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Green Party expects eight candidates on final leadership ballot
OTTAWA - Green Party officials said Monday they anticipate eight people will be able to hit Tuesday's deadline to submit another $20,000 and make it onto the ballot for the party's leadership vote in ...
Aug 31, 2020

In-class school returns with new COVID-19 protocols in place
MEDICINE HAT, AB - A new school year began on Monday with a number of new health protocols as students returned to the classroom after a nearly six-month break when education facilities across the cit...
Aug 31, 2020

Canucks, down 3-1 to Vegas, prep for first win-or-go-home game of NHL playoffs
EDMONTON - The Vancouver Canucks, coming off their first playoff series win in almost a decade, face a new challenge Tuesday: their first win-or-go-home game of the NHL post-season. And they...
Aug 31, 2020

Coaching great John Thompson of Georgetown dead at 78
WASHINGTON - John Thompson, the imposing Hall of Famer who turned Georgetown into a "Hoya Paranoia" powerhouse and became the first Black coach to lead a team to the NCAA men's basketball championship...
Aug 31, 2020

Former Edmonton nightclub employee appeals sex assault conviction
EDMONTON - A former Edmonton nightclub employee who was found guilty of sexually assaulting five women is appealing the convictions. Matthew McKnight, who is 33, was sentenced last month to eight...
Aug 31, 2020

Reminder to slow down in school zones
MEDICINE HAT, AB - Medicine Hat Police are reminding motorists to be extra cautious and aware when it comes to following the speed limit of school zones. The 30 km/hr speed limit is double posted for ...
Aug 31, 2020

WATCH: Hinshaw to give COVID-19 update
Coming up at 3:30 p.m.Chief medical officer of health Dr. Deena Hinshaw provides an update on COVID-19.
Aug 31, 2020

Liberty announces investigation into Falwell's tenure
RICHMOND, Va. - Liberty University is opening an independent investigation into Jerry Falwell Jr.'s tenure as president, a wide-ranging inquiry that will include financial, real estate and legal matte...
Aug 31, 2020

Leaving family to race in Ontario very tough for driver Yannick Gingras
The emotion in Yannick Gingras' voice was clear and distinct, and it wasn't solely because he'd finally won the $1-million Pepsi North America Cup. Gingras, of Sorel, Que., drove 3/5 favourite Ta...
Aug 31, 2020

Canada's Jamal Murray turning heads in bubble on and off the court
In a perfect world, Nick Nurse would have just coached Jamal Murray and Canada's men's basketball team at the Tokyo Olympics. Instead, COVID-19 threw a wrench into sports schedules around the world, a...
Aug 31, 2020