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Corey Mace named new Toronto Argonauts defensive co-ordinator
TORONTO - Corey Mace was named the new defensive co-ordinator of the Toronto Argonauts on Thursday. Mace served as the Calgary Stampeders defensive-line coach from 2016 through 2021. The move reunites...
Jan 06, 2022

Offensive tackle Jermarcus Hardrick signs Winnipeg Blue Bombers contract extension
WINNIPEG - All-star American offensive tackle Jermarcus Hardrick has signed a one-year contract extension with the Winnipeg Blue Bombers. The Canadian Football League club announced the deal on Thursd...
Jan 06, 2022

AHS launches web resource for COVID management at home
Albertans can better manage mild COVID-19 symptoms at home through a new online resource from Alberta Health Services.AHS says the site contains information such as what to do when you have symptoms o...
Jan 06, 2022

Chicago schools to shut for 3rd day amid debate with union
CHICAGO (AP) - Leaders of the nation's third-largest school district canceled classes for a third consecutive day amid increasingly tense negotiations with the Chicago Teachers Union over remote learn...
Jan 06, 2022

Local superintendents happy to welcome students back Monday, but not without concerns
MEDICINE HAT, AB - Empty schools will soon be filled with teachers and students despite rising COVID-19 cases.The provincial government announced Wednesday that in-person learning will resume on Monda...
Jan 06, 2022

Mall Safeway closing next weekend
MEDICINE HAT, AB - The shelves are already looking bare in preparation of the Medicine Hat Mall Safeway becoming a FreshCo.Signs have been posted around the store stating the Safeway doors will close ...
Jan 06, 2022

Kamloops, B.C., to host 2023 Scotties Tournament of Hearts
Kamloops, B.C., has been selected as the host city of the 2023 Scotties Tournament of Hearts. The Canadian women's curling championship will be at the Sandman Centre Feb. 17-26, 2023. "Hosting the Sco...
Jan 06, 2022

Red Wings-Ducks postponed hours before schedule game
ANAHEIM, Calif. (AP) - The scheduled game Thursday night between Anaheim and the Detroit Red Wings has been postponed to Sunday because of COVID-19-related issues affecting the Ducks. Anaheim placed c...
Jan 06, 2022

Warrant: 5-year-old might have started deadly Philly blaze
PHILADELPHIA (AP) - Investigators are looking into the possibility that a 5-year-old child who was playing with a lighter set a Christmas tree on fire, sparking a conflagration that killed 12 people i...
Jan 06, 2022

New provincial records for daily COVID-19 cases, positivity rate; almost 500 in hospital
There are 395 active cases of COVID-19 in Medicine Hat on Thursday.Medicine Hat has had 5,063 total cases - the 395 active, 4,590 recovered and there have been 78 deaths.There are 52 new cases in the ...
Jan 06, 2022