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Jury convicts Illinois man in Minnesota mosque bombing
MINNEAPOLIS - A jury on Wednesday convicted the leader of an Illinois anti-government militia group of several civil rights and hate crime charges in the 2017 bombing of a Minnesota mosque. Prosecutor...
Dec 09, 2020
Local sports organizations discuss the impact of indefinite facility closures
MEDICINE HAT, AB - With the city's announcement of the indefinite closure of the Moose and Crestwood recreation centres along with the Heights Pool in 2021, teams and clubs are trying to find availabl...
Dec 09, 2020
Man charged after targeting Somali women in parking lot of Edmonton mall
EDMONTON - A 41-year-old man has been charged after he allegedly yelled racial slurs at two Somali woman wearing hijabs in an Edmonton mall parking lot.Police say in a news release that they responded...
Dec 09, 2020
Shandro: Alberta COVID-19 vaccinations to start next week; active cases in city up by two
Health Minister Tyler Shandro says COVID-19 vaccinations in Alberta will begin on Dec. 16.The first 3,900 doses will go to ICU doctors and nurses, respiratory therapists and long-term care workers thr...
Dec 09, 2020
Women's Hall of Fame honours Aretha Franklin, Morrison, Lacks
SENECA FALLS, N.Y. - "Queen of Soul" Aretha Franklin and Nobel laureate and "Beloved" author Toni Morrison will be inducted into the National Women's Hall of Fame Thursday as part of a posthumous clas...
Dec 09, 2020
Vincent Massey students giving the gift of Christmas cheer to city seniors
MEDICINE HAT, AB - Students and staff at Vincent Massey School are reaching out to the community and paying forward a little TLC this holiday season.Grade 5/6 teacher Tracy Elderkin calls herself a hu...
Dec 09, 2020
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 09, 2020
Lametti questions Conservatives' sincerity in wanting to protect vulnerable
OTTAWA - Justice Minister David Lametti says Conservatives have no interest in improving a bill on assisted dying, they just want to stop it. The Conservatives have been talking out the clock on Bill ...
Dec 09, 2020
Safety warning issued about certain hot tubs, spas, pools
MEDICINE HAT, AB - A safety warning is being issued by the city to anyone who has received hot tub, spa or swimming pool services from Water World Tubs (Water World 2062939 ALBERTA LTD).The city says ...
Dec 09, 2020
CBSA manager told not to take notes after Meng arrest in case of access request
VANCOUVER - A senior manager with the Canada Border Services Agency says she was instructed not to take notes after the arrest of Huawei executive Meng Wanzhou - an arrest that will be under court scr...
Dec 09, 2020