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There's nothing quite like a demolition derby

MAPLE CREEK, SK - Humankind has split the atom, put a man on the moon and mapped the genome. But we still like seeing things smash into each other.The drivers and fans who turned out to the Maple Cree...

Aug 11, 2019 Photo courtesy of Alex McCuaig - A driver at the Maple Creek Massacre looks for someone to smash into on Saturday Aug. 10, 2019.

Walking tour tells story of First Street

Medicine Hat, AB - Sally Sehn was born and raised on First Street. She grew up loving to hear the stories of the beautiful homes that were built by early settlers in Medicine Hat. That's why she worke...

Aug 09, 2019 Sally Sehn outside the Cory House (Photo courtesy Colton McKee)

Mixed bag jobs report

MEDICINE HAT, AB - The number of new jobs the city has risen but so has the unemployment rate, according to the latest Medicine Hat-specific employment numbers released by Statistics Canada Friday.The...

Aug 09, 2019

Police ask Crescent Heights residents to stay vigilant with increase of property offences

Medicine Hat, AB - The Medicine Hat Police are warning residents of increased property and vehicle thefts this summer. They say the warmer summer weather usually leads to more opportunity for thieves....

Aug 07, 2019 A heat map shows the areas that Medicine Hat Police say they've noticed an increase of property offences in. (courtesy MHPS)

City hosting river bank cleanup

Medicine Hat, AB - The South Saskatchewan River plays a major role in Medicine Hat. That's why the city is putting a focus on making sure it's shoreline stays clean. The city is teaming up with the Gr...

Aug 07, 2019

Heritage trees help tell the story of Medicine Hat

Medicine Hat, AB - Every tree represents a chapter in time. In Medicine Hat, there are several that date so far back, they've actually been named 'Heritage Trees'. As the former president of the Herit...

Aug 07, 2019 Plains cottonwoods in Police Point Park in 1889 (photo courtesy the Esplanade archives)

Indigenous artist hopes for community support for second community art installation

LETHBRIDGE, AB - Sarah Russell is hoping to inspire youth with her message of unity, community support and reconciliation. That's why, as her last project as an Indigenous Art student at the Universit...

Aug 06, 2019 Indigenous Artist Sarah Russell and Kale Fox-Zacharias

Life returning to normal in Irvine following a hectic week.

IRVINE, AB - It's been a hectic week for the residents of Irvine, starting with a number of grassfires in the area seven days ago causing a state of local emergency to be issued and topped off with an...

Aug 03, 2019 Photo courtesy of Alex McCuaig - Crews at the scene of the Irvine train derailment walk next to the track just prior to it reopening at 11 a.m. Saturday Aug. 3, 2019.

TSB launches investigation into Irvine train derailment

IRVINE, AB - The trains starting rolling through Irvine at 11 a.m. sharp Saturday morning, less than 24 hours following a train derailment in the hamlet located east of Medicine Hat that saw nearly 20...

Aug 03, 2019 Photo courtesy of Alex McCuaig - Train cars lay at the side of the tracks at the scene of a train derailment in Irvine, Alberta.

Embracing the heat in the Hat

MEDICINE HAT, AB - It was a hot one Friday with 30-degree plus heat descending on much of the southeast portion of the province.For Quebecker Bruno Turcotte driving through the city on his way back to...

Aug 02, 2019 Photo courtesy of Ross Lavigne - Cierra Fortier digs in the sand at Echo Dale on Aug. 2, 2019.