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Outdoor rinks can open during lockdown but need volunteers to do so
MEDICINE HAT, AB - The usually bustling indoor rinks across the city will fall silent on Sunday due to new public health restrictions. But the city's outdoor rinks will be allowed to open - they just ...
Dec 11, 2020
Bird count needs bird counters
MEDICINE HAT, AB - The Medicine Hat Interpretive Program is looking for Hatters with bird feeders to participate in the annual Medicine Hat Christmas Bird Count on Dec. 20.The local count is part of a...
Dec 11, 2020
CSIS spies' use of geolocation data may have broken law: watchdog report
OTTAWA - A newly released watchdog report says Canada's spy agency may have broken the law by using peoples' digital geolocation data without a warrant. The report, tabled in Parliament late this afte...
Dec 11, 2020
Medicine Hat has 95 active COVID-19 cases, province launches new COVID campaign
There are 95 active cases of COVID-19 in Medicine Hat.The city now has had 361 total cases - the 95 active, 261 recovered and there have been five deaths.There are 10 new cases in the city in Friday's...
Dec 11, 2020
Nightmare on COVID street: Corona-headed party provocateur stars in new Alberta ads
EDMONTON - Alberta is rolling out ads showing a party animal with a head that looks like the novel coronavirus to warn of the dangers of COVID-19 this holiday season.The two-fisted eggnog-slurping vis...
Dec 11, 2020
Ship that sank 52 years ago off B.C.'s coast now polluting marine park
VANCOUVER - A cargo ship that sank off the west coast of Vancouver Island more than 50 years ago is now polluting the waters of a popular marine park. The Canadian Coast Guard says a fuel-like sheen w...
Dec 11, 2020
CMHA offers upcoming suicide prevention workshops for region
MEDICINE HAT, AB - Free workshops are coming up for anyone wanting to learn about the warning signs of suicide among adults, youth, and children.The programs are being coordinated by the Canadian Ment...
Dec 11, 2020
Feds asking court for third extension to deal with revamped assisted-dying regime
OTTAWA - For the third time, the federal government is asking a Quebec court for more time to revamp Canada's assisted-dying law. The request for an extension - to Feb. 26 - came Friday after the Cons...
Dec 11, 2020
NWT to get vaccine in early 2021; territory sees first cases of COVID-19 in weeks
YELLOWKNIFE - The Northwest Territories says five new cases of COVID-19 have been found in Yellowknife, the first in the territory in two weeks.The government earlier this week asked anyone isolating ...
Dec 11, 2020
Border executive had no worries about officer conduct related to Meng Wanzhou case
VANCOUVER - A former executive with the Canada Border Services Agency says she had no concerns about the conduct of border officers involved in detaining Chinese tech executive Meng Wanzhou, who was a...
Dec 11, 2020