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Blackfoot Nation renews agreement with Alberta Government
STANDOFF, AB - The Government of Alberta has committed to continuing to work alongside the Blackfoot Nation.The deal, signed Monday in Blackfoot Crossing Historical Park, includes three First Nations ...
Sep 23, 2019 Premier Jason Kenney and the Chiefs of the Blackfoot Confederacy. (Supplied by Government of Alberta)
Solar projects approved near Coaldale and Nobleford
LETHBRIDGE COUNTY, AB - Lethbridge County council is pushing ahead with proposals for two solar energy projects in the region.Acestes Ventures Ltd, based out of Calgary, is looking to purchase 137 acr...
Sep 23, 2019 Solar energy panels. (Supplied by PublicDomainPictures.net)
Kanye West attracts thousands to Wyoming for worship service
BILLINGS, Mont. - Kanye West has held an outdoor worship service that attracted thousands of people to the Wyoming city where he owns a ranch. The Billings Gazette reports West held the free event Sun...
Sep 23, 2019
AP interview: Colombia to denounce Maduro at UN meeting
BOGOTA - Colombia's president compared Nicols Maduro to Serbian war criminal Slobodan Milosevic as he goes on a diplomatic offensive to corral the Venezuelan socialist, warning that he would be making...
Sep 23, 2019
Tigers declare Hamblin, Preziuso, Gavlas as three overage players
MEDICINE HAT, AB - The Medicine Hat Tigers have confirmed its three '99-born players to make the full-time roster for the 2019-20 campaign.Returning captain James Hamblin, alternate captain Tyler Prez...
Sep 23, 2019
CFL taking a closer look into Adams-Bighill incident during Alouettes win
The CFL is reviewing the helmet-swinging incident Saturday involving Montreal Alouettes quarterback Vernon Adams Jr. and Winnipeg Blue Bombers linebacker Adam Bighill. Bighill and Adams...
Sep 23, 2019
Emmy Awards viewership plunges to 6.9 million people
NEW YORK - The Emmy Awards plunged to a record-low viewership of 6.9 million, illustrating a collective shrug by the public for an annual program that celebrates the best of television and is designed...
Sep 23, 2019
Judges may not be buying that 'Stairway' needs new trial
A group of US judges don't seem inclined to order a new trial in a copyright fight over the Led Zeppelin song, "Stairway to Heaven." Members of an 11-judge panel at a Monday hearing before the 9th U.S...
Sep 23, 2019
Travel agents say Thomas Cook's collapse to have little impact on Canadians
MEDICINE HAT, AB - News of Sunday's collapse of pioneering travel company Thomas Cook has dominated headlines for the aviation and vacation industries.The 178-year-old travel agency officially went in...
Sep 23, 2019 Photo courtesy of Thomas Cook Airlines UK / Facebook
Chamber executive director recognized with national award
MEDICINE HAT, AB - The Medicine Hat and District Chamber of Commerce's executive director was recognized with a national award over the weekend.Lisa Kowalchuk, who has been with the chamber for the pa...
Sep 23, 2019 The Medicine Hat and District Chamber of Commerce office - CHAT News file photo