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New Year's Eve Fest at Big Marble Go Centre
MEDICINE HAT, AB - The annual New Year's Eve Fest is returning to Big Marble Go Centre.An assortment of fun, family activities will take place from noon to 4 p.m. to help you say farewell to 2022. The...
Dec 14, 2022
Mississippi executes man for rape, murder of teen girl
PARCHMAN, Miss. (AP) - A man who pleaded guilty to raping and killing a 16-year-old girl was put to death by lethal injection in Mississippi on Wednesday evening, becoming the second inmate executed i...
Dec 14, 2022
Yukon, Canada announce agreement to advance nature conservation and protection
MONTREAL - The Yukon and federal governments have signed a new agreement to advance nature conservation and protection across the territory. The governments announced the Canada-Yukon Nature Agreement...
Dec 14, 2022
US storm brings tornadoes, blizzard-like conditions; 3 dead
KEITHVILLE, La. (AP) - A woman was found dead in an area of southeast Louisiana where a suspected tornado caused significant damage Wednesday, bringing the toll to three dead from violent storms rippi...
Dec 14, 2022
Taber toddler safely returned home after wandering out in winter weather
TABER, AB - Taber Police Service says a young resident is back home with his parents after taking an excursion on his own.At about 9:20 a.m. on Wednesday, Taber police were informed that a two-year-ol...
Dec 14, 2022
Medicine Hat's Hunter Semrau gets million-dollar role as Jerry Lee Lewis
Performing as a musical icon on a national tour is a priceless gig. But if you had to put a price on it, a million dollars is a good starting point.On Dec. 6 in Florida, 2017 Crescent Heights High Sch...
Dec 14, 2022
Ottawa must hold resource companies accountable to keep Indigenous women safe: report
OTTAWA - A parliamentary committee says resource companies should be held "accountable" for the effect their projects have on the safety of Indigenous women and girls. Members of Parliament on the Sta...
Dec 14, 2022
Liberals may take a year to clear Afghanistan aid blockade as senators urge speed
OTTAWA - A Senate committee is urging the federal government to amend anti-terror laws that are blocking humanitarians from responding to growing desperation in Afghanistan. But the Liberals say they ...
Dec 14, 2022
Liberals want to expand Parliament Hill after post-convoy security report
OTTAWA - Liberal MPs on a House of Commons committee that studied parliamentary security after the "Freedom Convoy" say Parliamentary Hill should expand to include nearby streets. The Liberals say a l...
Dec 14, 2022
Canada revoking sanctions exemptions for Nord Stream turbines
OTTAWA - Natural Resources Minister Jonathan Wilkinson says Canada is revoking the exemptions to sanctions that allowed a Montreal company to repair turbines for a natural gas pipeline operated by Rus...
Dec 14, 2022