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VIDEO: Tigers' Dezainde following in grandfather's footsteps 50 years later
MEDICINE HAT, AB - Rookie Carlin Dezainde's WHL career is only a handful of games old, however he's already etched his name into Medicine Hat Tigers lore.Just by jumping onto the ice this week for the...
Apr 06, 2021

The latest numbers on COVID-19 in Canada for Tuesday, April 6, 2021
The latest numbers of confirmed COVID-19 cases in Canada as of 7:30 p.m. ET on Tuesday, April 6, 2021. There are 1,020,893 confirmed cases in Canada. _ Canada: 1,020,893 confirmed cases (60,299 active...
Apr 06, 2021

Canada's Bottcher beats Italy's Retornaz 7-4 at world men's curling championship
CALGARY - Coming off an upset loss and with a contender-heavy schedule on the horizon, Canada's Brendan Bottcher was in desperate need of a solid victory on Tuesday afternoon. His Edmonton-based team ...
Apr 06, 2021

Calgary Mayor Naheed Nenshi announces he won't run for re-election this fall
Calgary Mayor Naheed Nenshi says he won't be running in the municipal election in the fall. Nenshi became the first Muslim mayor of a big Canadian city when he was elected in October 2010. The 49-year...
Apr 06, 2021

Additional arson charges laid against suspect in Masonic hall fires
VANCOUVER - Police say five more charges have been approved against a man accused of setting fire to three Masonic halls in Metro Vancouver last week. Police say 42-year-old Benjamin Kohlman was charg...
Apr 06, 2021

Medicine Hat High goes with 'Hawks' for new team name
MEDICINE HAT, AB - It's a new era for Medicine Hat High School, choosing a familiar name for their student-athletes moving forward.Following months of debate and speculation, the school has selected '...
Apr 06, 2021

Local politicians delivering mixed messages as province reverts back to step 1 restrictions
MEDICINE HAT, AB- On Easter Sunday at least one local church appeared to defy public health orders. The parking lot of Heights Baptist was relatively full, as worshippers could be seen entering and ex...
Apr 06, 2021

Canucks' COVID-19 outbreak grows to 18 players with Virtanen added to protocol list
VANCOUVER - B.C.'s provincial health officer says the COVID-19 outbreak sweeping through the Vancouver Canucks is a "cautionary tale." Dr. Bonnie Henry told reporters Tuesday that what's happening wit...
Apr 06, 2021

Alberta clamps down as COVID variants threaten to swamp health system
EDMONTON - Alberta Premier Jason Kenney says widespread rule-breaking has forced his government to bring back tougher public-health restrictions and that failing to do so would cause variant COVID-19 ...
Apr 06, 2021

Deal reached in Vancouver to help the homeless; and work to close park encampment
VANCOUVER - A formal agreement has been signed by British Columbia, the city and parks board to work together to end a 10-month encampment in Vancouver that has frustrated residents who lost access to...
Apr 06, 2021