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Employers focussing on interpersonal skills at career expo
Medicine Hat, AB - Over the past year, Stats Canada says that the city of Medicine Hat has seen a 5.2 per cent increase in the unemployment rate over the past year.Despite that, there is some optimism...
Oct 23, 2019 Medicine Hat Career Expo (Photo by Ross Lavigne)
Downtown foot patrol stats confirm successful summer for police
MEDICINE HAT, AB - The Medicine Hat Police Service is calling this summer's downtown foot patrol initiative a huge success and the numbers are backing that claim up.At this month's Medicine Hat Police...
Oct 23, 2019 Photo courtesy of Colton McKee
Liberals return with minority government in Election 2019
OTTAWA - Justin Trudeau has emerged from a bruising 40-day election campaign with his image tarnished and his grip on power weakened, needing the support of at least one party to mainta...
Oct 23, 2019
Liberals return with minority government in Election 2019
OTTAWA - Justin Trudeau has emerged from a bruising 40-day election campaign with his image tarnished and his grip on power weakened, needing the support of at least one party to mainta...
Oct 23, 2019
Canadian swimmer Brent Hayden returning to competition after seven years away
VANCOUVER - When three-time Olympian Brent Hayden left competitive swimming seven years ago, he was headed down a dark path. The Canadian suffered from debilitating back spasms and was struggling with...
Oct 23, 2019
Nats' Game 1 victory drew average of 12.1 million viewers
The World Series opener between the Washington Nationals and Houston Astros narrowly averted setting a record low. Washington's 5-4 victory Tuesday night averaged 12,194,000 viewers, according to nati...
Oct 23, 2019
Conservatives hang onto symbolic victories as they lose bid for majority government
REGINA - Conservative Leader Andrew Scheer has spent his political life defying expectations but on Monday night failed to achieve what could have been a career-defining one: toppling a first-ter...
Oct 23, 2019
Liam Fraser bides his time with Toronto FC but believes he is ready for more
NEW YORK - Toronto FC midfielder Liam Fraser is biding his time. It's been three months since the 21-year-old last started in MLS play. He has not seen the field since in league action, making the mat...
Oct 23, 2019
Alberta education minister releases new guidelines for school seclusion rooms
EDMONTON - Alberta's education minister says seclusion rooms in schools will not be banned, but only used as a last resort when a student poses significant and imminent danger to themselves or others....
Oct 23, 2019
Province to continue Petrochemical Diversification Program
EDMONTON, AB - The United Conservative Government says it will continue a program started by the NDP government aimed at attracting investment into the petrochemical industry in Alberta.Energy Ministe...
Oct 23, 2019 Wide view of oil petrochemical refinery- Dreamstime Stock image