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Appeal for help goes out for area farm family
MEDICINE HAT - The Medicine Hat Feeding Company is hoping to help an area rancher and employee, who is facing financial challenges again, this time as a result of health issues.Syd McCurdy and his fam...
Dec 03, 2021
Ship that lost containers moves to Nanaimo, B.C.: coast guard
NANAIMO, B.C. - A cargo ship that lost more than 100 containers into the Pacific Ocean after a fire on board has been cleared to travel to the Port of Nanaimo in British Columbia. Officials say the MV...
Dec 03, 2021
Canada buying up to 1.5 million courses of oral antiviral drugs to fight COVID-19
OTTAWA - Procurement Minister Filomena Tassi says Canada has signed agreements to buy up 1.5 million courses of oral antiviral treatment for COVID-19. The government has signed up for an initial one m...
Dec 03, 2021
Tough opening day for Canadian rugby men and women at Dubai Sevens
DUBAI, United Arab Emirates - Young Canadian teams took it on the chin at the Dubai Sevens on Friday, losing all five games. The Canadian men, who finished 11th last week at the same venue in the open...
Dec 03, 2021
Conservatives demand clarity, timelines on next steps for fighter jets
OTTAWA - The federal Conservatives are demanding the Liberal government provide more clarity on the next steps in Canada's search for a new fighter jet, including when a replacement for the military's...
Dec 03, 2021
Blood Services to recommend asking donors about sexual activity, not orientation
OTTAWA - Canadian Blood Services says it will soon recommend that male blood donors be asked if they have had multiple sexual partners and anal sex, not if they have had sex with a man. It says it pla...
Dec 03, 2021
'We're all tired': Iqaluit residents unable to drink tap water for nearly 2 months
IQALUIT - In the summer, the Sylvia Grinnell River near Iqaluit is a popular spot to fish for Arctic char where ice-cold water cascades over rocky ledges. Now, with thick layers of ice and snow coveri...
Dec 03, 2021
Canada's Olympic women's hockey team releases three players
CALGARY - Defender Jamie Bourbonnais and forwards Jessie Eldridge and Julia Gosling have been released from the Canadian Olympic women's hockey team. Canada's centralization roster decreased to 26 wit...
Dec 03, 2021
Canadiens looking for general manager to 'complement' new VP of hockey operations
BROSSARD, Que. - While it remains to be seen how the Montreal Canadiens' two-person approach to hockey operations will ultimately work, new executive vice president of hockey operations Jeff Gorton ga...
Dec 03, 2021
South Korean envoy expects 'ambitious' peacekeeping pledges from Canada
OTTAWA - South Korea's ambassador to Canada says he expects the federal government to make some "ambitious" promises when his country hosts a major peacekeeping summit next week. Ambassador Keung Ryon...
Dec 03, 2021