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Happy trails: New routes open, under construction in Cypress Hills
MEDICINE HAT, AB - There are 12 to 14 kilometers of new trails currently under construction right now at Cypress Hills Interprovincial Park and three of them are already open.The newest section, curre...
Jul 05, 2021
'Recipe for disaster:' cigarette butts seen on popular local paths
MEDICINE HAT, AB - The Cypress County Fire Chief is asking for fire safety awareness after cigarette butts are seen among common local paths.Fire Chief Brad Straty says cigarette butts pose a big fire...
Jul 05, 2021
Graduating student leaving a legacy at Alexandra Middle School
MEDICINE HAT, AB - Jayda Grunewald spent a lot of time in the principal's office in recent weeks. But she wasn't in any trouble.Jayda was putting her artistic talents to work, creating a mural to both...
Jul 05, 2021
Vaccination rates slowly creeping up in city, province; new cases under 50 today
There are five active cases of COVID-19 in Medicine Hat on Monday.Medicine Hat now has had 1,263 total cases - the five active, 1,236 recovered and there have been 22 deaths.There is one more active c...
Jul 05, 2021
Investigation into possible tornado that damaged buildings in northern B.C.
FORT ST. JOHN, B.C. - Environment Canada is investigating the possibility that a tornado swept through the Fort St. John area in northern B.C. Meteorologist Doug Lundquist says the powerful system sta...
Jul 05, 2021
Prime minister heading to Saskatchewan First Nation for child-welfare agreement
COWESSESS FIRST NATION - The Cowessess First Nation in Saskatchewan says Prime Minister Justin Trudeau is coming to the Indigenous community on Tuesday. Chief Cadmus Delorme says in a statement on Twi...
Jul 05, 2021
Redblacks offensive lineman Alex Mateas announces retirement after five CFL seasons
OTTAWA - Canadian offensive lineman Alex Mateas has retired, the Ottawa Redblacks announced Monday. Ottawa selected Mateas first overall in the 2015 CFL draft. He spent his entire career with the Redb...
Jul 05, 2021
Montreal suburb promises police review after fourth profiling complaint upheld
MONTREAL - A suburb north of Montreal said Monday it was reviewing its police practices after a string of recent racial profiling complaints against its officers were upheld by a human rights body. Th...
Jul 05, 2021
Veteran Simoni Lawrence and Hamilton Tiger-Cats say 2021 is a new ball game
Veteran linebacker Simoni Lawrence and head coach Orlondo Steinauer don't see the Hamilton Tiger-Cats being burdened by the weight of expectation in 2021. After cancelling the 2020 campaign due to the...
Jul 05, 2021
Province invests in work-integrated learning opportunities
A partnership between the province and industry, employers and post-secondary institutions will provide more on-the-job learning opportunities for post-secondary students and help build job-ready skil...
Jul 05, 2021