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Spanish playmaker Victor Vazquez back for second stint with Toronto FC
TORONTO - Spanish playmaker Victor Vazquez has rejoined Toronto FC. The 35-year-old spent the past two seasons with the Los Angeles Galaxy. Vazquez left Toronto in January 2019 to join a club in Qatar...
Dec 16, 2022
Expert says government decision to delay MAID expansion not necessary
OTTAWA - The chair of a federal expert panel on medically assisted death is questioning what the government is hoping to accomplish by delaying the expansion of the assisted-dying regime. Dr. Mona Gup...
Dec 16, 2022
Police service warn of increased scams and frauds during holiday season
MEDICINE HAT, AB - Christmas is just over a week away, but police are warning residents of scams and frauds which tend to increase during this time of year.Sgt. Adam Gregory of the community support u...
Dec 16, 2022
Ottawa mayor, local businesses welcome expected return of federal workers to offices
Ottawa's mayor is among those celebrating the return of federal workers to offices. The Treasury Board's decision to stick with hybrid work means public servants will be back to in-person work two to ...
Dec 16, 2022
Arendz's gold tops three-medal day for Canada at Para-Nordic World Cup in Finland
VUOKATTI, Finland - Canada's Mark Arendz recovered from a difficult start on the shooting range to win his second straight biathlon gold medal on Friday at the Para-Nordic World Cup Arendz's gold in t...
Dec 16, 2022
Influenza cases and hospitalizations still rising in AHS Central Zone
Influenza cases and the number of hospitalizations due to the flu are continuing to rise in the Alberta Health Services (AHS) Central Zone.According to Alberta Health, there are 795 cases of influenza...
Dec 16, 2022
"The Conference" coming to Medicine Hat this spring
Medicine Hat, AB--The Medicine Hat & District Chamber of Commerce has announced it is bringing a large-scale professional development conference to Southern Alberta this spring.Dubbed "The Confere...
Dec 16, 2022
Canadian women's under-18 hockey team bolstered by seven returning players
CALGARY - Defender Ava Murphy headlines the Canadian women's under-18 hockey team in its bid to defend its world title in Sweden in January. Murphy of Kitchener, Ont., compiled two goals and three ass...
Dec 16, 2022
Progress on TRC calls to action moving at 'glacial pace': Indigenous think tank
TORONTO - An Indigenous-led think tank says progress is moving at a "glacial pace" seven years after the final report from the Truth and Reconciliation Commission was released. The Yellowhead Institut...
Dec 16, 2022
In 2021, judge warned of gay bar attacker's shootout plans
COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. (AP) - A judge who dismissed a 2021 kidnapping case against the Colorado gay nightclub shooter warned last year that the defendant had been stockpiling weapons and planning a s...
Dec 16, 2022