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Battle-hardened Canada ready for final round of CONCACAF World Cup qualifying
TORONTO - Canada got to the final round of World Cup qualifying the hard way. With the CONCACAF road map changing several times as the pandemic played havoc with the world soccer schedule, the 59th-ra...
Sep 01, 2021
B.C. premier supports health-care workers after protests against vaccine cards
VICTORIA - B.C. Premier John Horgan expressed his gratitude to health-care workers on Wednesday after protests outside some hospitals in the province. The provincial government will require proof of v...
Sep 01, 2021
Irrigation and trail rehabilitation work starting
MEDICINE HAT, AB - The city's parks and recreation department has begin the winterization of irrigation infrastructure in city parks.Work will begin in areas identified as Class C and moving through t...
Sep 01, 2021
Alberta education minister confident back-to-school plan prioritizes health, safety
Alberta's minister of education is confident in the health and safety guidance the province has laid out to keep students and staff safe as they return to the classroom for the 2021-22 school year.Alt...
Sep 01, 2021
Child-care system or tax credit: Parties' pitches mean varying benefits for families
OTTAWA - Six years ago, Rob Gillezeau watched as a child-care pledge he worked on for the federal New Democrats got pitted against competing policy ideas on where the country should go politically on ...
Sep 01, 2021
Lockdown orders in N.W.T. to lift this weekend as COVID-19 cases start to decline
YELLOWKNIFE - Two communities in the Northwest Territories under lockdown orders since mid-August will see those orders lifted late Saturday as active cases of COVID-19 start to decline across the ter...
Sep 01, 2021
Two candidates report election sign tampering in Redcliff
REDCLIFF, AB - Redcliff RCMP are investigating after receiving complaints from two municipal election candidates of signs being stolen or damaged. Mayoral candidate Ernie Reimer and council candidate ...
Sep 01, 2021
The Undecideds: Three Canadian voters still unsure who to support, two weeks in
Canadians are set to go to the polls Sept. 20, but not everyone knows what they will do when they get there. The Canadian Press is following three undecided voters through the ups and downs of this el...
Sep 01, 2021
Echo Dale swim lake closed for season next week
MEDICINE HAT, AB - The days are running out for you to go swimming at Echo Dale.The city says Labour Day will mark the final day of swimming operations this year at the lake. Also, the lake will be cl...
Sep 01, 2021
Record number of Indigenous candidates running in federal election
A record number of Indigenous candidates are running in the federal election this year with what they say is a goal of advancing meaningful change in Canada's relationship with First Nations, Inuit an...
Sep 01, 2021