MEDICINE HAT, AB - A prominent cryptocurrency firm filed for bankruptcy over the weekend. Trading firm FTX, formerly one of the world's largest exchanges, filed for bankruptcy protection on Friday, causing the price for bitcoin and other digital currencies to fall. Several big backers, like the NBA's Miami Heat and Mer...

OTTAWA, ONT -- Canada's natural resources minister says the continuing operation of the Line 5 oil pipeline is "non-negotiable."Jonathan Wilkinson threw the government's support behind the Enbridge project as Opposition M-Ps in the Commons seized on media reports that the controversial cross-border pipeline i...

TORONTO, ONT -- The proposed $26-billion merger between two of Canada's telecom titans has hit a new regulatory hurdle after the Commissioner of Competition has indicated it intends to block the deal. Rogers Communications Inc. and Shaw Communications Inc. issued a joint statement late on Friday evening indicating they...

OTTAWA - The Public Policy Forum says ``urgent'' action is needed from the Canadian government to level the playing field between news media and tech giants such as Meta and Google amid broad revenue declines in the media industry. In a new report titled ``The Shattered Mirror; 5 Years On,'' the organization emphasizes...

SASKATOON - Shares in Canadian fertilizer giant Nutrien Ltd. have been soaring amid market worries that the war in Ukraine could exacerbate a global supply shortage.The Saskatoon-based company is the largest fertilizer producer in the world. Its shares were trading at $108.47 on the Toronto Stock Exchange Tuesday morni...

EDMONTON - Aurora Cannabis Inc. is closing one of its Alberta facilities as it strives to streamline its operations.The cannabis company says its Aurora Polaris property in Edmonton will be shut down as part of a plan to create a leaner and more agile firm.Aurora Polaris' medical distribution operations will move to th...

LETHBRIDGE, AB - As Alberta continues to grapple with surging COVID-19 case numbers, the latest job numbers show the Lethbridge-Medicine Hat region has its fair share of workers.The latest unemployment statistics have been released, with the Lethbridge-Medicine Hat economic region at 4.9 per cent in August. That's the ...

MEDICINE HAT, AB - Alberta's move into Stage 2 of the summer reopening plan put live music back on the menu at clubs and pubs around Medicine Hat.Josh Hopkins, managing partner at The Yard, wasted no time booking performers for the downtown spot. He had That Guy from the Radio (Shaun O'Neill) on June 11 and Taking Augu...

MEDICINE HAT, AB - The thirst to travel is being felt again as Alberta re-opens for the summer, and local hotels and motels are already noticing an increase in phone calls and web traffic.With most restrictions being lifted as of July first, local operators are expecting to be busier than last summer.Elisha Ammann, exe...

MEDICINE HAT, AB - While the end of the pandemic finally seems within sight, major global impacts are starting to surface and are starting to reach the local level.The world is currently experiencing a shortage of semiconductor chips.Although tiny, the chips serve a big purpose. One of those being in the electronic par...