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College to continue the majority of learning online next semester
MEDICINE HAT, AB - The next semester at Medicine Hat College will look very similar to what is taking place right now.The college says programs will continue to be delivered virtually for winter 2021 ...
Oct 15, 2020

Marathon committee meetings as Liberals continue filibusters over WE documents
OTTAWA - Two House of Commons committee meetings dragged on for hours Thursday, with no end in sight, as Liberal MPs continued to filibuster opposition efforts to reopen their investigations into the ...
Oct 15, 2020

Winter weather means winter tires and safe driving reminders
MEDICINE HAT, AB - A special weather statement issued for Alberta calling for up to 10 cm of snow on Friday only added to a rush to get winter tires installed, a rush that began earlier in the week wh...
Oct 15, 2020

Northern Ontario would anoint reigning champs for nationals if qualifiers cancelled
Team anointment at the national championships is a distinct possibility for at least one member curling association as it considers options for an uncertain season due to the COVID-19 pandemic. The No...
Oct 15, 2020

Rugby Canada invites 36 players to November men's camp in Langford, B.C.
Canada rugby coach Kingsley Jones has named a 36-player squad for a three-week camp next month in Langford, B.C. Because of COVID-19 travel restrictions and quarantine requirements, only Canadian-base...
Oct 15, 2020

Toronto cops ID dead man as likely killer of Christine Jessop, 9, in 1984, via DNA
TORONTO - A man who died five years ago was the likely killer of a nine-year-old girl in a 1984 murder that sparked widespread revulsion and led to a notorious wrongful conviction, Toronto police said...
Oct 15, 2020

QMJHL gets $12 million from Quebec government as it attempts to play during pandemic
MONTREAL - The Quebec government is promising $12 million in funding for the Quebec Major Junior Hockey League during the COVID-19 pandemic, while another province with teams in the organization says ...
Oct 15, 2020

Alberta premier says he's still hopeful about Keystone, even if Biden elected
AIRDRIE, Alta. - Alberta Premier Jason Kenney says he is still hopeful about the future of the Keystone XL pipeline, even if the Democrats win the White House next month.Democratic candidate Joe Biden...
Oct 15, 2020

No short-term solutions coming for thin Montreal Impact squad: sporting director
Montreal Impact sporting director Olivier Renard says his club is looking to the future after losing another key piece. The Impact (6-10-2) parted ways with midfielder Saphir Taider Wednesday, transfe...
Oct 15, 2020

RCMP charge Medicine Hat man following break & enter, stolen property
CYPRESS COUNTY, AB - Redcliff RCMP have charged a Medicine Hat man following a break and enter and possession of stolen property this week.Redcliff RCMP say shortly before 1 pm on October 11, 2020, th...
Oct 15, 2020