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A look at Myanmar's election and Suu Kyi's expected victory
YANGON, Myanmar - Myanmar holds national and state elections Sunday in which Nobel peace laureate Aung San Suu Kyi's National League for Democracy party will be looking to hold on to power. Here's a c...
Nov 06, 2020
Trump chief of staff Meadows diagnosed with COVID-19
WASHINGTON - President Donald Trump's chief of staff Mark Meadows has been diagnosed with the coronavirus as the nation sets daily records for confirmed cases for the pandemic. Two senior administrati...
Nov 06, 2020
Perdue, Ossoff head to Georgia US Senate runoff
ATLANTA - Republican U.S. Sen. David Perdue and Democrat Jon Ossoff will face off in a Jan. 5 runoff in Georgia for Perdue's Senate seat. Libertarian candidate Shane Hazel was able to get enough votes...
Nov 06, 2020
HALO, local politicians perplexed at delay on province's helicopter services review
MEDICINE HAT, AB - Frustration and disappointment is emerging from the southeast corner of the province following a delay in the results of the province's Helicopter Emergency Medical Services (HEMS) ...
Nov 06, 2020
Man who pled guilty to hate crime appeals conviction
MEDICINE HAT, AB - The man convicted and sentenced last month to house arrest on a hate crime charge for distributing anti-Semitic, anti-immigrant material is appealing his conviction and sentence and...
Nov 06, 2020
COVID challenge: Alberta premier urges end to house parties as infections rise
EDMONTON - Premier Jason Kenney is strongly urging Albertans to stop holding house parties and get-togethers to bend the curve on sharply rising COVID-19 cases. Alberta has reported just over 1,400 ne...
Nov 06, 2020
Parent of student with special needs calling for more support
MEDICINE HAT, AB- For eight-year-old Chance Oldford, it's playtime, but unlike other kids who are usually at school during the day, he is stuck at home."It's been a rough start for him. I think lack o...
Nov 06, 2020
Medicine Hat YMCA gets $15,000 from Jumpstart
The YMCA of Medicine Hat recently received funding to jumpstart its health, fitness and aquatics program and help offset the costs of personal protective equipment related to COVID-19.The $15,000 jump...
Nov 06, 2020
New trial ordered for B.C. father 37 years after the murder of his two sons
OTTAWA - Canada's justice minister has ordered a new trial in the case of a British Columbia father convicted of two counts of second-degree murder nearly 40 years ago. Tomas Yebes was found guilty in...
Nov 06, 2020
Alberta privacy commissioner to review proposed changes to health legislation
EDMONTON - Alberta's information and privacy commissioner says she was not consulted on proposed changes to the Health Information Act, but will review them as they are being debated in the legislatur...
Nov 06, 2020