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Transformer fire contributed to Monday evening power outage
About 150 customers in the city's southwest were without power for up to four hours on Monday eveningAround 7 p.m. a transformer fire blew a fuse upstream, and coupled with heavy power usage left some...
Aug 18, 2020

WATCH: Hinshaw to give COVID-19 update
Coming up at 3:30 p.m.Chief medical officer of health Dr. Deena Hinshaw provides an update on COVID-19.
Aug 18, 2020

VanVleet's steely playoff performance no surprise to those who know him best
It will forever be one of the iconic images of last year's NBA championship run - Fred VanVleet on his back, arms outstretched, with his eyes looking up at the Oracle Arena ceiling...
Aug 18, 2020

Prorogation of Parliament: what does it mean and what happens next?
OTTAWA - Parliament has been prorogued until Sept. 23, when there will be a speech from the throne. Here is what that means and what could come next. Word - The term comes through Middle English and O...
Aug 18, 2020

‘Tenet’ to screen early at theatres in some U.S. cities
Some U.S. moviegoers will be able to see Christopher Nolan's "Tenet" a few days early. Warner Bros. on Tuesday said that it would be offering early access screenings starting Aug. 31 as a gesture of s...
Aug 18, 2020

City taking 'wait-and-see approach' on mask bylaw
MEDICINE HAT, AB - Medicine Hat has no plans to implement a mandatory mask bylaw, preferring instead to leave it to citizens and businesses to decide on mask-wearing and requirements.This comes as mor...
Aug 18, 2020

Toronto Raptors forward Oshae Brissett undergoing procedure for knee injury
Toronto Raptors forward Oshae Brissett has left the NBA campus in Florida to undergo a procedure to clean out loose bodies in his right knee. The procedure will be performed by Dr. Paul Marks at Sunny...
Aug 18, 2020

Blues' Tarasenko out rest of 1st round with shoulder injury
Vladimir Tarasenko will miss the rest of the St. Louis Blues' first-round series against the Vancouver Canucks after aggravating his surgically repaired left shoulder. The team said Tuesday that Taras...
Aug 18, 2020

Longtime Winnipeg Jets star Dale Hawerchuk dies after cancer battle
Dale Hawerchuk, a hockey phenom who became the face of the Winnipeg Jets en route to the Hall of Fame, has died at the age of 57 after a battle with cancer. The Ontario Hockey League's Barrie Col...
Aug 18, 2020

Longtime Conservative MP Diane Finley says she won't run in next election
OTTAWA - Longtime Conservative MP Diane Finley says she's not running in the next election. Finley says she's had a "heck of a ride" but it's time to move forward. She's represented the Ontario riding...
Aug 18, 2020