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City, province announce finalized deal for new $800M arena for Calgary Flames
The deal is sealed: the NHL's Calgary Flames are getting a new $800-million arena. A preliminary deal announced in April for a new $1.2-billion event centre and entertainment district near the city's ...
Oct 05, 2023

City, province announce finalized deal for new $800M arena for Calgary Flames
The deal is sealed: the NHL's Calgary Flames are getting a new $800-million arena. A preliminary deal announced in April for a new $1.2-billion event centre and entertainment district near the city's ...
Oct 05, 2023

US Customs officials seize giraffe feces from woman at Minnesota airport
MINNEAPOLIS (AP) - Federal customs agents pooh-poohed the plans of an Iowa woman who wanted to make jewelry from giraffe feces she picked up on a trip to Kenya and brought back to the U.S. in her lugg...
Oct 05, 2023

Gradey Dick looking to soak up knowledge in first NBA pre-season training camp
BURNABY, B.C. - Gradey Dick is doing his best to take it all in. The Raptors' first round pick, 13th overall, from the 2023 draft is taking part in his first pre-season camp as an NBA player in Burnab...
Oct 05, 2023

Alberta Health Services adding nearly 70 nurses to sites in central, northern Alberta
EDMONTON, AB - Nearly 70 internationally-trained nurses are arriving in Alberta to bolster staffing at Alberta Health Services (AHS) clinics.The nurses, who hail from nearly 15 different countries, wi...
Oct 05, 2023

Calgary Flames Foundation commits $37,500 to Rattlers women's hockey team
MEDICINE HAT, AB - The inaugural Rattlers Women's hockey team has received a recent commitment from the Calgary Flames Foundation. $37,500 will be donated to the team over the next three years, aiming...
Oct 05, 2023

Lions receiver Williams doesn't look too far ahead, but is now focused on Bombers
The Winnipeg Blue Bombers now have Terry Williams' full attention. For weeks, the B.C. kick returner refused to look ahead to the club's much-anticipated rematch with Winnipeg, instead concentrating o...
Oct 05, 2023

Our Town: An Oasis on the Prairies
MEDICINE HAT, AB--It would be hard to picture our city without it's expansive canopy of trees, the trail system and our parks. But it wasn't always like this. In this week's edition of Our Town, Brian...
Oct 05, 2023

Noon Interview October 5: Tim Hittle
MEDICINE HAT, AB--The 18th annual Antiques & Collectables Show and Sale along with the 13th Annual Gun and Hobby show is happening this weekend at the Cypress Centre.The shows start at 10:00 am on...
Oct 05, 2023

Ex-USC gynecologist charged with sexually assaulting students dies before going to trial
LOS ANGELES (AP) - The former University of Southern California campus gynecologist at the center of more than $1 billion worth of university payouts stemming from sexual abuse allegations by hundreds...
Oct 05, 2023