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Iran leader refuses US help, citing virus conspiracy theory
DUBAI, United Arab Emirates - Iran's supreme leader on Sunday refused U.S. assistance to fight the new coronavirus, citing an unfounded conspiracy theory that the virus could be man-made by America. A...
Mar 22, 2020

Strong earthquake shakes Croatia, damages buildings
ZAGREB, Croatia - A strong earthquake shook Croatia and its capital on Sunday, causing widespread damage and panic. Some casualties were reported. The European seismological agency, EMSC, said the ear...
Mar 22, 2020

BREAKING - Medicine Hat flight information correction
MEDICINE HAT - New information is becoming available on a WestJet Medicine Hat flight from March 12, correcting previously released data. This comes as a second affected flight on the same airline is ...
Mar 21, 2020

Local butchers meeting demand for meat products
MEDICINE HAT - With shorter supply chains, Premium Sausage and Deerview Meats are still able to provide food supplies to Hatters. And the owners of both companies say they will continue to do so while...
Mar 21, 2020

Coronavirus: Provinces say fines, arrests face people who don’t distance, self-isolate
After a week of strong urging from governments that people should keep apart to prevent the spread of COVID-19, provincial leaders - and their police forces - have stopped asking politely.On Friday, p...
Mar 21, 2020

Raphael Lavoie signs entry-level three-year deal with Edmonton Oilers
EDMONTON - Raphael Lavoie signed a three-year entry-level contract with the Edmonton Oilers on Saturday. The 19-year-old Lavoie is in his fourth season in the Quebec Major Junior Hockey League. H...
Mar 21, 2020

COVID-19: 31 new cases in Alberta, single seniors' home affected, nurse walkout due to lack of protective gear
EDMONTON - There are 31 new cases of COVID-19 in Alberta including one in a seniors' home while there was a walkout of a "small number" of nurses who were not provided with adequate protection.Marcia ...
Mar 21, 2020

Watch: Latest COVID-19 update
The province's chief medical officer provides an update on COVID-19.
Mar 21, 2020 (youtube/YourAlberta)

A look back at Olympics that never were: 1916, '40 and '44
With more and more calls to postpone the Tokyo Olympics because of the coronavirus outbreak, it's worth noting that this every-four-years spectacle has been rocked before by traumatic events. Three ot...
Mar 21, 2020

Free trauma counselling for first responders of COVID-19
MEDICINE HAT - The Psychologist Association of Alberta is ramping up efforts to provide trauma-based counselling to those serving on the front lines of the COVID-19 crisis including healthcare workers...
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