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Bernier promises to cut immigration, build border fences in platform speech
OTTAWA - Maxime Bernier says that if he becomes prime minister, his government would slash immigration and refugee numbers, build a fence to block asylum seekers from walking across the border, a...
Jul 24, 2019
Marvel's next films will bring diversity, onscreen and off
LOS ANGELES - Marvel's push for more women and people of colour in its immensely popular film franchise is extending to behind the camera as it launches its next round of films after the massive succe...
Jul 24, 2019
Groups putting final touches on floats ahead of parade
MEDICINE HAT, AB - Downtown will be packed Thursday morningThe annual Medicine Hat Exhibition & Stampede parade kicks off at 9 a.m., with hundreds of community organizations, businesses and politi...
Jul 24, 2019 Volunteers with the Medicine Hat Women's Shelter Society work on their float for the Stampede Parade Wednesday afternoon (photo by Colton McKee)
HBO's 'Dark Materials,' 'Gemstones' both grapple with faith
BEVERLY HILLS, Calif. - HBO's forthcoming fantasy series "His Dark Materials" and its new televangelist comedy "The Righteous Gemstones" bring wildly different worlds to the screen, yet both grapple w...
Jul 24, 2019
Fires that burned roughly 5,500 acres in Cypress County now under control
CYPRESS COUNTY, AB - Firefighters in Cypress County were kept busy Wednesday afternoon, responding to at least three grass fires in the region.Firefighters were originally called out at approximately ...
Jul 24, 2019 A grass fire can be seen burning west of Suffield Wednesday afternoon ( Photo courtesy Neil Vollman)
Former Humboldt Broncos player who survived bus crash hopes for spot on team
RED DEER, Alta. - A former Humboldt Broncos player whose back was broken when the team's bus crashed last year says he'll return to Humboldt to battle for a spot on the team. Graysen Cameron...
Jul 24, 2019
Former Humboldt Broncos player who survived bus crash hopes for spot on team
RED DEER, Alta. - A former Humboldt Broncos player whose back was broken when the team's bus crashed last year says he'll return to Humboldt to battle for a spot on the team. Graysen Cameron...
Jul 24, 2019
New rides on the Medicine Hat midway
MEDICINE HAT, AB -- Medicine Hat's 132nd Exhibition and Stampede is underway, with hundreds gathering the grounds on the first day of the event.People come for the food, the vendors, the rodeo, and th...
Jul 24, 2019 Courtesy: Bob Schneider
Saskatchewan Roughriders mascot Gainer the Gopher in hot water once again
REGINA - Gainer the Gopher is in hot water once again. The Saskatchewan Roughriders mascot came under fire Saturday night for his actions during the club's 38-25 home win over the B.C. ...
Jul 24, 2019
Consistency elevating Maddie Szeryk's game on the Symetra Tour
Maddie Szeryk was having trouble with her ball striking during the fourth round of the Danielle Downey Credit Union Classic and it was starting to get to her. But then she remembered the advice of Dr....
Jul 24, 2019