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Hurricane Eta threatens to bring flooding, storm surge
MANAGUA, Nicaragua - New Hurricane Eta quickly gained force Monday as it headed for Central America on the verge of becoming a major hurricane, threatening massive flooding and landslides across a vul...
Nov 02, 2020
US manufacturing activity at highest levels in two years
WASHINGTON - U.S. manufacturing posted a strong gain in October to the highest level in two years even as coronavirus cases have begun to surge again in many parts of the country. The Institute for Su...
Nov 02, 2020
Toronto Wolfpack fail to win reinstatement to England's top tier of rugby league
TORONTO - The Toronto Wolfpack have lost their bid for reinstatement into Super League next year.The decision was made by the other 11 Super League teams, the Rugby Football League and Super League ch...
Nov 02, 2020
Slow speed pursuit of stolen skid steer results in damage to police cruiser and fire department vehicle
MEDICINE HAT - A police cruiser suffered heavy damage as it tried to stop a stolen skid steer last night.Police say it began with a family dispute and that led to the theft of the skid steer shortly a...
Nov 02, 2020
Americans living in Medicine Hat paying close attention to U.S. election
MEDICINE HAT, AB- With the U.S election tomorrow, Americans are paying close attention, including the ones that live in Medicine Hat. One of those keeping a close eye on the race between Joe Biden and...
Nov 02, 2020
'It's such a big loss': Sister says family in shock after brother killed in Quebec
Just hours after Marie-Jo Duchesne had shared laughs with her older brother, who'd been out hiking on a sunny Saturday in Quebec, the heartbreaking call came informing her of Francois Duchesne's death...
Nov 02, 2020
N.B. shooter returns to stand at Fredericton first-degree murder trial
FREDERICTON - Matthew Raymond is back on the witness stand today as his murder trial in connection with the 2018 mass shooting in Fredericton enters its eighth week. Raymond, 50, is charged with first...
Nov 02, 2020
Vatican breaks silence, explains pope's civil union comments
ROME - The Vatican says Pope Francis' comments on gay civil unions were taken out of context in a documentary that spliced together parts of an old interview, but still confirmed Francis' belief that ...
Nov 02, 2020
Sunset falls on a historic season for the drive-in
NEW YORK - Julia Wiggin was still shivering after running out to hang up the weekend's marquee - "Ghostbusters," "Texas Chainsaw Massacre" - at her Northfield Drive-in near Hinsdale, New Hampshire. "I...
Nov 02, 2020
'American Idol' contestant Nikki McKibbin dies at 42
ARLINGTON, Texas - Nikki McKibbin, a singer from Texas best known for her third place finish in the first season of American Idol, has died. She was 42. McKibbin's husband, Craig Sadler, confirmed her...
Nov 02, 2020