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Statistics Canada to detail November jobs numbers amid expectations for small gain
OTTAWA - Statistics Canada will say this morning how Canada's job market fared last month as COVID-19 case counts rose along with a new round of public health restrictions. The labour force has clawed...
Dec 04, 2020
California ties new COVID-19 rules to hospital capacity
SACRAMENTO, Calif. - California is on the brink of a new stay-at-home order that would close businesses and curb travel in regions that could see hospitals overwhelmed by coronavirus patients. Gov. Ga...
Dec 04, 2020
Metro Vancouver transit system confirms ransomware attack, says payment data secure
VANCOUVER - Metro Vancouver's transit authority is confirming that it was the target of a ransomware attack on part of its information technology systems. Ransomware is a type of malicious software th...
Dec 03, 2020
Safety improvements at Brooks meat processor protecting workers from COVID
BROOKS, AB - As cases surge across the province, Brooks has managed to avoid a repeat of that city's outbreak in the spring which saw more than a thousand active cases swamp the community of 15,000 pe...
Dec 03, 2020
Rangers will not loan Lafrenière to Canada for world junior hockey championship
RED DEER, Alta. - Alexis Lafrenire will not be going for another gold medal this winter. Hockey Canada said in a statement Thursday that the NHL's New York Rangers will not loan Lafrenire to Canada's ...
Dec 03, 2020
Potential cougar sighting reported in Strathcona Park
MEDICINE HAT, AB - A potential cougar sighting is being reported in Strathcona Park with city officials warning residents to be on the lookout and exercise caution.The sighting was reported to the cit...
Dec 03, 2020
Medicine Hat down to 101 active COVID-19 cases, new daily case record set in Alberta
There are 101 active cases of COVID-19 in Medicine Hat.The city now has had 297 total cases - the 101 active, 192 recovered and there have been four deaths.There are eight new cases in the city in Thu...
Dec 03, 2020
Drive-thru style Old Tyme Christmas this weekend
MEDICINE HAT, AB - A Medicine Hat Christmas favourite is a go this weekend.Santa Claus will appear during a modified Old Tyme Christmas at the Stampede grounds on Saturday, December 5.The night will l...
Dec 03, 2020
Nuggets star Jamal Murray crossing fingers that he can play for Canada at Olympics
DENVER - Playing for Canada's men's basketball team at the Olympics next year would be a wonderful opportunity for Jamal Murray, but the Denver Nuggets star has no idea how realistic that is at this s...
Dec 03, 2020
Liberals accuse Conservatives of disregarding court deadline, filibustering bill
OTTAWA - Federal Liberals are accusing the Conservatives of filibustering a bill to expand access to medical assistance in dying and thumbing their noses at a looming court deadline.Government House l...
Dec 03, 2020