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Rush drummer Neal Peart dead at 67

Neil Peart, the legendary drummer of iconic Canadian band Rush, has died. He was 67. The influential musician and lyricist died Tuesday in Santa Monica, Calif., after having been diagnosed with brain ...

Jan 10, 2020 Neil Peart, drummer for the Canadian band Rush, has died at the age of 67. (AP)

63 Canadians killed in plane crash near Tehran, Ukrainian official says

SHAHEDSHAHR, Iran - Dozens of Canadians were among the 176 people killed in a plane crash just minutes after taking off from the Iranian capital's main airport, Ukraine's minister of foreign affairs s...

Jan 08, 2020

Finlay Bridge to be covered with donated coats

Medicine Hat, AB - Finlay Bridge will be not only be lit up tonight, but it will also be covered in coats.Hatters are being asked to hang their gently used coats at the bridge.As well,organizer Helen ...

Dec 31, 2019 Coats on Finlay Bridge (Photo by Bob Schneider)

Lot's of options to get home safely this New Year's Eve

Medicine Hat, AB - New Year's Eve is a time when many head out to celebrate.That's why the Medicine Hat Police Service are urging people that if you plan on drinking to ring in 2020, to plan ahead to ...

Dec 30, 2019 Medicine Hat Police Check Stop

Victim Services supports residents shaken by fatal shooting

It's been one week since the tragic death of a Red Deer man who was fatally shot in the city's south end.For anyone shaken by the tragedy, those at Red Deer City Victim Services Unit are reminding res...

Dec 30, 2019

Local businesses thankful for support through holiday season

Medicine Hat, AB - As people run to the stores one final time before Christmas, the push for supporting local business continues.Cyclepath owner, Greg Watson says that customers get a better shopping ...

Dec 23, 2019 Photo by Bob Schneider

HALO endowment fund started by retired rancher

Medicine Hat, AB - With no government funding, HALO Air Ambulance still continues to rely solely on the community to fund their program.That's why retired rancher Marvin Fischer from Hilda has stepped...

Dec 20, 2019 HALO Air Ambulance on scene (Photo by Hayley Feguson)

ARCHES Executive Director explains finances

LETHBRIDGE, AB - Financial information posted on Revenue Canada's Registered Charity Information Return, shows that ARCHES (AIDS Outreach Community Harm Education Support Society) received more than $...

Dec 20, 2019 Lethbridge's Supervised Consumption Site

Childcare programs to lose major grants in spring

Medicine Hat, AB - The provincial government will be cutting two programs that are geared towards supporting childcare workers and their employers next spring.Both of which could leave families paying...

Dec 18, 2019

KidSport making sure all kids are given the equal chance to play their favourite sports

Medicine Hat, AB - Over 30 per cent of youth under the age of 18 cannot afford to play organized sport across Canada.Those numbers stand true in Medicine Hat and Redcliff. That's why the local chapter...

Dec 04, 2019 CIBC Wood Gundy's Connelly Sherwick, Calvin MacPhail, Blaine Kunz, Mark Dumanowski & Brian Widmer