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Capital Power provides additional details on Whitla Wind Facility second phase
MEDICINE HAT, AB - Capital Power has provided additional information about their plans to expand the Whitla Wind Facility in the next two years.The company announced Thursday they will be going ahead ...
Dec 06, 2019 A crane works on a wind turbine at the Whitla Wind Project in November - Photo courtesy Capital Power
AHS brings Toys for Tickets program to Medicine Hat
MEDICINE HAT, AB - If you received a parking ticket at the Medicine Hat Regional Hospital last month, Alberta Health Services has given you a new option to repay it.The Toys for Tickets campaign, whic...
Dec 06, 2019 Toys for Tickets donations are seen at the Medicine Hat Regional Hospital - Photo by Bob Schneider
Five dead, including children, in Alberta house fire; Mounties
ROCHFORT BRIDGE, Alta. - RCMP say two adults and three children have died in a house fire northwest of Edmonton.Emergency crews were called about the blaze in the hamlet of Rochfort Bridge near Mayert...
Dec 06, 2019
Southern Alberta's Deer Creek Livestock Co. recognized for environmental stewardship
MILK RIVER -- While environmental concerns are top of mind for many across Alberta, there are those in the agriculture community who have been quietly caring for the land that sustains farms and ranch...
Dec 06, 2019 ABP Environmental Award to Deer Creek -- Photo credit to Deer Creek web site
Official portrait of Bob Wanner to be unveiled Monday at legislature
MEDICINE HAT, AB - Medicine Hat's Bob Wanner will be celebrated at the provincial legislature on Monday.The former Speaker of the Legislature will have an official portrait unveiled in the legislature...
Dec 06, 2019 Bob Wanner is interviewed by CHAT Television in 2018 - file photo
AP source: Knicks fire coach David Fizdale
NEW YORK - A person with knowledge of the decision says the New York Knicks have fired coach David Fizdale after two straight blowout losses dropped them to 4-18. Fizdale ran practice Friday, but was ...
Dec 06, 2019
Ester Ledecka wins first career World Cup downhill gold at Lake Louise
LAKE LOUISE, Alta. - Ester Ledecka of the Czech Republic won the season-opening World Cup women's downhill Friday at Lake Louise, Alta. Ledecka won her first career World Cup downhill in a time of one...
Dec 06, 2019
Keefe facing 1st real test with Maple Leafs as struggling Toronto hits the road
TORONTO - Sheldon Keefe's tenure as head coach of the Toronto Maple Leafs couldn't have started any better. A re-energized roster blasted out of the gate with a trio of road wins f...
Dec 06, 2019
Halifax Thunderbirds set to make National Lacrosse League debut on Saturday
Cody Jamieson has played lacrosse his whole life, including suiting up for the Knighthawks the past nine years in Rochester, N.Y. Now he gets to show Halifax what the sport he loves is all about. The ...
Dec 06, 2019
Inuit sharing ancient knowledge of ice, sea and land with social media app Siku
HALIFAX - A social media app geared towards the outdoor lives of Inuit launched Wednesday with features that tie traditional knowledge to smartphone technology. The Siku app and web platform...
Dec 06, 2019