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Raptors confirm sign-and-trade deal sending star guard Kyle Lowry to the Miami Heat
TORONTO - The Toronto Raptors have confirmed the sign-and-trade deal sending star guard Kyle Lowry to the Miami Heat. In exchange for the six-time all-star, Toronto gets veteran guard Goran Dragic and...
Aug 06, 2021

COVID-19 outbreak at local business
REDCLIFF, AB - A business in Redcliff has had an outbreak of COVID-19.Roy's Wood Shop is listed on the Alberta Health Services website as having an outbreak. Businesses that have 10 or more cases are ...
Aug 06, 2021

Medicine Hat has another 27 active COVID-19 cases, hospitalizations up to 113 in Alberta
There are 169 active cases of COVID-19 in Medicine Hat on Friday.Medicine Hat has had 1,456 total cases - the 169 active, 1,265 recovered and there have been 22 deaths.The city has more than half (55 ...
Aug 06, 2021

No charges against top military officer McDonald after misconduct investigation
OTTAWA - A six-month investigation into the conduct of Canada's top military officer Admiral Art McDonald has ended without any charges. Provost Marshal Brig.-Gen. Simon Trudeau announced the developm...
Aug 06, 2021

Canada Ravens regroup after decision to postpone Rugby League World Cup
The decision to postpone the Rugby League World Cup to next year will help Canada's entry prepare but remains disappointing, Canadian team officials say. The tournament, which features men's, women's ...
Aug 06, 2021

Rotary Ribfest is back in the city
MEDICINE HAT, AB - Meat lovers can stuff their mouths and fill their stomachs this weekend with the return of the Medicine Hat Rotary Drive Thru Ribfest.Four award-winning barbecue teams will be set u...
Aug 06, 2021

Co-op Place hiring for food and beverage positions
MEDICINE HAT, AB - When Co-op Place starts roaring during Tigers and rocking during concerts this fall staff will be needed to keep fans fed.Co-op Place is getting ready for that, hosting a two-day hi...
Aug 06, 2021

Quebec signs deal with Ottawa to allow more temporary foreign workers in province
MONTREAL - Quebec has reached a deal with Ottawa that will allow up to 20 per cent more temporary foreign workers in the province to work in low-wage jobs. The federal government announced the pilot p...
Aug 06, 2021

Province announces support for livestock producers
With below-average rainfall for much of the spring and summer and temperatures in the mid to high 30s in recent weeks, livestock producers have faced one of their toughest years in recent memory."We'v...
Aug 06, 2021

Pfizer vaccine label amended in Canada to list Bell's Palsy as possible side-effect
OTTAWA - Health Canada has added the facial paralysis condition known as Bell's Palsy as a potentially rare side-effect after getting the Pfizer-BioNTech vaccine. The condition is a usually temporary ...
Aug 06, 2021