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'A really difficult year': Salvation Army sees rise in demand for services
MEDICINE HAT, AB- The Salvation Army says demand for their services is high, and they are seeing more, and more people in the city who are in need. Captain David Dale said a lot of residents have been...
Feb 15, 2022

City battles negativity, polarized attitudes with new initiative
MEDICINE HAT, AB -- Noting recent cases of negativity and polarization of attitudes in Medicine Hat, city hall is moving to promote positivity with a new program.Called "Choose," the program will invo...
Feb 15, 2022

3D Archery Provincials coming to Cypress Centre this weekend
MEDICINE HAT, AB - Another championship competition is coming to Medicine Hat this month.3D archery provincials are set to take place this weekend at the Cypress Centre.The Medicine Hat Archery Club i...
Feb 15, 2022

Justin Trudeau's emergency law not the same as the one his father invoked in 1970s
MONTREAL - The similarities between Prime Minister Justin Trudeau's decision to invoke the Emergencies Act on Monday and his father's use of a previous emergency law more than 50 years ago wasn't lost...
Feb 15, 2022

Hinshaw: All provinces shifting from pandemic to endemic
Alberta is again shifting to an endemic response to COVID-19, as the fifth wave shows signs of subsiding.Chief medical officer of health Dr. Deena Hinshaw said all provinces are making the same shift....
Feb 15, 2022

Scotiabank Arena should get busier as Ontario government accelerates attendance plan
TORONTO - The stands will be a lot busier at Scotiabank Arena this week in the wake of the Ontario government slightly accelerating plans to ease attendance limits at indoor sports events. Initially p...
Feb 15, 2022

WATCH: Copping, Hinshaw to provide COVID-19 update
Coming up at 3:30 p.m.Health Minister Jason Copping and chief medical officer of health Dr. Deena Hinshaw provide an update on COVID-19.
Feb 15, 2022

Study on reconciliation focuses on perceptions across Canada
A study by a group gauging progress on reconciliation suggests non-Indigenous Canadians have developed a deeper understanding of the harms that were done by residential schools. But it also found ther...
Feb 15, 2022

Russian invasion threat to Ukraine imminent, says Joly, amid diplomacy, cyberattacks
OTTAWA - Canada's foreign affairs minister says the threat of a Russian invasion of Ukraine remains high as cyberattacks undermined earlier optimism Tuesday that the Kremlin might be drawing down its ...
Feb 15, 2022

CP NewsAlert: B.C. to lift most COVID restrictions, but masks, vaccine rules remain
VICTORIA - British Columbia will drop capacity limits for indoor and outdoor gatherings including at sporting events, fitness centres, restaurants, bars and nightclubs on Wednesday night. People will ...
Feb 15, 2022