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WATCH: Hinshaw to give COVID-19 update
Coming up at 3:30 p.m.Chief medical officer of health Dr. Deena Hinshaw will provide an update on COVID-19. Premier Jason Kenney will join and take questions on Alberta's Open For Summer plan
May 27, 2021

Canadian makes NFL history, landing executive job with Eagles
PHILADELPHIA - Canada's Catherine Raiche has become the highest-ranking woman in personnel in NFL history after receiving a promotion from the Philadelphia Eagles. Raiche was named vice president of f...
May 27, 2021

Fluctuation of property tax payments catching some off guard
MEDICINE HAT, AB - Some Medicine Hat residents got a shock when property tax bills arrived this month, seeing a large jump in their monthly payments for the second half of the year compared to what th...
May 27, 2021

Police and fire department praise EMS workers during Paramedic Services Week
MEDICINE HAT, AB - First responders are on the front lines in emergency situations helping to keep us safe.As EMS workers are honored during this year's Paramedic Services Week, other emergency worker...
May 27, 2021

Wayne Gretzky rookie card sells for US$3.75 million, smashing record
DALLAS - An American auction company says it has shattered its own record on the sale of a Wayne Gretzky rookie card. Heritage Auctions says it has sold a 1979 O-Pee-Chee Gretzky rookie card to an ano...
May 27, 2021

Kenney, Dr. Hinshaw to discuss Alberta's reopening plan
Alberta Premier Jason Kenney and Chief Medical Officer of Health Dr. Deena Hinshaw will provide an update this afternoon the province's efforts to contain COVID-19 and fully reopen by mid-summer. A ne...
May 27, 2021

Local school boards pass 2021/22 budgets with deficits
MEDICINE HAT, AB - Our three local school divisions all approved their 2021/22 budgets with deficits this week.The budgets are built on estimates for the next school year.A budget update will be provi...
May 27, 2021

World body says Canadian beef officially poses 'negligible risk' for mad cow disease
WASHINGTON - An international animal-health watchdog has officially declared Canadian beef as posing "negligible risk" for mad cow disease. The designation, which is the most preferred category, was a...
May 27, 2021

NDP team up with Liberals, promising to get its net-zero climate bill into the Senate
OTTAWA - Federal New Democrats are ensuring the survival of a key piece of Liberal legislation aimed at keeping Canada accountable to its target of achieving net-zero carbon-related emissions by mid-c...
May 27, 2021

Transformation underway at the new Community Food & Wellness Hub
MEDICINE HAT, AB - Work is underway to transform the old fire hall on Maple Avenue into a Community Food & Wellness Hub.The home of the new Medicine Hat & District Food Bank is slated to open ...
May 27, 2021