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MHPS launch Bike Index program, cyclists encouraged to register
MEDICINE HAT, AB - Between 150-200 bicycles are reported stolen every year in Medicine Hat.Inspector Brent Secondiak says police know that number is substantially higher, probably double or triple.And...
Sep 09, 2020

16 Alberta schools now reporting COVID-19 cases, website to identify school cases
EDMONTON, AB - The province's chief medical officer says there are 16 schools in Alberta with at least one case of a student or staff member attending while infectious.Dr. Deena Hinshaw said that whil...
Sep 09, 2020

More police presence downtown with a new patrol unit
MEDICINE HAT, AB - There will be more police presence in the downtown core.For the first time, Medicine Hat Police Service formed a new permanent uniformed Downtown Patrol Unit (DPU).The unit will be ...
Sep 09, 2020

Coaches proud of Canadian success on PGA Tour for 2019-20 season
Although 2019-20 was a strange, start-and-stop season on the PGA Tour, it was also arguably the best-ever campaign for Canadian golfers. Mackenzie Hughes, Adam Hadwin, Corey Conners and...
Sep 09, 2020

Blue Jays first baseman Tellez likely to go injured list with knee strain
BUFFALO, N.Y. - Toronto Blue Jays manager Charlie Montoyo says first baseman Rowdy Tellez will likely go on the 10-day injured list after an MRI exam revealed a right knee strain. Tellez was repl...
Sep 09, 2020

WE Charity closing Canadian operations, Kielburger brothers leaving
OTTAWA - WE Charity says it is closing its Canadian operations, blaming COVID-19 and the political fallout from the Liberal government's plan to have it run a multimillion-dollar student-voluntee...
Sep 09, 2020

How NHL consolidated from 2 bubbles to 1 to finish playoffs
EDMONTON - When the Tampa Bay Lightning and New York Islanders left the familiar confines of the NHL's Toronto bubble last weekend, they masked up to board physically distanced buses and then flew wes...
Sep 09, 2020

B.C.'s fall pandemic response plan includes more testing, tracing and flu shots
VICTORIA - British Columbia's fall and winter pandemic battle plan involves ramping up COVID-19 testing, contact tracing and a campaign to administer almost two million flu shots. Health Ministry...
Sep 09, 2020

Alberta won't 'micromanage' businesses as COVID-19 infections climb: Kenney
ENOCH, Alta. - Alberta Premier Jason Kenney says a recent rise in active COVID-19 cases in the province is concerning but government micromanaging isn't the answer to curbing the spread.Kenney says Al...
Sep 09, 2020

N.S. Tories say justice minister in conflict of interest in mass shooting inquiry
HALIFAX - Nova Scotia's Tory leader says the province's attorney general is in conflict of interest when it comes to setting terms of reference for the public inquiry into the April mass shooting...
Sep 09, 2020