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Change coming to Medicine Hat photo radar
MEDICINE HAT-- New restrictions are coming to photo radar in Alberta, including changes to make radar equipment and vehicles more visible in Medicine Hat, as the province once again tackles concerns t...
Dec 01, 2021
Canadians in South Africa face cancelled flights, uncertainty as they try to return
MONTREAL - Megan Tanya Hodgkinson was visiting relatives in South Africa last week when Canada imposed travel restrictions on several African countries after scientists detected a new variant of the n...
Dec 01, 2021
Stacey Abrams launches 2nd campaign for Georgia governor
ATLANTA (AP) - Stacey Abrams, the Georgia Democrat and leading voting rights activist, said Wednesday that she will launch another campaign to become the nation's first Black woman governor. Without s...
Dec 01, 2021
Medicine Hat continues to see more people recovered from COVID-19
Medicine Hat, AB--There are 68 active cases of COVID-19 in Medicine Hat on Wednesday. Medicine Hat has had 4,576 total cases - the 68 active, 4,430 recovered and there have been 78 deaths.An AHS spoke...
Dec 01, 2021
Medicine Hat organizations doing their part so every kid has a present this Christmas
MEDICINE HAT, AB - While one donation box sits half full, in just a few weeks volunteers are hopeful it will overflow with toys."We do know that the need is high, higher than ever," Dominique Hirsch s...
Dec 01, 2021
COVID-19 shows up in Canadian wildlife for first time with three Quebec deer infected
OTTAWA - For the first time, the COVID-19 virus has been detected in Canadian wildlife. Environment Canada says the virus was detected late last month in three wild white-tailed deer in Quebec. The de...
Dec 01, 2021
Indigenous leaders concerned over B.C. government's old-growth deferral process
Indigenous leaders and experts in British Columbia outlined their concerns Wednesday over the provincial government's process to save old-growth forests, while underscoring the urgency to preserve at-...
Dec 01, 2021
Quebec to introduce tracking bracelets for some conjugal violence offenders
MONTREAL - Quebec will begin requiring some domestic violence offenders to wear electronic tracking bracelets beginning next spring, the province's public security minister announced Wednesday. Genevi...
Dec 01, 2021
Canada kicks Boeing from jet competition, narrows search to F-35 and Swedish Gripen
OTTAWA - Canada has officially narrowed its decade-long hunt for a new fighter jet to two choices as the federal government confirmed U.S. aerospace giant Boeing's Super Hornet is out of the running t...
Dec 01, 2021
All teachers in compliance with Medicine Hat Public School Division's COVID-19 Harm Reduction Policy
MEDICINE HAT, AB - All staff and adults who enter any Medicine Hat Public School Division buildings now have to be fully vaccinated against COVID-19.The policy was passed on October 12 and gave until ...
Dec 01, 2021