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Ronald McDonald House on schedule for winter opening
MEDICINE HAT, AB - They may just be pieces of lumber, but wooden frames inside 569 4th Street Southwest will soon serve as the backbone of Alberta's newest Ronald McDonald House.Work on the home has b...
Jul 22, 2019 Photo courtesy of Scott Roblin
Marvel's next films will bring diversity, onscreen and off
LOS ANGELES - Marvel's push for more women and people of colour in its cinematic universe is extending to behind the camera for its next slate of films. Of the five films Marvel Studios announced at C...
Jul 22, 2019
Tax relief available for livestock producers
MEDICINE HAT, AB - Livestock producers being hit hard by ongoing drought conditions will be getting some relief from the federal government.Tax relief under the Livestock Tax Deferral Provision was an...
Jul 22, 2019 Cows are pictured in a field in an undated file photo
Vernon Adams Jr., Alouettes beat Eskimos 20-10 for third win in a row
MONTREAL - Quarterback Vernon Adams Jr., says it took guts for coach Khari Jones to call a trick play in the first quarter that led to Montreal's third straight victory. That one play set the tone for...
Jul 22, 2019
Unsightly property order issued for home with bat infestation
MEDICINE HAT, AB - A Medicine Hat couple says they cannot enjoy their home due to bats.Matthew and Miranda Broadist live next door to a home which has been vacant for years, and currently is infested ...
Jul 22, 2019 The exterior of a home on Dominion Street that is subject to an unsightly property order due to bats and other issues. A neighbour says the bats are making it so his family can't enjoy their home.
Businesses get into Stampede spirit
MEDICINE HAT, AB - The Medicine Hat Exhibition and Stampede doesn't officially get underway until Wednesday, but the spirit of the event is already visible around the city.Several businesses have gone...
Jul 22, 2019 A mural painted by Christy Vince is pictured on the doors at Copper Coulee Casino on Monday
Saskatchewan Roughriders mascot Gainer the Gopher in hot water once again
REGINA - Gainer the Gopher is in hot water once again. The Saskatchewan Roughriders mascot came under fire Saturday night for his actions during the club's 38-25 home win over the B.C. ...
Jul 22, 2019
Cop father says couple's double homicide in B.C. devastating for two families
SURREY, B.C. - The father of an Australian man who was gunned down with his girlfriend while travelling on a remote British Columbia highway says the deaths are a tragic end to a love story ...
Jul 22, 2019
Winnipeg Blue Bombers' defence has been stellar so far this season
The offence has certainly been front and centre this season but the backbone of unbeaten Winnipeg's stellar start has been the Blue Bombers' defence. Quarterback Matt Nichols completed a club-rec...
Jul 22, 2019
Goose freed, got stuck in pizza driver's car grille
BURLINGTON, Vt. - Authorities say a goose that got stuck in a pizza delivery driver's car grille in Vermont is expected to make a full recovery. Driver Ryan Harrington tells WCAX-TV he saw a goose wad...
Jul 22, 2019