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Judge: $750K bail for 3 ex-officers accused in Floyd's death
MINNEAPOLIS - A judge set bail at $750,000 apiece Thursday for three fired Minneapolis police officers charged with aiding and abetting in the killing of George Floyd, as a memorial service took place...
Jun 04, 2020

Little League season officially called off
MEDICINE HAT, AB - The crack of the little league bats won't be heard around Medicine Hat this summer.The Medicine Hat Little League Board officially cancelled the 2020 spring season on June 3. The fo...
Jun 04, 2020

AP source: NBA owners approve 22-team season restart plan
The NBA's Board of Governors has approved a 22-team format for restarting the league season in late July at the Disney campus near Orlando, Florida, another major step toward getting teams back onto t...
Jun 04, 2020

Eagle Butte Talons hand out 2020 athletic awards online
DUNMORE, AB - Though there was no formal ceremony this year, but the Eagle Butte High School Talons were able to celebrate the best their athletic program had to offer.The Talons rolled out their 2020...
Jun 04, 2020

City proclaims June 5-7 Help for HALO Weekend
MEDICINE HAT, AB - This weekend will be one like no other in Medicine Hat after Mayor Ted Clugston signed a proclamation Thursday to make June 5-7 Help for HALO Weekend in the city.It's the latest ini...
Jun 04, 2020

'Defunding' police, funding mental health resources will save lives: experts
TORONTO - The death of a Toronto woman who fell from her 24th-floor balcony while police were in her home has renewed calls for an overhaul of how society deals with people in mental health crises. So...
Jun 04, 2020

Trudeau says new modelling shows COVID-19 in decline but fight must continue
OTTAWA - Prime Minister Justin Trudeau says new federal data shows that COVID-19 is in decline across Canada but the country is not out of the woods. Trudeau says a new modelling report will be r...
Jun 04, 2020

Special payments to seniors to arrive in early July, Liberals say
OTTAWA - Prime Minister Justin Trudeau says a special one-time payment for seniors will go out the week of July 6. The COVID-19-related aid will come in the form of $300 payments to the more than...
Jun 04, 2020

Wheat commission chair applauds government's removal of regulatory barrier
The Alberta government is removing a fungal disease of cereal crops from the Pest and Nuisance Control Regulation, a move that brings the province in line with best practices from other provinces.Mini...
Jun 04, 2020

Health official: No new COVID-19 cases from Missouri parties
OSAGE BEACH, Mo. - No additional cases of the new coronavirus have been reported stemming from the crowded pool parties at Missouri's Lake of the Ozarks over the Memorial Day weekend, the state's top ...
Jun 04, 2020