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May readies Green leadership bid, asked MP Mike Morrice to consider running: sources
OTTAWA - Elizabeth May, who is preparing a bid for the leadership of the Green Party, first asked the only other Green MP if he would consider taking the helm before she decided to apply for her old j...
Jul 29, 2022

Deleted bookmark led to child pornography site that depicted Amanda Todd: Crown
NEW WESTMINSTER, B.C. - A Crown attorney says a device seized from the home of the Dutch man accused of harassing British Columbia teenager Amanda Todd contained a deleted bookmark to a child pornogra...
Jul 29, 2022

Alberta opening COVID-19 vaccine appointments to children under 5 starting Aug. 2
Parents and guardians can book appointments starting on Aug. 2 for children six months to five years old to get their first dose of COVID-19 vaccine.Vaccine administration will begin on the same day."...
Jul 29, 2022

Father and daughter team up for milestone blood donation
MEDICINE HAT, AB - Randy and Sonia Laughlin try and donate blood as often as they can. Their next scheduled appointment is Aug. 8, when the Canadian Blood Services clinic comes through the city. While...
Jul 29, 2022

Ribfest 2022 heading downtown
MEDICINE HAT, AB - A full Ribfest will return later this summer at one of the city's newest event spaces.Travois Ale Works has announced Ribfest will takeover Towne Square from Aug. 26-28, poised to c...
Jul 29, 2022

Former sport minister Duncan has zero faith Hocky Canada can clean up its sport
TORONTO - As a former gymnast who has seen the darker side of that sport, Kirsty Duncan's mandate was to try to eradicate abuse in Canadian sport. Duncan, who was Canada's sport minister from 2015 to ...
Jul 29, 2022

Canada's ambassador to Ukraine working off-site in Kyiv due to security concerns
OTTAWA - Prime Minister Justin Trudeau raised the flag over the Canadian Embassy in Kyiv in May and announced it was reopening for business. But nearly three months on, Canada's ambassador to Ukraine ...
Jul 29, 2022

Plant ID Walks in Police Point Park
MEDICINE HAT, AB - Plant experts from the MH Interpretive Program will lead a pair of Plant ID Walks through Police Point Park on Saturday.The recent rain has the park looking lush and green, say orga...
Jul 29, 2022

AHS and HSAA ratify collective agreement
Alberta Health Services and the Health Sciences Association of Alberta have ratified a new collective agreement.Officials say the four-year agreement expires on March 31, 2024, and sets out the terms ...
Jul 29, 2022

Stampede through your eyes
MEDICINE HAT, AB - On Thursday we asked on Facebook for you to post photos of how you were enjoying the return of the Medicine Hat Exhibition & Stampede.You understood the assignment.Here is a qui...
Jul 29, 2022