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WATCH: Hinshaw to give COVID-19 update
Coming up at 3:30 p.m.Chief medical officer of health Dr. Deena Hinshaw will provide an update on COVID-19.
Dec 16, 2020

No funds for provinces that don't agree to improve long-term care standards, PM hints
OTTAWA - Prime Minister Justin Trudeau is hinting that provinces that don't want to work with Ottawa to improve standards in long-term care homes won't get federal funding. In a year-end interview wit...
Dec 16, 2020

Westminster United Church sharing the warmth
MEDICINE HAT, AB - The congregation at Westminster United Church in Medicine Hat is sharing the warmth this winter.Minister Lynn McKinnon says they still wanted to do something as a church for the com...
Dec 16, 2020

Brooke Henderson ready to put a cap on strange, successful 2020 LPGA season
Brooke Henderson wasn't sure how many tournaments she'd get into this LPGA season, or if she'd even tee off at all. At home with her family in Smiths Falls, Ont., while the COVID-19 pandemic wreaked h...
Dec 16, 2020

Ottawa announces $185-million to help Albertans re-enter the workforce
EDMONTON, AB - The federal government is giving support to Albertans to help them develop the skills needed to find jobs.Federal Minister of Employment and Workforce Development Carla Qualtrough annou...
Dec 16, 2020

United Way gift wrapping booth helping make the perfect gift even better
MEDICINE HAT, AB - Just outside The Bay in the Medicine Hat Mall, the United Way and its volunteers will make your gifts look as good on the outside as you feel on the inside when you give it.One of t...
Dec 16, 2020

Calgary's speedskating oval, home of Canadian team, without ice until at least May,
Calgary's Olympic Oval will be without ice until at least May because of a mechanical issue. Canada's long-track speedskating team hasn't had ice there to train on since Sept. 5. The oval on the Unive...
Dec 16, 2020

Siakam takes control of message with three-part YouTube documentary series
There's a moment in Part 1 of his YouTube documentary series when Pascal Siakam turns to the camera, and succinctly sums up his bubble experience. "The bubble wasn't Disneyland, I'll tell you that," t...
Dec 16, 2020

Fighting systemic racism, extremism will be priority for next military chief: Trudeau
OTTAWA - Prime Minister Justin Trudeau says priorities for the next commander of the Canadian Armed Forces include tackling systemic racism and rooting extremism from the ranks. This is the first time...
Dec 16, 2020

Federal long-term plan to increase hydrogen use focuses on regional hubs
The federal government has introduced a plan to greatly increase the use of hydrogen as a low-carbon fuel to help meet Canada's climate targets."We are announcing a big first step for hydrogen in Cana...
Dec 16, 2020