDP government.The party says in a statement that in...
May 02, 2023

Game 2 of second-round series between Golden Knights and Oilers pushed back a day
NEW YORK - The NHL has rescheduled Game 2 of the second-round playoff series between the Oilers and Golden Knights, a move that would affect fans that had already made arrangements to travel from Edmo...
May 02, 2023

Cypress County discontinues active rabies testing program
CYPRESS COUNTY, AB - Rabies is a viral disease that can be transmitted to animals and humans, and it affects the central nervous system, causing disease in the brain and death. In Alberta, bats are th...
May 02, 2023