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Here's what to know about the cashless midway at the Medicine Hat Stampede
The Medicine Hat Exhibition and Stampede is moving to a cashless system for its rides this year. That's caused some backlash in the community but organizers say it should make it easier for visitors a...
Jul 23, 2024

Federal dental plan adding challenges for Alberta dentists
Costs for dental work are notoriously high and to combat the high costs, the federal government released a national dental plan to try and curb costs.Dentists across the country, as well as those in M...
Jul 23, 2024

AI being used to weed out foreign contaminants from Medicine Hat garbage bins
Artificial intelligence is being used in Medicine Hat in an unconventional way. The city has piloted a green bin program in the spring and recently began using artificial intelligence to weed out fore...
Jul 23, 2024

Noon Interview: Jace Anderson — July 23
Jace Anderson, executive director of Tourism Medicine Hat, joined anchor Dan Reynish on CHAT News at Noon on Tuesday, along with some ice cream.
Jul 23, 2024

Adventure-seeking B.C. couple were victims found on Nova Scotia island: relative
HALIFAX - The British Columbia couple whose remains recently washed ashore on Nova Scotia's remote Sable Island have been identified as 70-year-old James Brett Clibbery and his 54-year-old wife, Sarah...
Jul 23, 2024

France's Macron says he'll keep the centrist caretaker government on through the Olympics
PARIS (AP) - French President Emmanuel Macron said Tuesday he will keep a centrist caretaker government on through the Olympics to avoid "disorder," brushing aside an 11th-hour prime minister nominati...
Jul 23, 2024

Lethbridge city council approves bid for 2026 Memorial Cup
Lethbridge council is now formally supporting an effort to host the 2026 Memorial Cup.Lethbridge on Tuesday voted to provide $1.25 million and a letter of support to the Sport Tourism Advisory Committ...
Jul 23, 2024

Manitoba Chiefs decry reduced federal funds for residential school searches
OTTAWA - The Assembly of Manitoba Chiefs criticized the federal government for reducing funds to search the grounds of former residential schools, saying in a statement they are profoundly disappointe...
Jul 23, 2024

Medicine Hat taking down dead trees, some killed by years of drought
The City of Medicine Hat starting removing dead trees from a small east end park on Tuesday as part of its broader plan to maintain and enhance the city's urban forest canopy. While some of the trees ...
Jul 23, 2024

Oscar Mayer Wienermobile flips onto its side after crash along suburban Chicago highway
OAK BROOK, Ill. (AP) - One of Oscar Mayer's hot dog-shaped Wienermobiles ended up flipped onto its side after crashing on a suburban Chicago highway, police said. The Wienermobile hit a car Monday mor...
Jul 23, 2024