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Industry minister to represent Canada at former Japanese PM's funeral
OTTAWA - Federal Industry Minister Francois-Philippe Champagne will represent Canada at former Japanese prime minister Shinzo Abe's state funeral this week. Prime Minister Justin Trudeau was scheduled...
Sep 25, 2022

Missing Medicine Hat boy found safe
MEDICINE HAT, AB - Police say a boy reported missing on Saturday evening has been located safe and sound. An eight-year-old boy was reported missing from the River Flats area at around 7 p.m. and Medi...
Sep 25, 2022

Alberta looking at ways to reduce hate crimes
Medicine Hat, AB--Recent hate-motivated crimes and incidents in the province has prompted the provincial government to study ways of preventing these crimes from happening in the future.$250,000 is be...
Sep 25, 2022

Canada's Auger-Aliassime beats Djokovic; Team World leads Laver Cup
LONDON (AP) - Canada's Felix Auger-Aliassime added a singles victory over Novak Djokovic to an earlier win in doubles Sunday, allowing Team World to take a 10-8 lead over Team Europe with two matches ...
Sep 25, 2022

Natasha Wodak smashes Canadian marathon record in Berlin
Natasha Wodak believes that enjoying the process will show up in the results. The 40-year-old from North Vancouver, B.C., who grew to love training for the marathon, shattered the Canadian record in t...
Sep 25, 2022

Carleton scores 19 points, Canada beats Japan to remain undefeated at FIBA World Cup
SYDNEY, Australia - Canada's women's basketball team continues to pick up steam at the FIBA World Cup. Bridget Carleton scored 19 points while Kayla Alexander grabbed 11 rebounds, and the Canadian wom...
Sep 25, 2022

Couple proceeds with wedding amid chaos in P.E.I. from post-tropical storm Fiona
CHARLOTTETOWN - Naomi and Tyler Wheeler have lived through a pandemic, wildfires, heat waves, minor earthquakes and most recently a post-tropical storm that laid waste to huge swaths of Atlantic Canad...
Sep 25, 2022

Thirty-one Rattlers win National Scholar Award
MEDICINE HAT, AB - Medicine Hat College Rattlers don't just strive for success on the court, pitch and course. They also want to be successful in the classroom.The college has announced that 31 studen...
Sep 25, 2022

Ad campaign to help Albertans find best deal on utility rates
Winter is coming and many Albertans are worrying about the high cost of heating their homes.Last winter, heating and electrical bills soared due to seasonal and market factors.The Utilities Consumer A...
Sep 25, 2022

Province sees significant decline in opioid-related deaths
Medicine Hat, AB--There has been a significant decline in the number of opioid-related deaths in Alberta.The number of lives lost to opioids peaked in late 2021. In July of this year, 92 deaths were r...
Sep 25, 2022