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'Each dance has a story': demonstration powwow marks National Indigenous Peoples Day
MEDICINE HAT, AB - The Medicine Hat community was invited to Kin Park on Tuesday afternoon for a demonstration powwow to celebrate National Indigenous Peoples Day.The day of recognition is held each y...
Jun 21, 2022

Whitecaps, York United set to clash in Canadian Championship semi finals
VANCOUVER - Vanni Sartini says his Vancouver Whitecaps are on the cusp of playing their biggest game so far this year. The 'Caps are set to host York United on Wednesday in the semifinal of the Canadi...
Jun 21, 2022

Highway 3 group wants economic footprint analysis done on twinning
The Highway 3 Twinning Development Association has commissioned a study on twinning the remaining sections of the route from Medicine Hat to the British Columbia boundary.PricewaterhouseCooper Canada ...
Jun 21, 2022

Premier announces cabinet changes
Premier Jason Kenney has announced several changes to cabinet that the government says will fill vacancies left by departing ministers.The following changes were announced in a news release on Tuesday...
Jun 21, 2022

South Dakota attorney general convicted in impeachment trial
PIERRE, S.D. (AP) - The South Dakota Senate on Tuesday convicted Attorney General Jason Ravnsborg in an impeachment trial over a 2020 car crash in which he killed a pedestrian. The conviction triggers...
Jun 21, 2022

Democrat Rep. Henry Cuellar declared winner in Texas recount
AUSTIN, Texas (AP) - A recount in Texas affirmed Democrat U.S. Rep. Henry Cuellar as the winner Tuesday of his primary race against progressive challenger Jessica Cisneros, who had trailed by fewer th...
Jun 21, 2022

Winnipeg police say remains in landfill are those of Rebecca Contois
WINNIPEG - Remains found in a landfill have been identified as those of Rebecca Contois, a 24-year-old Indigenous woman, police said Tuesday. "Rebecca's family has been notified and the homicide unit ...
Jun 21, 2022

Online-streaming bill passes third reading in House of Commons, heads to Senate
OTTAWA - The Liberal government's online-streaming bill, which has been the subject of fierce debate among members of Parliament, is now headed to the Senate. Bill C-11 passed third reading in the Hou...
Jun 21, 2022

Russia's misinformation campaign failing, say Canadian general, EU and NATO officials
OTTAWA - Russian attempts to sell false narratives in the West about the invasion of Ukraine are failing, say a Canadian general and senior NATO and European officials. At a security conference in Ott...
Jun 21, 2022

Justin Trudeau to attend international meetings in Rwanda, Germany, Spain
OTTAWA - Prime Minister Justin Trudeau is set to leave for a 10-day international trip this evening, with the Russia-Ukraine conflict expected to be a major focus. He will first fly to Kigali, Rwanda,...
Jun 21, 2022