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City looking for legislative changes after losing condo court battle
Medicine Hat, AB - The City of Medicine Hat will be looking for some help in dealing with a long-standing issue of utility infrastructure at the River Ridge Condo following an Alberta Court of Appeal ...
Sep 17, 2019 City of Medicine Hat logo
Trudeau seeks to one-up Conservatives with plan on maternity, parental benefits
OTTAWA - Liberal Leader Justin Trudeau sought to one-up his Conservative rivals this morning by promising new parents won't pay any taxes at all on maternity and parental leave benefits. The Cons...
Sep 17, 2019
Rugby again approved as high school sport in Nova Scotia by governing body
HALIFAX - Rugby is again being approved by the administrative body for high school sports in Nova Scotia after the organization instituted a short-lived ban last spring over safety concerns. Stephen G...
Sep 17, 2019
'Jeopardy!' host Trebek says he's resumed chemotherapy
NEW YORK - "Jeopardy!" host Alex Trebek says he's had a setback in his battle with pancreatic cancer and is undergoing chemotherapy again. Trebek told ABC's "Good Morning America" on Tuesday that afte...
Sep 17, 2019
Gathering of support and reflection at UVic following fatal bus crash
VICTORIA - Students, faculty and staff at the University of Victoria were to gather for an hour of reflection and support Tuesday as they cope with the aftermath of last Friday's bus cr...
Sep 17, 2019
Southern Alberta harvest ahead of last year's pace; crop quality better than five year averages
EDMONTON - Producers in the Medicine Hat, Lethbridge, Foremost and Strathmore region are ahead of the rest of the province in terms of harvest. The latest provincial crop report puts harvest progress ...
Sep 17, 2019 CHATNEWSTODAY file
Talks set to carry on but no deal yet in UAW strike vs GM
DETROIT - Talks are set to resume Tuesday after a pause overnight, but there was no end to the strike against General Motors. Brian Rothenberg, spokesman for the UAW, said Tuesday "They are talking, t...
Sep 17, 2019
Celebs to read bedtime story to help fight homelessness
LOS ANGELES - Will Smith and Dame Helen Mirren will read a bedtime story during a one-night fundraising event to help fight global homelessness. Smith and Mirren will each tell their story from differ...
Sep 17, 2019
Weinstein attorney: He's a sinner, but not 'a rapist'
NEW YORK - An attorney for Harvey Weinstein said on Tuesday that her client is not without sin - but he's also not "a rapist." Donna Rotunno, speaking on "CBS This Morning," said she feels strongly th...
Sep 17, 2019
Council laments loss of gas wells while mayor remains silent
Medicine Hat, AB - The city expects to be able to take a substantial bite out its estimated $300 million in environmental liabilities connected to oil and gas development, council heard on Monday nigh...
Sep 17, 2019 Photo courtesy of Colton McKee - City energy commissioner Brad Maynes briefs council on the plan to shutter 2,000 gas wells during Monday's council meeting.