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A look at Medicine Hat then & now with historical app
MEDICINE HAT, AB - You can get a virtual glimpse back in time to locations across Canada with a historical walking tour app.On This Spot features cities and towns across Canada, including Medicine Hat...
Jul 07, 2021
Hungry caterpillars stripping trees in Quebec, Ontario and on Montreal's Mount Royal
MONTREAL - Biologists are tracking the spread of a bumper crop of hungry caterpillars that are eating their way through some of Quebec and Ontario's best-known green spaces. An entomologist with the M...
Jul 07, 2021
Officers called to Victoria apartment to corral boa constrictor on the loose
Victoria police say they are looking for the owner of a large snake found on the loose at a downtown apartment complex. Const. Cam MacIntyre says police were called Tuesday night after a resident repo...
Jul 07, 2021
Province asks Alberta's nurses to take 3% wage rollback
Alberta's Minister of Finance, Travis Toews, announced late Tuesday the province is looking to roll back the wages of nurses.A follow-up statement from the United Nurses of Alberta (UNA) reveals the p...
Jul 07, 2021
Waterfront District construction now underway
MEDICINE HAT, AB - The transformation of downtown began this morning as shovels hit the ground at 603 First St.The city hosted a groundbreaking ceremony signifying the start of construction for the Wa...
Jul 07, 2021
Half of COVID-19 patients report symptoms after 12 weeks, says new PHAC review
OTTAWA - A new review by the Public Health Agency of Canada says more than half of COVID-19 patients might suffer from post-COVID syndrome for more than three months after testing positive. The review...
Jul 07, 2021
Nova Scotia premier responds to new questions about drunk driving charge in 2005
HALIFAX - Nova Scotia's premier faced fresh questions today about what happened in the summer of 2005 when he was arrested for allegedly driving drunk. Iain Rankin confirmed Monday he had been convict...
Jul 07, 2021
'Melted, incinerated' infrastructure found as wildfire damage rated in Lytton, B.C.
LYTTON, B.C. - A statement issued on behalf of the wildfire-ravaged Village of Lytton underscores the extreme challenges facing the Fraser Canyon community as its rebuilds. It says flames tore through...
Jul 07, 2021
Canadians Chris and Cory Johnston proving to be a winning combination as a team
Individually, Chris Johnston and his older brother, Cory, are serious contenders on the Bassmaster Elite Series circuit. Together, the Canadians are even tougher to beat. The Johnstons have fished fou...
Jul 07, 2021
YMCA announces Claim Your Name Capital Campaign
MEDICINE HAT, AB - A new campaign from the YMCA of Medicine Hat has your name all over it.At least it could. To improve the Downtown Y the YMCA of Medicine Hat has begun a $3 million Claim Your Name C...
Jul 07, 2021