LONDON – Two men accused of butchering a British soldier had featured in previous investigations by security services, a British official said Thursday, as investigators searched several locations and tried to determine whether the men were part of a wider plot to instil terror on the streets of London. The men, suspected of hacking the
Read More »There are three local nominations for the 2013 Health Minister’s Seniors Service Award. Marie Niwa volunteers at St. Joseph’s Seniors Residence and lends a listening ear to those with concerns or needing assistance. As a former nurse... Read More »
6 hours agoSpring marks the return of Medicine Hat’s most hated weed – dandelions, the yellow menace.Randy Taves, operations manager for Medicine Hat Parks and Recreation, says dandelions always pose a challenge for his crews.“They’re a tenacious weed,” confirms Taves... Read More »
6 hours agoCity council members unanimously agreed to study the possibility of renaming a portion of the Trans-Canada Highway that runs through the City as the “Highway of Heroes” to commemorate the sacrifice of Canada’s war dead, but there’s still... Read More »
6 hours agoMaybe the wind blew the extra competitors off the track. Then again, maybe the sport just isn’t as popular anymore. Though the top athletes still did their thing at Rotary Track Wednesday, many of them were on... Read More »
6 hours agoGreg Adams can’t wait to find out what it is like to play in front of a packed Athletic Park.The 19-year-old infielder has been part of the big crowds that have come to Medicine Hat Mavericks games as... Read More »
6 hours agoThere was a tearful goodbye, and one by one, it was followed by what seemed like an embrace with every player that he coached this season. Lee Woodward, the head coach of the Vikings senior boys basketball... Read More »
6 hours agoMedicine Hat has a piece of music to call its own.The Medicine Hat Concert Band Society will premiere “Drums (of the Saamis)” June 2 at What’s in a Name, a concert at the Esplanade that will tell the... Read More »
6 hours ago– Karaoke, Oly’s Alehouse and Eatery, Johnny with Dynamite Sound, win a $100 gift certificate, 9 p.m., 403-548-6597 – Tacoma, Ralph’s Texas Bar and Steakhouse, 9 :30 p.m., plus ride the Mechanical Bull, 9 p.m., and music... Read More »
6 hours agoThe very first compact disc I ever purchased was The Doors’ “L.A. Woman.” Although I had been swaying and bopping to their jazz and blues influenced rock long before digital music almost single handedly killed the vinyl record,... Read More »
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I say send them all back to there country and drop a BIG nuke this will stop the problem and send a message to the next ... Read More »
I'm so sick and tired of these people.
When is government going to wake up and smell the jihad ??... Read More »
Proof positive that you could dress a donkey in a suit in this federal riding and as long as he ran as a Conservative, h... Read More »
This is an article by a reporter? Your headline is about Boucher , you write 1 paragraph about your "article" and then g... Read More »Tuesday’s Conservative caucus speech by Prime Minister Stephen Harper may have been open to the media but it failed to provide insight into what transpired to see his chief of staff resign over the weekend.It was, in short, a classic political dodge on display.Sure, the requisite “accountability” and “transparency” claims were made ... Read More »
1 day agoThe French government’s proposal to build wind farms off the coast of Normandy, including Juno Beach, where so many allied soldiers died freeing that country from Nazi tyranny, is an affront to all Canadians.The French government is asking for feedback on the proposal from representatives of the allied nations who took part ... Read More »
1 day agoIf you go by the volume of letters to the editor and the mentions in Ticked Off and Tickled Pink, there’s a fair amount of criticism heaped upon our mayor, Norm Boucher. He’s been called ‘short-sighted’ on a number of issues, namely the Event Centre and economic development in the city, and ... Read More »
2 days agoRe: “‘Left wing media biased’ in Duffy case,” May 18. Can you believe LaVar Payne? He knows nothing about Duffy but has “heard stories” about Justin Trudeau. He says the CBC is biased. They have a lot to hide. Huh? Once again Mr. Payne has attempted to shift the blame so that ... Read More »
1 day agoHockey Alberta’s decision to ban bodychecking for those players 11 and 12 years old is long overdue. In a perfect world, checks are clean with no intent to injure, but reality is different. The act of checking often degenerates into an effort to either temporarily or permanently remove another player from the ... Read More »
1 day agoWe are writing to publicly recognize and thank our 12 foundations in AHS South Zone and all auxiliaries for their continuous efforts to enhance health care services in the communities they serve. Foundations and auxiliaries are important partners of AHS and we are grateful for their support. Raising more than $4.2 million ... Read More »
1 day agoTicked OffAt dog owners who leave their barking dogs in their back yards or their garage where they howl all day long while the owners are at work.Ticked OffI bought an item from a home-based business and it said “satisfaction guaranteed or your money back.” I wanted a refund and was made ... Read More »
2 days agoTicked OffOur MP says he is fine with mailout attacks on the Liberals. Please don’t waste money by sending us the garbage.Ticked OffThat the general population is losing the battle against terrorism by allowing themselves to become subjects of paranoia.Ticked OffWhen are the freight engines going to be redesigned so they don’t ... Read More »
7 days agoTickled PinkWith the political cartoons by Greg Perry.Tickled PinkWith the columns by Alex McCuaig; wisdom, insight and the courage to write good stuff.Ticked OffAll of a sudden three businesses come forward with “safety concerns” about the Box Springs location? Where were they long before this when discussions started ages ago? Thiscity councilneeds ... Read More »
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