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Kylie Masse, Penny Oleksiak to lead Canadian swim team into Tokyo
TORONTO - Olympic champion Penny Oleksiak and world champions Kylie Masse and Maggie Mac Neil headline Canada's 26-swimmer team for the Tokyo Olympics. Canada's swim team was announced Thursday after ...
Jun 24, 2021
St. Albert RCMP say two Muslim women attacked in apparent hate crime
ST. ALBERT, Alta. - Police in St. Albert say they are searching for a suspect after an attack on two Muslim women that is being treated as a hate crime.They say in a news release that two women were w...
Jun 24, 2021
Toronto FC goalkeeper Quentin Westberg revels family struggle with COVID-19
The pandemic literally hit home for Toronto FC's Quentin Westberg during the pre-season. The 35-year-old goalkeeper was one of the club members to contact COVID-19. And it spread through his wife and ...
Jun 24, 2021
Local businesses having a hard time finding staff
MEDICINE HAT, AB - Business owners across the city are trying to fill their staff shortages.Chris Hellman, who owns Mr. Lube and Moxies, says it hasn't been easy."We used to probably get five or six u...
Jun 24, 2021
Canada's Michael Woods looks to win stages as team leader at Tour de France
As the designated team leader of the Israel Start-Up Nation entry at the Tour de France, Canadian Michael Woods doesn't plan to waste any time making his mark. His first goal is to win stages, followe...
Jun 24, 2021
Fewer than 20 active COVID-19 cases in Medicine Hat
There are 19 active cases of COVID-19 in Medicine Hat on Thursday.Medicine Hat now has had 1,263 total cases - the 19 active, 1,222 recovered and there have been 22 deaths.There are no new cases in th...
Jun 24, 2021
Environment Canada issues heat warnings, says record-high temperatures loom for B.C.
VANCOUVER - Some B.C. communities are setting up cooling centres and distributing water bottles ahead of a sweltering heat wave that is expected to blanket most of the province. Environment Canada has...
Jun 24, 2021
Resilient students finally getting Something Rotten! to the stage
MEDICINE HAT, AB - Back in the winter amid COVID's second wave and heavy public health restrictions Jennifer Davies and the drama students at Crescent Heights High School were determined that the show...
Jun 24, 2021
Local elder says a resolution is going to take time following Cowessess discovery
MEDICINE HAT, AB - Reaction is growing following the discovery of 751 unmarked graves at the site of a former residential school in Saskatchewan.Charlie Fox is an elder for the Kainai Nation and Miywa...
Jun 24, 2021
Funeral services forever changed by pandemic
MEDICINE HAT, AB - The pandemic pushed many services and businesses to adapt and find new ways of doing things, and the funeral industry is no different.With restrictions limiting attendance, many fun...
Jun 24, 2021