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Bannon indicted on contempt charges for defying 1/6 subpoena
MARKS, Miss. (AP) - Steve Bannon, a longtime ally to former President Donald Trump, was indicted Friday on two counts of contempt of Congress after he defied a congressional subpoena from the House co...
Nov 12, 2021
Energy, agriculture top of mind for Motz
MEDICINE HAT, AB - When parliament resumes sitting later this month, Medicine Hat's representative in Ottawa says the agriculture and energy sectors will be two of his priorities. On energy, Medicine ...
Nov 12, 2021
Alberta deletes Nazi 'both sides' reference in decades-old school guidance document
EDMONTON - The Alberta government is deleting a decades-old reference in a curriculum guidance paper that urges teachers to focus on positive and negative aspects of the Nazi Germany regime. Education...
Nov 12, 2021
Man who went to space with Shatner dies in plane crash
HAMPTON TOWNSHIP, N.J. (AP) - A man who traveled to space with William Shatner last month was killed along with another person when the small plane they were in crashed in a wooded area of northern Ne...
Nov 12, 2021
Festive lights going up today
MEDICINE HAT, AB - The City of Medicine Hat will begin installing its festive lights for the Christmas season today.Lights will be installed throughout downtown, along the Maple Avenue Bridge, on Dunm...
Nov 12, 2021
Australian-born forward Corey Thomas relishes time with Canadian rugby team
A meeting at the 2019 Rugby World Cup in Japan set Australian-born forward Corey Thomas on the path to representing Canada. Thomas was playing club rugby in Kamaishi where Canada was due to play Namib...
Nov 12, 2021
Trade Minister Ng disappointed, not daunted by US protectionism
OTTAWA - Canada's trade minister says she's disappointed at some of the protectionist measures being pushed by the new Biden administration in Washington, but she's not discouraged from partnering wit...
Nov 12, 2021
Nine years after London Games, Canada's Drouin officially upgraded to silver medal
TORONTO - Nine years after winning high jump bronze at the London Olympics, Canada's Derek Drouin's medal has officially been upgraded to silver. Ivan Ukhov of Russia originally won gold in London bef...
Nov 12, 2021
Disrespectful actions in B.C. on Remembrance Day
CRANBROOK, B.C. - While thousands of people gathered at cenotaphs across B.C. yesterday to honour Canadians who served or sacrificed for our country, there were others engaged in dishonorable and disr...
Nov 12, 2021
After rugby wins over U.S., Canadian women step up in class against No. 1 England
After winning a pair of matches against the sixth-ranked U.S., No. 3 Canada steps up in class Sunday when it meets top-ranked England in a women's rugby test match in London. The Canadians downed the ...
Nov 12, 2021