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HFX Wanderers set to become first Canadian Premier League team to resume training
HFX Wanderers FC is the first Canadian Premier League team to receive approval from local government and health authorities to resume training. The league says the Halifax-based franchise will st...
May 29, 2020

Flood of support smashes HALO fundraising goal for 'Free Fry Day'
CYPRESS COUNTY, AB - A line of cars stretching to almost Highway 3 greeted HALO Air Ambulance staff and volunteers early Friday morning in a remarkable showing of community support.Dozens of vehicles ...
May 29, 2020

Proposed COVID-19 rule changes by World Rugby could improve the sport
TORONTO - Proposed law amendments to the game of rugby to reduce the COVID-19 transmission risk could improve the sport, according to top Canadian rugby officials. World Rugby says the rule chang...
May 29, 2020

Former PQ leader Boisclair reports to police after sex assault warrant issued
MONTREAL - Former Parti Quebecois leader Andre Boisclair turned himself in at an east-end Montreal police station Friday after a warrant was issued for his arrest on sexual assault char...
May 29, 2020

City to close one of four drop-off recycling depots
MEDICINE HAT - The City of Medicine Hat will be closing its South Railway recycling depot next to Redi Bottle Depot at the end of July.In a release on Friday, the city says due to the curbside residen...
May 29, 2020

Canucks parting ways with amateur scouting director Judd Brackett
VANCOUVER - The Vancouver Canucks and amateur scouting director Judd Brackett are parting ways. The Canucks announced in a release Friday that they have not reached a new agreement with Brackett, who ...
May 29, 2020

Minister says Ottawa must respect choice of First Nations to hold powwows
OTTAWA - Canada's Indigenous services minister says Ottawa won't dictate terms to First Nations on holding ceremonies and powwows during a pandemic. "If you believe in self-determination of Indigenous...
May 29, 2020

City set to record warmest weekend of the year, AHS reminding residents of heat safety
MEDICINE HAT - Hatters know a thing or two about hot weather with southern Alberta having one of the highest thresholds for an Environment Canada heat warning in the country. But that doesn't mean the...
May 29, 2020

Gallagher: Canadiens given 'second life' in NHL's return-to-play plan
Brendan Gallagher knows the Montreal Canadiens have no business being anywhere near a playoff spot. They were 24th in the standings when the NHL season was paused because of the COVID-19 pan...
May 29, 2020

NEWS ALERT - Prosecutor; Minnesota officer charged with murder and manslaughter in restraint death of George Floyd
MINNEAPOLIS -The Minneapolis officer who was seen on video kneeling on the neck of George Floyd, a handcuffed black man who died in custody after pleading that he could not breathe, was arrested Frida...
May 29, 2020