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Tigers acquire Perna from Winterhawks
MEDICINE HAT, AB -The Medicine Hat Tigers have acquired their second player through a trade this week.The team announced Thursday afternoon that Portland Winterhawks defenceman Nick Perna is joining t...
Nov 28, 2019

Truck downs power lines in Redcliff
Medicine Hat, AB - Electricity was cut off to 500 customers this morning after a semi-truck knocked down a couple of power poles along Broadway Avenue Thursday morning.The incident occurred just befor...
Nov 28, 2019

Second-degree murder trial going ahead in 2018 homicide
Medicine Hat, AB - A 25-year-old man accused of the second-degree murder of Dustin Ironquil will stand trial on the homicide following a four-day preliminary hearing heard a Medicine Hat Provincial Co...
Nov 28, 2019 Dustin Ironquil

Firefighters remind Hatters to stay off the ice
MEDICINE HAT, AB - Medicine Hat Firefighters are once again reminding the public to stay off the South Saskatchewan River ice during the winter.The city shared a message from Fire Chief Brian Stauth o...
Nov 28, 2019 A photo of ice piled on the South Saskatchewan River, taken by fire Chief Brian Stauth. The circled area shows where he saw youths playing on the ice. - Facebook: City of Medicine Hat

Three children among seven victims of deadly plane crash in Kingston, Ont.; TSB
KINGSTON, Ont. - Investigators looking into a deadly plane crash in Kingston, Ont., say three children were among the seven people killed. A spokesman for the Transportation Safety Board of Canada say...
Nov 28, 2019 Investigators with the Transportation Safety Board of Canada investigate a deadly plane crash in Kingston on Thursday - Photo courtesy TSB

Former SNC exec proposed $4M bribe in form of loan for witness to change testimony
MONTREAL - A former SNC-Lavalin executive on trial for fraud and corruption hatched a plan to pay a $4-million bribe to a witness in exchange for corroborating testimony, his trial heard Thu...
Nov 28, 2019

Cities ask for gas-tax fund boost in 100-day wish list for Trudeau government
OTTAWA - Canada's cities say the federal Liberals are willing to find creative ways to remove political roadblocks from provinces to fund billions in municipal projects, a sign of hope that comes...
Nov 28, 2019

"Massive Fail:" Public relations experts weigh in on Peters apology
TORONTO - As far as apologies go, the offering from Calgary Flames head coach Bill Peters in the wake of allegations he used a racial slur 10 years ago was not exactly the new normal. Critic...
Nov 28, 2019

Nuggets star guard Jamal Murray commits to playing for Canada this summer
TORONTO - Jamal Murray wants to lead Canada's men's basketball team to the Tokyo Olympics. The Denver Nuggets star guard said he's committed to playing for Canada this summer, a big boost for a p...
Nov 28, 2019

Switzerland's Janka quickest in first training run for men's World Cup downhill
LAKE LOUISE, Alta. - Switzerland's Carlo Janka was fastest in Thursday's training for the season-opening men's World Cup downhill. Janka posted a time of one minute 50.20 seconds ahead of a pair of Au...
Nov 28, 2019