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New Orleans jazz patriarch Ellis Marsalis dead at 85
NEW ORLEANS - Ellis Marsalis, jazz pianist, teacher and patriarch of a New Orleans musical family that includes famed musician sons Wynton and Branford, has died. He was 85. New Orleans Mayor LaToya C...
Apr 01, 2020
Words to remember: Canadian newsmakers have their say on COVID-19
A look at some of the top quotes from across Canada on Thursday in relation to COVID-19: "If we all stopped moving for two weeks and nobody talked to anybody for two weeks and we all just staye...
Apr 01, 2020
Toronto imposes mandatory quarantine for infected to help contain COVID-19
TORONTO - Canada's most populous city has imposed a mandatory home quarantine on residents infected with COVID-19, as officials move to "aggressively halt" the spread of the virus. Toronto Mayor John ...
Apr 01, 2020
Donald Trump says Canadians on two stranded cruise ships will be heading home
FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. - U.S. President Donald Trump says there are plans to remove nearly 250 Canadians from two cruise ships and get them back to Canada. The U.S. Coast Guard has directed a...
Apr 01, 2020
Tigers alumni Rubins signs NHL deal with Toronto Maple Leafs
TORONTO, ON - Kristians Rubins' hockey journey has stretched through three countries and numerous levels, but on Wednesday all the travel points finally paid off.Rubins is the proud owner of his first...
Apr 01, 2020 Photo courtesy of Randy Feere / Medicine Hat Tigers
Feds: Man intentionally derailed LA train near hospital ship
LOS ANGELES - A train engineer intentionally drove a speeding locomotive off a track at the Port of Los Angeles because he was suspicious about the presence of a Navy hospital ship docked there amid t...
Apr 01, 2020
Brooks renews state of local emergency
BROOKS, AB - The City of Brooks renewed its state of local emergency on Wednesday.The city initially declared a state of local emergency two weeks ago to support the province of Alberta's efforts to c...
Apr 01, 2020
MPs wages, carbon tax increases take effect April 1
OTTAWA - Prime Minister Justin Trudeau and Conservative Leader Andrew Scheer are among the MPs who are promising to donate an automatic increase in their salaries to charity, as the COVID-19 pandemic ...
Apr 01, 2020
Earls launches grocery shopping program amid COVID-19 pandemic
MEDICINE HAT, AB - Grocery shopping can be a stressful outing during the COVID-19 global pandemic, with empty shelves and busy aisles sometimes causing headaches for shoppers.A national restaurant cha...
Apr 01, 2020 Photo courtesy of Global Vancouver
Chamber here to help navigate COVID-19 relief programs
MEDICINE HAT, AB - With a dizzying array of COVID-19 relief programs for businesses out there, it's hard to keep track of just who is available for what and when."It's been challenging to navigate bec...
Apr 01, 2020