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Approval for Moderna's vaccine 'looks positive' but a few more documents still needed
OTTAWA - The chief medical adviser at Health Canada says things are on track for her department to approve a second vaccine for COVID-19 very soon. Dr. Supriya Sharma says things "look positive" for t...
Dec 15, 2020

Final witness in van attack trial likely to finish testimony today
TORONTO - The final witness in Toronto's van attack trial is expected to finish testifying today. Forensic psychiatrist Dr. Scott Woodside says Alek Minassian knew his actions were morally wrong. Wood...
Dec 15, 2020

Hope the Holiday Alpaca bringing Christmas cheer to Hatters
MEDICINE HAT, AB-- Santa Claus came to Herald School Monday afternoon. But instead of having his reindeer in tow, he brought along something else: A holiday alpaca named HopeStanding outside, a small ...
Dec 14, 2020

US agencies, companies secure networks after huge hack
WASHINGTON - U.S. government agencies and private companies rushed Monday to secure their computer networks following the disclosure of a sophisticated and long-running cyber-espionage intrusion suspe...
Dec 14, 2020

Backyard rinks easier to build than you might think
MEDICINE HAT, AB - With many group winter social activities put on hold over the holiday season Hatters are going old-school by installing their own ice rinks with one sports store sold out of its kit...
Dec 14, 2020

Walk through downtown and The Night Before Christmas
MEDICINE HAT, AB - A downtown StoryWalk can get you into the spirit of The Night Before Christmas this week and keep you in the spirit into 2021.The Esplanade, the Medicine Hat Public Library, Police ...
Dec 14, 2020

Project Joy collects gently used devices to connect seniors with loved ones
MEDICINE HAT, AB - If you've received new tech this year and don't know what to do with your gently used gear, you can donate older smartphones and tablets into the hands of long-term care residents.P...
Dec 14, 2020

Location of two recent city COVID cases revealed
MEDICINE HAT, AB - A couple of notes about some COVID-19 cases in Medicine Hat.Sobeys posted on its website that an employee at its location on Strachan Road tested positive on Dec. 11.The employee's ...
Dec 14, 2020

Arrests made after short police pursuits
MEDICINE HAT, AB - Two visitors will be leaving Medicine Hat with a raft of charges after a police pursuit on Monday morning.It all started at about 11 a.m. when members of the Medicine Hat Police Ser...
Dec 14, 2020

Trump says Barr resigning, will leave before Christmas
WASHINGTON - Attorney General William Barr, one of President Donald Trump's staunchest allies, is resigning amid lingering tension with the president over the president's baseless claims of election f...
Dec 14, 2020