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New electoral boundaries strip Quebec of a seat, gives Alberta 3 more
OTTAWA - Elections Canada says Quebec will lose one seat in the next redistribution of federal ridings in Canada. Overall, the number of seats in the House of Commons will increase by four to 342 seat...
Oct 15, 2021
Cities, police unions clash as vaccine mandates take effect
Police departments around the U.S. that are requiring officers to get vaccinated against COVID-19 are running up against pockets of resistance that some fear could leave law enforcement shorthanded an...
Oct 15, 2021
COVID means delay to Medicine Hat awards ceremony
MEDICINE HAT, AB - The City of Medicine Hat has put a hold on its bi-annual Community Spirit Awards event. A statement issued by the city says the awards ceremony, which was set for Oct. 20, have been...
Oct 15, 2021
Council candidate opts not to place campaign signs on lawns or roadways
MEDICINE HAT, AB - The signs of next Monday's civic election are everywhere, and can be seen along nearly every available space on major roads in Medicine Hat.But one candidate for city council has ma...
Oct 15, 2021
Five Easy Tips to Prep Your Home for Winter
When the days begin to get shorter and the nights get colder, it's time to start getting your home prepped for the inevitable winter ahead. Here are a few of my must get done's before old man winter c...
Oct 15, 2021
Understanding what you can afford
Shopping for a home, especially your first home can be very exciting. Visualizing how you're going to decorate your new living room, or nights out on the deck can be very enticing. But before you get ...
Oct 15, 2021
Alberta technical college ordered to pay former teacher who was fired for pregnancy
EDMONTON - A human rights commission has ordered the Alberta Pipe Trade College to pay $35,000 to a former instructor who was fired because she was pregnant. The decision from the Human Rights Tribuna...
Oct 15, 2021
Local woman shares her story during Breast Cancer Awareness Month
MEDICINE HAT, AB - October is Breast Cancer Awareness Month and a Medicine Hat woman is sharing her story hoping to help others. During a routine mammogram last August, Frances Barnes was told she had...
Oct 15, 2021
Sanare Centre Bottle Drive today and tomorrow
MEDICINE HAT, AB - Sanare Centre is collecting bottles this weekend to raise money for the centre.The former Southeastern Alberta Child Advocacy Centre (aka SARC), has partnered with TC Energy for the...
Oct 15, 2021
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau to visit Tk’emlúps te Secwepemc in B.C. next week
OTTAWA - The Tk'emlps te Secwepemc First Nation in British Columbia says Prime Minister Justin Trudeau will visit next Monday. The Oct. 18 trip follows his apology to Chief Rosanne Casimir for not hav...
Oct 15, 2021