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Man arrested in possession of loaded, sawed-off rifle in front of Crescent Heights store
MEDICINE HAT, AB - A man is facing charges following a weekend incident in which he allegedly confronted people while in possession of a loaded firearm.According to Medicine Hat Police Services, offic...
Mar 27, 2023
Indigenous groups hope for infrastructure dollars and economic development in budget
OTTAWA - Funding for infrastructure and economic development are two of the main asks some prominent Indigenous organizations have put to the Liberal government ahead of its upcoming budget. Finance M...
Mar 27, 2023
HALO and South Alberta Flight Academy to pursue partnership
MEDICINE HAT, AB -A special airplane built locally by students at the South Alberta Flight Academy could soon take flight for an important mission.At the Academy's Wings over Southern Alberta gala on ...
Mar 27, 2023
Watchdog couldn't probe charity bias allegations 'deeply enough' due to lack of info
OTTAWA - The federal taxpayers' ombudsperson is recommending better unconscious bias training for employees of the Canada Revenue Agency's charities directorate. In a report today on the fairness of t...
Mar 27, 2023
Tigers playoffs tickets on sale today
MEDICINE HAT, AB - The Medicine Hat Tigers are returning to the Western Hockey League playoffs for the first time since 2019.The Tigers won a 4-3 nail-biter over the Swift Current Broncos clinching th...
Mar 27, 2023
Ottawa's slow rollout of internet to First Nations creating economic rift: audit
OTTAWA - The federal government's slow rollout of high-speed internet to rural areas is putting First Nations at an economic disadvantage while billions of dollars earmarked to fix the issue remains u...
Mar 27, 2023
Centre Block construction within cost, but Ottawa needs to make faster decisions: AG
OTTAWA - Canada's auditor general says the modernization of Parliament's Centre Block is within budget so far, but the federal government needs to do a better job at making up their minds before major...
Mar 27, 2023
Disorganized foreign-aid reporting means Ottawa can't track feminist outcomes: audit
OTTAWA - Global Affairs Canada has no sense of whether development aid meant to help women and girls abroad is actually advancing gender equity, according to an audit tabled in Parliament today. The a...
Mar 27, 2023
Quebec girl, 9, dies after snow fort collapses behind residence
SAINT-UBALDE, Que. - A nine-year-old girl has died after a snow fort collapsed in a forest behind a rural Quebec home. The young victim was building a fort with another girl, 7, when it collapsed on t...
Mar 27, 2023
Canada sanctions more Iran guard corps members, police after Toronto rally criticism
Ottawa is adding more Iranian individuals and companies to its sanctions list after the government faced heavy criticism at a diaspora event this weekend. The new sanctions apply to eight people, as w...
Mar 27, 2023