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Cadence Weapon takes aim at the algorithm in technology-critical album
TORONTO – Cadence Weapon says the release of his tech-skeptical rap album couldn’t be timed any better thanks to Drake’s latest diss battle. The Edmonton-raised rapper, born Rollie Pemberton, dropped “Rollercoaster” the same day Toronto’s hip-hop superstar surprised the internet with “Taylor Made Freestyle” late last month. Drake’s lyrical grenade was lobbed at rap contemporary ... Read More »
Maple Leaf Foods reports $51.6M Q1 profit, sales edged lower
MISSISSAUGA, Ont. – Maple Leaf Foods Inc. reported a profit in its latest quarter compared with a loss a year ago as its sales edged lower. The company says its profit amounted to $51.6 million or 42 cents per share for the quarter ended March 31 compared with a loss of $57.7 million or 48 ... Read More »
Police move in and begin dismantling pro-Palestinian demonstrators’ encampment at UCLA
LOS ANGELES (AP) – Police removed barricades and began dismantling a pro-Palestinian demonstrators’ fortified encampment early Thursday at the UCLA campus after hundreds of protesters defied police orders to leave, about 24 hours after counter-protesters attacked a tent encampment on the campus. Police detained a handful of people on campus, tying their wrists with zip ... Read More »
Police move in and begin dismantling a pro-Palestinian demonstrators’ encampment at UCLA
LOS ANGELES (AP) – Police removed barricades and began dismantling a pro-Palestinian demonstrators’ fortified encampment early Thursday at the UCLA campus after hundreds of protesters defied police orders to leave, about 24 hours after counter-protesters attacked a tent encampment on the campus. The law enforcement action comes after officers spent hours threatening arrests over loud ... Read More »
Air Canada reports $81M Q1 loss, operating revenue up seven per cent from year ago
MONTREAL – Air Canada reported a loss of $81 million in its first-quarter as its operating revenue rose seven per cent from a year ago. The airline says the loss amounted to 22 cents per diluted share for the quarter ended March 31. The result compared with a profit of $4 million in the same ... Read More »
Artists from Universal Music Group are heading back to TikTok as new licensing deal reached
Artists from Universal Music Group, which include Taylor Swift, Drake, Adele, Bad Bunny and Billie Eilish, will be returning to TikTok as the two parties have struck a new licensing agreement following an approximately three-month long dispute. The two sides said Thursday that they are “now working expeditiously to return music by artists represented by ... Read More »
Police begin removing barricades at a pro-Palestinian demonstrators’ encampment at UCLA
LOS ANGELES (AP) – Police have begun removing barricades at a pro-Palestinian demonstrators’ encampment on the UCLA campus. Thursday morning’s law enforcement effort comes after officers spent hours threatening arrests over loud speakers if people did not disperse. Hundreds of people had gathered on campus, both inside a barricaded tent encampment and outside of it ... Read More »
Future leaders: Local students develop leadership skills at day-long conference
bmiller@medicinehatnews.com Student leaders and teacher advisers striving to make school a better place to learn were invited to a day-long leadership conference hosted by Crescent Heights High School on Wednesday. The importance of resilience, teamwork and communication skills in high school students was emphasized at the Horizons Medicine Hat conference, aimed to inspire and motivate ... Read More »
Show Review: Mambo Italiano mixes culture and comedy in powerful performance
asmith@medicinehatnews.com Medicine Hat Musical Theatre’s Mambo Italiano is, simply put, everything; it manages to be both hilarious and grounded in a way that will strike home, and follows the viewer long after the curtain falls. The subject matter, at first glance, seems comical and larger than life, and the opening scene far from discourages this. ... Read More »
Ticked Off and Tickled Pink, May 2, 2024
Tickled Pink We have the most ignorant premier in the country and it is going to cost her the next election. Tickled Pink Congratulations to the Ultimate Cheer Fusion teams who recently competed at nationals. You did Medicine Hat proud! Tickled Pink To know, if Liberals are so against oil and gas, how is there ... Read More »
Court Briefs: Business in Burdett facing several OHS violations over worker fatality in 2023
@MedicineHatNews A fabrication shop in Burdett faces five counts of contravening occupational health and safety regulations after a worker was killed in an accident last year. Alberta OHS officials reported that charges were laid earlier this month against HTK Iron Works, Ltd. On Feb. 1, 2023, a labourer was crushed when a windbreak panel fell ... Read More »
