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NBA Finals ratings up from 2020 pandemic, down from 2019
NEW YORK (AP) - The NBA Finals has gained some, but not all, of its audience back after last year's trip to the pandemic bubble. The first three games of the championship match between the Phoenix Sun...
Jul 13, 2021

Changes still needed to Canada's safe sport program, Olympian Jennifer Heil says
Three-time Olympian Jennifer Heil is calling on the federal government to make changes to its latest safe sport program, saying it still lacks the independence necessary to properly protect all Canadi...
Jul 13, 2021

Heat warnings issued for region
Heat warnings are once again in effect across the province on Tuesday.Environment Canada issued a heat warning for the Medicine Hat-Bow Island-Suffield area at 4:26 p.m. A warning is also in effect fo...
Jul 13, 2021

Indigenous woman walking across western Canada for residential school victims and survivors
MEDICINE HAT, AB - It's been almost two months since the remains of 215 children were found on the grounds of a former residential school.That discovery is what prompted one Indigenous woman to start ...
Jul 13, 2021

Slimmer version of Shane Richards reports to Toronto Argonauts' training camp
Shane Richards is a different man at the Toronto Argonauts' training camp. The hulking six-foot-eight offensive lineman reported to Toronto's camp Saturday weighing about 290 pounds - some 60 pounds l...
Jul 13, 2021

Active COVID-19 cases rising again in Medicine Hat
There are eight active cases of COVID-19 in the city on Tuesday.Medicine Hat has had 1,271 total cases - the eight active, 1,241 recovered and there have been 22 deaths.There are two new cases in the ...
Jul 13, 2021

Alberta to lift most continuing care COVID restrictions
EDMONTON, AB - Alberta Health Services announced Tuesday that COVID-19 restrictions are going to be eased in Continuing Care Homes across the province. There are currently only 6 active cases in conti...
Jul 13, 2021

Hat Pandemic After Party the city's first music festival in a long time
MEDICINE HAT, AB - With most COVID public health restrictions lifted and sunny days upon us people are looking to get out and enjoy the sights and sounds of summer.For some, the Hat Pandemic After Par...
Jul 13, 2021

Thousands of Canadian girls not committed to playing sports post-COVID: study
Canada's soccer fields, tennis courts and swimming pools are reopening after the pandemic, but a new study finds that many girls across the country may not go back to the sports they loved. A study re...
Jul 13, 2021

Conservatives look to opposition parties on next steps to hear more on Data Sciences
OTTAWA - Conservatives are plotting their next steps on how to probe payments the offices of Liberal MPs made to a company founded by a friend to Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, while the clock ticks d...
Jul 13, 2021