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Evacuation order over, highway open, TSB to investigate Irvine derailment.
IRVINE, AB - The Transportation Safety Board will be investigating the train derailment that saw residents within a seven kilometre radius of Irvine told to evacuate following a train derailment on th...
Aug 02, 2019 Photo courtesy Jennifer Radisic - Train cars have derailed near the town of Irvine
Sherritt wearing red and white for the first time in CFL's Battle of Alberta
CALGARY - J.C. Sherritt is about to experience the other side of the CFL's Battle of Alberta. Sherritt's name is synonymous with the Edmonton Eskimos, having played linebacker for the team h...
Aug 02, 2019
Quebec judge stays fraud charges against entrepreneur after lengthy trial delays
MONTREAL - Quebecers' trust in their institutions is once again being tested after another high-profile fraud case was thrown out because legal proceedings took too long, Justice Minist...
Aug 02, 2019
Fajardo says nothing changes after Roughriders trade Collaros
REGINA - With Saskatchewan trading veteran quarterback Zach Collaros to the Toronto Argonauts on Wednesday, the usual football parlance would now call the Roughriders Cody Fajardo's team. General mana...
Aug 02, 2019
Two Southlands hotels set to open before 2020
MEDICINE HAT, AB -- Development has been thriving in Medicine Hat, with two new hotels set to open their doors before the end of 2019. Public confidence in the two structures wasn't high when they wer...
Aug 02, 2019 Courtesy: Bob Schneider
Galvis, Bichette lead Blue Jays over Royals 4-1 for sweep
KANSAS CITY, Mo. - Bo Bichette's first career homer helped lead the Toronto Blue Jays to a three-game sweep of the Kansas City Royals. Bichette's big moment came at the start of the eighth inning agai...
Aug 02, 2019
'Wonder Woman' Gal Gadot to play Hedy Lamarr in miniseries
BEVERLY HILLS, Calif. - "Wonder Woman" star Gal Gadot is taking on a real-life woman's remarkable history. Showtime said Friday that Gadot will play actress and inventor Hedy Lamarr in a limited serie...
Aug 02, 2019
Local businesses get creative and colourful with fundraising
Medicine Hat, AB - When it comes to fundraising for sports teams, youth groups, and school clubs local businesses play a huge role. That's why two local businesses are getting creative in order to hel...
Aug 02, 2019 Our City in Colour books available for youth groups to sell (Photo courtesy of Bob Schneider)
Gimme five: Canadians to watch on Saturday at the Pan American Games
LIMA, Peru - Here are five Canadian athletes/teams to watch on Saturday at the Pan American Games: SAMUEL MURRAY (RACQUETBALL) The native of Baie-Comeau, Que., faces Argentina's Fernando Kurzbard in p...
Aug 02, 2019
How Trump's latest China tariffs could squeeze US consumers
WASHINGTON - The latest batch of tariffs that President Donald Trump plans to impose on Chinese goods would likely cost U.S. households an average of $200 a year, some economists have estimated. That ...
Aug 02, 2019