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NATO leaders declare China a global security challenge
BRUSSELS (AP) - NATO leaders on Monday declared that China poses a constant security challenge and is working to undermine global order, and they said they're worried about how fast the Chinese are de...
Jun 14, 2021

Canada looks to finish job against Haiti, move into final World Cup qualifying round
Defender Alistair Johnston knows his Canadian World Cup qualifying history - and what dispatching Haiti on Tuesday would mean. The 70th-ranked Canadian men can move into the so-called Octagonal, the e...
Jun 14, 2021

Electrical Fire Prevention
20 percent of all fires in Canada are due to electrical fires. In the US there are more than 24,000 electrical fires annually. That's a lot - too much. They're preventable if the right pros are brough...
Jun 14, 2021

As US COVID-19 death toll nears 600,000, racial gaps persist
Jerry Ramos spent his final days in a California hospital, hooked to an oxygen machine with blood clots in his lungs from COVID-19, his 3-year-old daughter in his thoughts. "I have to be here to watch...
Jun 14, 2021

After COVID-19 shut down racing for a year, Knight running faster than ever
When the global track and field schedule shut down due to COVID-19, Justyn Knight went a year without a race. But a student of his sport, he put the time to good use, studying the world's top middle-d...
Jun 14, 2021

Liberals move to cut debate, force vote on bill to implement 2021 budget
OTTAWA - The Trudeau Liberals say they want to force an end to debate in the House of Commons on their budget bill and bring it to a vote. Finance Minister Chrystia Freeland says the government will m...
Jun 14, 2021

Canadian Vasek Pospisil drops tight first-round match at Noventi Open
HALLE, Germany - Canada's Vasek Pospisil is out of the Noventi Open after losing his first-round match on Monday. Playing his first match since March, the 66th-ranked Pospisil lost 7-6 (4), 7-6 (6) to...
Jun 14, 2021

Heat warning in effect for Medicine Hat
A large portion of Alberta and Saskatchewan are under a heat warning on Monday morning.According to Environment Canada, temperatures as high as 32 C combined with overnight lows near 16 C are expected...
Jun 14, 2021

Your Ward News antisemitic and misogynist hatemongers lose conviction appeal
TORONTO - An editor and publisher have lost their appeal of a conviction for promoting hatred against women and Jews. A judge today refused to quash the convictions against editor James Sears and publ...
Jun 14, 2021

Real estate sees hottest market since 2007
MEDICINE HAT, AB- Take a look at pretty much any Medicine Hat neighborhood, and it is likely that you'll see a few for sale signs. The real estate market has been booming lately. That's according to t...
Jun 14, 2021