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As Hong Kong cracks down, Canadian Tiananmen Square vigils keep flame burning
VANCOUVER - Activists in Canada say Hong Kong's crackdown on commemorations of the Tiananmen Square massacre has injected new vigour and significance to vigils in diaspora communities. The Vancouver S...
Jun 4, 2024
Medicine Hat councillor Ramona Robins says she won't run for re-election
First-time Medicine Hat city councillor Ramona Robins, an accomplished Crown prosecutor and single mother to twin daughters, told CHAT News on Tuesday she will not run for re-election after what she d...
Jun 4, 2024
New York magnet fisher catches safe full of soggy $100 bills, he says
NEW YORK (AP) - James Kane has used a powerful magnet to fish all manner of junk from New York City waterways, but he says the stacks of $100 bills he pulled from a safe were something else entirely. ...
Jun 4, 2024
Arizona voters will decide whether local police can make border-crossing arrests
PHOENIX (AP) - The Republican-controlled Arizona Legislature gave final approval Tuesday to a proposal asking voters to make it a state crime for noncitizens to enter the state through Mexico at any l...
Jun 4, 2024
Toronto FC's Federico Bernardeschi fined after weekend red card at D.C. United
TORONTO - Toronto FC winger/wingback Federico Bernardeschi has been fined an undisclosed amount for "failing to leave the field in a timely manner" after being sent off in the 88th minute of Toronto's...
Jun 4, 2024
York United looks to former Atlas FC coach Benjamin Mora to lead the team to success
TORONTO - York United FC unveiled Benjamin Mora as its new head coach Tuesday, hoping his experience in the Mexican top flight and success in Malaysia will help lead the Toronto-based Canadian Premier...
Jun 4, 2024
Slovenia becomes latest European country to recognize a Palestinian state after parliamentary vote
LJUBLJANA, Slovenia (AP) - Slovenia recognized a Palestinian state on Tuesday after its parliament voted overwhelmingly in favor of the move, following in the recent steps of three other European coun...
Jun 4, 2024
Alberta government signs fresh 10-year contract with STARS air ambulance
The Alberta government on Tuesday extended its public-private partnership with Shock Trauma Air Rescue Services, known as STARS, via a fresh contract valued at $15 million per year for the next decade...
Jun 4, 2024
HALO Air Ambulance will help fight wildfires in new pilot project
The Medicine Hat-based HALO Air Ambulance will be used to help with regional wildfire response in a new pilot project revealed Tuesday ahead of a potentially record-breaking dry summer.The emergency h...
Jun 4, 2024
Province boosts funding for seniors housing program
The Government of Alberta has taken a step that it says will ensure more seniors can afford a place to live.As part of the 2024 provincial budget, they are increasing funding through the Lodge Assista...
Jun 4, 2024