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Canadian health officials urge rally-goers to keep COVID-19 in mind
OTTAWA - As protesters keep up their anti-racism rallies on both sides of the border, top health officials are hoping they don't forget about the risk of COVID-19. Canadian health offic...
Jun 02, 2020

'Opposite of busy:' Business down at pawnshops, payday lenders during pandemic
CALGARY - John Sanford has been a pawnbroker for 20 years and says he's never seen anything like it. Pawnshops and payday loan lenders have long been harbingers of hard economic times due to...
Jun 02, 2020

Hatters have the option to pay property taxes via credit card
MEDICINE HAT, AB - Medicine Hat residents will have another option to pay their property taxes this year.In a 6-3 vote, council passed a bylaw which would allow taxpayers to pay property taxes via a c...
Jun 01, 2020

Judge tosses ex-basketball players' 'Fortnite' dance lawsuit
SILVER SPRING, Md. - A federal judge has dismissed a lawsuit in which two former University of Maryland men's basketball players accused makers of the "Fortnite" video game of misappropriating a dance...
Jun 01, 2020

HALO determining future of twin-engine helicopter after raising $350,000
MEDICINE HAT, AB - The final cheques and bills are being counted by HALO Air Ambulance following one of the most memorable days in the program's history.HALO is still riding high following its 'Free F...
Jun 01, 2020

New waterfront district, seniors growth projected in City's 2050 draft plan
MEDICINE HAT, AB - The year of 2050 is still a long ways off for most Medicine Hat residents, but the City of Medicine Hat has begun to plan for three decades down the road.Last week, the City release...
Jun 01, 2020

Trump declares he's president of law, order amid protests.
WASHINGTON - Amid racial unrest across the nation, President Donald Trump on Monday declared himself "the president of law and order" and threatened to deploy the United States military to American ci...
Jun 01, 2020

Sentencing hearing for Quebec man Ugo Fredette, convicted in double slaying
ST-JEROME, Que. - A 25-year sentence for a pair of first-degree murder convictions would be ridiculous, the mother of one of Ugo Fredette's victims told the court Monday. Claudette Biard, mo...
Jun 01, 2020

The latest numbers on COVID-19 in Canada
The latest numbers of confirmed and presumptive COVID-19 cases in Canada as of 3:12 p.m. on June 1, 2020: There are 91,705 confirmed and presumptive cases in Canada. _ Quebec: 51,354 confirmed (includ...
Jun 01, 2020

Thousands of kids but limited summer camp, childcare options
MEDICINE HAT, AB - There may be thousands of elementary-aged children in Medicine Hat but, as it stands now, only a few dozen will likely get an opportunity to attend camp this summer.On top of that, ...
Jun 01, 2020