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RCMP lacked dedicated team to investigate illegal activities at casino, inquiry hears
VANCOUVER - The inquiry into money laundering in B.C. has heard the RCMP didn't have the resources to investigate illegal activities at the province's largest casino, while the B.C. Lottery Corp. didn...
Oct 28, 2020
Medicine Hat Minor Softball petitioning City to ease diamond crunch
MEDICINE HAT, AB - Finding a new home for local softball players has been a goal for president Michelle Campbell and the Medicine Hat Minor Softball Association for close to five years now.Just as the...
Oct 28, 2020
Finding work in Medicine Hat not getting any easier as employers swamped with applications
MEDICINE HAT, AB - The once job-rich provincial energy sector has seen a reversal of fortunes in recent years leading to an employment situation this year which is compounded by an oil price war and g...
Oct 28, 2020
Inquiry into Alberta oil and gas critics extended to Jan. 31, with no new money
EDMONTON - A public inquiry into who is funding environmental opposition to Alberta's oil and gas industry has been granted an extension until the end of January.Alberta's United Conservative governme...
Oct 28, 2020
ICE settles lawsuit filed by immigrant activists in Vermont
BURLINGTON, Vt. - The federal government has agreed not to deport three immigrant activists in Vermont who sued two years ago after they were arrested, saying they were targeted in retaliation for the...
Oct 28, 2020
Reports of dogs being sprayed on city trails being investigated
MEDICINE HAT, AB - Officers are monitoring the situation after a spray of some sort was used on a dog on an off-leash trail in the city.The incident happened earlier this week in the East Glen trail s...
Oct 28, 2020
Palliser Friends of Medicare to press city leaders on health-care cuts, changes
Palliser Friends of Medicare wants local leaders to make their voices heard when it comes to the cuts to health-care coming to the community.In the past month, it's been announced the Medicine Hat Fam...
Oct 28, 2020
Sports' buy-in needed to prevent super-spreader potential: experts
Sporting venues and games certainly have super-spreader potential but that risk can be minimized with buy-in from all involved, experts said Wednesday. The subject moved into the spotlight after L.A. ...
Oct 28, 2020
Alberta looks to update child care programs, accessibility
Changes to the provincial Early Learning and Child Care Act being proposed by the government will improve transparency for parents, encourage digital record-keeping and allow for overnight child care....
Oct 28, 2020
Former Riders kicker Brett Lauther patiently awaiting opportunity to kick in the NFL
The 2020 football season continues to be an exercise in patience for Brett Lauther. For months, the 29-year-old native of Truro, N.S., prepared for an uncertain CFL season during the COVID-19 pandemic...
Oct 28, 2020