Author Archives:
Local greenhouse glow reduced with blackout curtain project
CYPRESS COUNTY, AB - The nights just southwest of Medicine Hat should be a shade or two darker after an area greenhouse took steps to dim its nighttime glow and reduce the area's light pollution.Over ...
Nov 03, 2021
Alberta's Kenney denies scapegoating chief medical officer for COVID-19 failures
EDMONTON - Premier Jason Kenney is rejecting accusations that he is blaming the province's chief medical officer of health for Alberta's failures in the handling of the fourth wave of COVID-19. "The b...
Nov 03, 2021
Two Lethbridge men charged after traffic stop turns up drugs and firearm
LETHBRIDGE, AB. - An early morning traffic stop on Nov. 3 resulted in the seizure of drugs and a firearm and charges against two Lethbridge men. LPS officers stopped a vehicle in the 4000 block of Fou...
Nov 03, 2021
'Callous and inhumane': Lawsuit filed against Edmonton police for head injury
EDMONTON - A young Indigenous man is suing Edmonton police for an alleged assault that he says put him in hospital for more than a week. Lawyer Heather Steinke-Attia, who is representing Pacey Dumas a...
Nov 03, 2021
Prosecutor: Ruggs drove 156 mph before fatal crash in Vegas
LAS VEGAS (AP) - Former Raiders wide receiver Henry Ruggs III was driving at 156 mph with a blood-alcohol content twice Nevada's legal limit before his sports car slammed into the rear of a vehicle th...
Nov 03, 2021
AP Source: Giants C Buster Posey will announce retirement
SAN FRANCISCO (AP) - San Francisco Giants catcher Buster Posey plans to announce his retirement Thursday, according to a person with direct knowledge of the decision. The person spoke on condition of ...
Nov 03, 2021
Montreal police officer Roger Fréchette acquitted of sexual assault charge
MONTREAL - A Montreal police officer who was charged with sexual assault following an independent investigation by the province's police watchdog was acquitted Wednesday by a Quebec court judge. Roger...
Nov 03, 2021
Phil Murphy narrowly reelected governor in New Jersey
TRENTON, N.J. (AP) - New Jersey Democratic Gov. Phil Murphy narrowly won reelection Wednesday, eking out a victory that spared Democrats the loss of a second gubernatorial seat. He's the state's first...
Nov 03, 2021
Active COVID-19 cases in Medicine Hat drops below 100
Premier Jason Kenney says it's a "completely ridiculous misconstrual" of his words on Monday evening in the legislature to suggest he blamed the chief medical officer of health for the lack of action ...
Nov 03, 2021
Flu shot demand down compared to previous years
MEDICINE HAT, AB - In addition to the COVID-19 vaccine, the flu vaccine is also readily available but Alberta Health Services and a local pharmacy say demand is way down.It's still early in the influe...
Nov 03, 2021