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Marco Mendicino tries to clarify whether police asked for Emergencies Act
OTTAWA - Public Safety Minister Marco Mendicino is trying to clarify whether anyone outright asked the government to invoke the Emergencies Act in February, after his deputy minister told a committee ...
Jun 08, 2022

Performing arts school recounts 'huge challenge' of pandemic lockdowns
MEDICINE HAT, AB - The COVID-19 pandemic took away some important outlets of children's lives, such as sports and the arts. Students at the Medicine Hat School of Performing Arts have just come off th...
Jun 08, 2022

Province expands digital overdose reporting mobile app
The Alberta Government has expanded what it calls the Digital Overdose Response System (DORS), a mobile app which aims to prevent fatal overdoses when using opioids and other substances at home, acros...
Jun 08, 2022

No added school bus fees amid ballooning gas prices
MEDICINE HAT, AB - The Medicine Hat Public School Division is reassuring parents they won't see added fees for the upcoming school term when it comes to transportation costs.With gas hitting $1.91 a l...
Jun 08, 2022

Canada's Zsombor-Murray, Wiens dive in to synchro partnership
CALGARY - Two Olympic divers from Canada are about to take their new partnership out for an international spin. Montreal's Nathan Zsombor-Murray and Rylan Wiens of Pike Lake, Sask., who made their Oly...
Jun 08, 2022

Oz wins Pa. Senate primary ahead of showdown with Fetterman
HARRISBURG, Pa. (AP) - Dr. Mehmet Oz, the celebrity heart surgeon endorsed by former President Donald Trump, won Pennsylvania's Republican U.S. Senate primary on Wednesday, narrowly defeating former h...
Jun 08, 2022

Local methadone clinic to close on Friday
Medicine Hat, AB--A clinic that helps adults struggling to overcome addiction has abruptly decided to close the doors for good.Formally known as ACT, the Levitee Clinic located on Maple Avenue will sh...
Jun 08, 2022

PM tabs chief legal officer at House of Commons to be next privacy commissioner
OTTAWA - Prime Minister Justin Trudeau has nominated accomplished lawyer Philippe Dufresne to be the next federal privacy commissioner. Dufresne is the chief legal officer of the House of Commons and ...
Jun 08, 2022

Longtime Curling Canada coach Paul Webster to coach Team Bottcher for full quad
In his long career as a curling coach, Paul Webster has always been excited to share the things he knows about the sport. The pandemic break gave him a chance to improve his listening ability too. He ...
Jun 08, 2022

Toronto Raptors put Champagnie — Julian, not Justin — through pre-draft paces
TORONTO - Julian Champagnie has seen the rigours an NBA season first-hand from his twin brother Justin, and so has no illusions about playing basketball on the game's biggest stage. "I definitely have...
Jun 08, 2022