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Quick arrest following morning robbery
MEDICINE HAT, AB - One man is in custody following what police believe was a targeted robbery this morning.Medicine Hat police were called just after 8 a.m. to a male in distress in the zero hundred b...
Jul 07, 2020
Toronto FC goalkeeper Quentin Westberg tries to keep things in perspective
Goalkeeper Quentin Westberg said goodbye to his family three times as Toronto FC tried to sort out COVID-19 testing ahead of flying to Florida on Monday for the MLS is Back tournament. On Tuesday...
Jul 07, 2020
Trail under highway bridge temporarily closed
MEDICINE HAT, AB - A fallen tree limb has forced the closure of the pedestrian trail under the Trans-Canada Highway bridge.Crews will begin work on Wednesday to remove the limb, and the trail is expec...
Jul 07, 2020
Dutch police arrest 6 men, uncover makeshift torture chamber
THE HAGUE, Netherlands - Dutch police arrested six men after discovering sea containers that had been converted into a makeshift prison and sound-proofed "torture chamber" complete with a dentist's ch...
Jul 07, 2020
Medicine Hat City Hall to open to the public next week
MEDICINE HAT, AB - City Hall is next on the list of facilities to reopen as Medicine Hat emerges from the lockdown necessitated by COVID-19.Merrick Brown, the city's director of emergency management, ...
Jul 07, 2020
Maryland GOP governor releasing book on his tenure, politics
ANNAPOLIS, Md. - Maryland Gov. Larry Hogan, who considered a primary challenge to President Donald Trump last year, said Tuesday he is releasing a book about national politics and his experiences as g...
Jul 07, 2020
Bears trying to live with people, but it still isn't enough: study
EDMONTON - Grizzly bears are doing their best to get along with people, but it still isn't enough. Newly published research assessing more than 40 years of data concludes that without large wilde...
Jul 07, 2020
Charities battered by COVID-19 say federal support desperately needed
OTTAWA - The federal Liberal government is facing growing calls to provide direct support to Canada's charity and non-profit sector as some of the country's best-known and largest organizations say th...
Jul 07, 2020
Wizards' Beal not playing rest of NBA season due to injury
WASHINGTON - Wizards leading scorer Bradley Beal won't take part in the restart of the NBA season because of a right rotator cuff injury. The team announced Beal's status Tuesday before travelling to ...
Jul 07, 2020
Severe thunderstorm watch issued for region
MEDICINE HAT, AB - Southeastern Alberta is under a severe thunderstorm watch. The watch covers Environment Canada's Medicine Hat-Bow Island-Suffield, Cypress Hills Provincial Park-Foremost and Lethbri...
Jul 07, 2020