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House league softball remains cancelled this summer
MEDICINE HAT, AB - Despite the province lifting restrictions on team sports in recent weeks, house league softball remains off the table in Medicine Hat this summer.The Medicine Hat Minor Softball Ass...
Jun 25, 2020

Virtual run for Ronald McDonald House
Local families have another way to support Ronald McDonald House Charities (RMHC) just as the Medicine Hat house prepares to open.RMHC Alberta has taken its two annual runs and combined them into one ...
Jun 25, 2020

Worth the Wait: Doug Wilson, Kevin Lowe finally get Hall of Fame call
TORONTO - Doug Wilson was in the pool playing with his grandkids when the phone rang. Lanny McDonald was on the other end of the line. Wilson passed it to his wife, Kathy, so she would be the fir...
Jun 25, 2020

Audit: US sent $1.4B in virus relief payments to dead people
WASHINGTON - A government watchdog says nearly 1.1 million relief payments totalling some $1.4 billion went to dead people in the government's coronavirus aid program. More than 130 million so-called ...
Jun 25, 2020

Bowing to Beijing would put 'an awful lot more Canadians' at risk, Trudeau says
OTTAWA - Bowing to pressure from Beijing to secure the release of two Canadians would put "an awful lot more" citizens at risk by signalling Canada can be intimidated, Prime Minister Justin Trude...
Jun 25, 2020

Unilever to drop terms like 'whitening' from beauty products
THE HAGUE, Netherlands - Consumer products giant Unilever said Thursday it is aiming for a "more inclusive vision of beauty" in its skin care products and will remove words such as "fair," "whitening"...
Jun 25, 2020

Motorcade procession planned for four military members killed in crash
HALIFAX - A motorcade procession for four of the six Canadian Armed Forces members killed in a military helicopter crash in the Mediterranean Sea in April is planned for ...
Jun 25, 2020

Former Raptors star Vince Carter, 43, retires after record 22 NBA seasons
Vince Carter made his retirement official on Thursday, announcing on his podcast that his 22-year NBA career has come to an end. The announcement was largely a formality because the 43-year-old Carter...
Jun 25, 2020

Scott hopes heat and altitude will help hometown Utah at NWSL Challenge Cup
With the NWSL Challenge Cup taking place in the Utah Royals' backyard, Canadian international Desiree Scott hopes her team starts with a slight edge. "We've been training in the altitude and...
Jun 25, 2020

Tabloid's lawyers seek to get Johnny Depp lawsuit thrown out
LONDON - Lawyers for British tabloid The Sun urged a U.K. judge on Thursday to throw out Johnny Depp's libel claim against the paper because the film star allegedly failed to disclose evidence relatin...
Jun 25, 2020