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Daytime shelter moving from downtown to North Railway Street
MEDICINE HAT, AB - A daytime shelter established downtown as an emergency response to the COVID-19 pandemic has found a new location.As of April 1, the shelter will be at 435 North Railway Street, the...
Mar 30, 2021
Playing catch-up, bicycles and parts are in high demand
MEDICINE HAT, AB - Bicycling continues to be a popular pastime, just like it was last year.And the industry has not been able to catch up.Due to demand and lack of parts, there is a bike shortage.And ...
Mar 30, 2021
Volkswagen issued a false news release, saying it was a joke
DETROIT - Volkswagen of America issued false statements this week saying it would change its brand name to "Voltswagen," as a way to stress its commitment to electric vehicles, only to reverse course ...
Mar 30, 2021
Canadian Milos Raonic falls short in round of 16 at Miami Open
MIAMI - Canada's Milos Raonic is out of the Miami Open after losing a close match in the round of 16. The 12th-seeded Raonic, from Thornhill, Ont., lost 4-6, 6-3, 7-6 (4) to No. 26 seed Hubert Hurkacz...
Mar 30, 2021
Five new active COVID-19 cases in Medicine Hat; provincial hospitalizations over 300
There are 19 active cases of COVID-19 in Medicine Hat on Tuesday.The city now has had 584 total cases - the 19 active, 548 recovered and there have been 17 deaths.There are five new cases in the city ...
Mar 30, 2021
Canadian Tyrone Crawford retires from NFL after long run with Dallas Cowboys
DALLAS - Canadian defensive tackle Tyrone Crawford has retired from the NFL after nine seasons with the Dallas Cowboys. The 31-year-old native of Windsor, Ont., had 179 tackles and 25 sacks in 112 car...
Mar 30, 2021
Lethbridge ICU near capacity with COVID patients, doctors urge action
LETHBRIDGE, AB - 40 doctors across Southern Alberta are pleading with the public to get the COVID-19 pandemic under control. The full, unedited letter can be found at the bottom of this article.In Mon...
Mar 30, 2021
Canucks forward Adam Gaudette leaves practice after testing positive for COVID-19
Vancouver Canucks forward Adam Gaudette was pulled from practice Tuesday after testing positive for COVID-19. Coach Travis Green says Gaudette left the ice when the result came back midway through the...
Mar 30, 2021
Sanitary infrastructure work, not road creation, happening east of Redcliff
Redcliff residents hopeful for a shortcut from the town's southern end to Saamis Drive will have to wait a while longer.Work is underway in the area east of town but it's not for a new road.It's to in...
Mar 30, 2021
Mark Messier book on leadership, teamwork coming in October
NEW YORK - Hockey great Mark Messier wants fans to know he had a lot of help on his path to the NHL Hall of Fame. Messier's memoir "No One Wins Alone" will be published in October by Gallery Books, a ...
Mar 30, 2021