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Lethbridge NDP candidates commit $20 million to cardiac expansions at Chinook Regional Hospital
LETHBRIDGE, AB - Two provincial political candidates in Lethbridge have made a major campaign commitment to hospital infrastructure and services in the city.Lethbridge-East NDP candidate Rob Miyashiro...
Apr 12, 2023

Amazing Race for Hunger applications now open
MEDICINE HAT, AB - The Root Cellar Food & Wellness Hub is looking for people to register for the second annual Amazing Race for Hunger fundraiser happening in August. Last year, teams competed in ...
Apr 12, 2023

Florida executes 'ninja killer' for couple's 1989 death
STARKE, Fla. (AP) - Florida executed a man known as the "ninja killer" on Wednesday for the 1989 slayings of a couple visiting the state from New Jersey. Louis Bernard Gaskin, 56, was pronounced dead ...
Apr 12, 2023

Rogers Centre roof open for Jays-Tigers game; earliest opening in franchise history
TORONTO - With summer-like weather conditions in the Toronto area, the roof was open at Rogers Centre on Wednesday night for the start of the Blue Jays' home game against the Detroit Tigers. It was th...
Apr 12, 2023

COVID numbers down locally and province-wide
New COVID-19 cases and the number of COVID patients in Alberta hospitals are down in the latest provincial update released on Wednesday.Province-wide as of April 10, there are 458 Albertans currently ...
Apr 12, 2023

Provincial funds helps keep local bank shelves stocked up
MEDICINE HAT, AB - The Root Cellar Food & Wellness Hub has received $65,000 in a food security grant to help keep its shelves full. The province announced a funding increase of $20 million over tw...
Apr 12, 2023

Debut season a winning one for Rattlers women's hockey team
MEDICINE HAT, AB - The first season for the Medicine Hat College Rattlers women's hockey team was a huge win overall even if they were never on top when looking at the final numbers on the scoreboard....
Apr 12, 2023

One man in hospital, two in custody after shooting on Calgary Transit bus
CALGARY - Police say a man has been taken to hospital in life-threatening condition and two others are in custody after a shooting on a Calgary Transit bus in the city's downtown.Officers were called ...
Apr 12, 2023

B.C. Court of Appeal quashes conviction of babysitter in toddler's drowning
VANCOUVER - An appeal court has quashed the conviction of a British Columbia woman in the drowning death of a toddler she was babysitting, saying the original outcome was "the product of a miscarriage...
Apr 12, 2023

Suspect facing more charges stemming from violent Montreal mosque break-in
Montreal police say a suspect accused in a violent break-in at a downtown mosque is facing more charges. Cory Anderson, 32, is charged with assault with a weapon, unlawful confinement and mischief ste...
Apr 12, 2023