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Stacks and stacks of books available at Friends of the Library sale
MEDICINE HAT, AB - Summer time calls for books, whether you're reading them on the beach, during long car rides or at home on your deck.The Medicine Hat Public Library can help you fill your reading l...
Jul 14, 2022

A rookie rises and Tiger crashes in slow-moving British Open
ST. ANDREWS, Scotland (AP) - The Old Course was never faster. The pace of play was never slower. The celebrated start Thursday of the 150th British Open gave way to Cameron Young making his debut with...
Jul 14, 2022

Senators lock up young sniper Josh Norris with eight-year, $63.6-million contract
OTTAWA - The Ottawa Senators have locked up a big piece of their young core by signing Josh Norris to an eight-year, US$63.6-million contract. The 23-year-old led the Senators with 35 goals in 2021-22...
Jul 14, 2022

Bombers set to host Stampeders in showdown of CFL's last two unbeaten teams
WINNIPEG - Mike O'Shea downplayed Friday's battle of the unbeaten, but the Winnipeg head coach hopes CFL fans will be hyped. The 5-0 Blue Bombers host the 4-0 Calgary Stampeders at IG Field, with both...
Jul 14, 2022

Lethbridge gymnastics coach charged with sexually assaulting seven-year-old
LETHBRIDGE, AB - The Lethbridge Police Service (LPS) has apprehended a man who allegedly committed sexual assault against a minor.On Tuesday, July 5, 2022, LPS received a report that a seven-year-old ...
Jul 14, 2022

Court documents detail RCMP hacking investigation into Alberta politician
EDMONTON - Court documents show Mounties were initially pursuing criminal charges against an Alberta legislature member who admitted to hacking a government health website.Former NDP MLA Thomas Dang w...
Jul 14, 2022

Full grandstands expected for Stampede rodeo
MEDICINE HAT, AB - The best cowboys and cowgirls from both sides of the border will be down in the dirt at the Medicine Hat Exhibition & Stampede in two weeks' time."We have lots of NFR finalists ...
Jul 14, 2022

Ivana Trump, first wife of former president, dies at 73
NEW YORK (AP) - Ivana Trump, who formed half of a publicity power couple in the 1980s as the first wife of former President Donald Trump and mother of his oldest children, has died in New York City, h...
Jul 14, 2022

Federal government sends $2B in health transfers, other funding to provinces
OTTAWA - Finance Minister Chrystia Freeland says the provinces, territories and municipalities have now received more than $2.85 billion promised months ago for health care, transit systems and classr...
Jul 14, 2022

Man acquitted in Air India bombing shot dead in B.C.: family of victim
SURREY, B.C. - Ripudaman Singh Malik, the man acquitted in the 1985 Air India terrorist bombing, appears to have been killed in a shooting in Surrey, B.C., according to several media outlets. Vancouve...
Jul 14, 2022