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Medalta weathering empty halls & dried up revenue during COVID-19
MEDICINE HAT, AB - Strange times at some of Medicine Hat's staple facilities during this pandemic, including the eerily quiet grounds of Medalta.The usual hustle and bustle of school trips have been c...
Apr 28, 2020 Photo courtesy of Ross Lavigne
Nearly 1,200 tested for COVID-19 in Brooks on Monday with those numbers expected to continue
BROOKS, AB - Vehicle after vehicle lined up into the five bays of what used to be a welding shop, guided by a plethora of health officials in what is now a drive-thru COVID-19 community testing facili...
Apr 28, 2020 Cars line up outside the Brooks community COVID-19 testing facility on Tuesday. (Photo courtesy of Alex McCuaig)
Google's growth slows as pandemic infests advertising market
BERKELEY, Calif. - Google reported its weakest revenue growth in nearly five years as the pandemic-driven recession began to shrivel its advertising sales in the first quarter. The January-March earni...
Apr 28, 2020
Rourke looking ahead to CFL draft after being bypassed in NFL selection process
The 2020 NFL draft is over but won't be easily forgotten by Canadian Nathan Rourke. The six-foot-two, 209-pound Ohio University quarterback was bypassed in the draft then...
Apr 28, 2020
Canadian UFC bantamweight Sarah (Cheesecake) Moras returns to action in May
TORONTO - Canadian bantamweight Sarah (Cheesecake) Moras, who had been slated to fight on the postponed UFC 249 card, is returning to action May 13. The 31-year-old from Kelowna, B.C., who trains out ...
Apr 28, 2020
Streaming films eligible for Oscars, but for 1 year only
LOS ANGELES - Movies that debuted on a streaming service without a theatrical run will be eligible for the Oscars, but only this year. The Academy of Motion Pictures Arts and Sciences on Tuesday annou...
Apr 28, 2020
YMCA Employment Centre supports during COVID-19
MEDICINE HAT, AB -COVID-19 has unfortunately left many individuals without work.And the Medicine Hat YMCA Employment Centre has been continuing its services to help during this time.They're doing so r...
Apr 28, 2020 Photo courtesy YMCA Medicine Hat Facebook page
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.
Apr 28, 2020
NRFL says it plans new pro rugby league, with big-spending plans to make it grow
While other sports leagues wonder how to stay afloat or resume play during the global pandemic, the National Rugby Football League says it continues to plan its launch. There are more questi...
Apr 28, 2020
Kinsmen home lotto draw two weeks away
MEDICINE HAT, AB -The Medicine Hat Kinsmen home lottery draw is two weeks away.And there's still time to buy your ticket for the brand new home and 50/50.The draw was extended in March to a later date...
Apr 28, 2020 Medicine Hat Kinsmen Home Lotto (photo courtesy Colton Mckee)