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N.S. senior whose birthday card request drew international response dies
SYDNEY, N.S. - A Nova Scotia widower who received thousands of birthday cards last year after his daughter asked people to mail him their best wishes for his 92nd birthday has died...
Sep 17, 2019
Kirsti Lay announces retirement from competitive cycling
MEDICINE HAT, AB -Cyclist Kirsti Lay is calling it a career.The 31-year-old, who was born in Medicine Hat, made the announcement on Twitter on Monday. Wearing the maple leaf was the biggest honor. Tha...
Sep 17, 2019 Kirsti Lay (Canadian Press photo)
Consultation results on Dunmore arena, equestrian centre presented to Cypress County Council
CYPRESS COUNTY, AB -- Cypress County has completed weeks of consultation about two potential new recreational facilities, and now has the results.The County consulted 632 residents and 46 stakeholders...
Sep 17, 2019 Cypress County Council (Courtesy: Bob Schneider)
MHC offering high school students help with their homework for free
Medicine Hat, AB- Every high school student has experienced some kind of stress over homework. Whether that be from a simple assignment or preparation for an exam.That's why the Medicine Hat College i...
Sep 17, 2019 Photo by Ross Lavigne
Greens call for stronger digital privacy protections
WATERLOO, Ont. - Intrusions into Canadians' digital privacy have become a crisis and it's time to stop companies from mining people's information for profit, the Green party leader said Tuesday a...
Sep 17, 2019
Cypress County to add 'You're in HALO Country' to welcome signs
CYPRESS COUNTY, AB -- Drivers will soon see something new when driving in or out of Medicine Hat.The typical 'Welcome to Cypress County' signs mounted next to the highway are getting an addition that ...
Sep 17, 2019 Cypress County welcome sign (Courtesy: Bob Schneider)
Court allows appeal on pipeline certificate, says B.C. needs to reconsider
VANCOUVER - The British Columbia government has been ordered by the province's highest court to reconsider its environmental assessment certificate allowing the expansion of the Trans M...
Sep 17, 2019
Man who scammed romantic partner wants mistrial despite guilty finding
TORONTO - A con artist who scammed the romantic partner he met online out of hundreds of thousands of dollars has asked a judge to declare a mistrial months after finding him guilty. In his motion, Sh...
Sep 17, 2019
Gory murders, stabbings, kids slain: Killers found not criminally responsible
EDMONTON - A review board at Alberta Hospital in Edmonton is deciding whether a man who killed five young people at a house party in Calgary should be given some increased freedom. A judge f...
Sep 17, 2019
NDP's Singh seeks urban support with housing billions, avoids deficit questions
OTTAWA - Jagmeet Singh continued his push to win progressive votes on Tuesday by promising an NDP government would invest billions of dollars in affordable housing to help Canadians struggling to make...
Sep 17, 2019