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Former Corinthian students get federal student debt erased
WASHINGTON (AP) - Hundreds of thousands of students who attended the for-profit Corinthian Colleges chain will automatically get their federal student loans canceled, the Biden administration announce...
Jun 01, 2022
VIDEO: High-energy and lots of colour at Cirque du Soleil's OVO
MEDICINE HAT, AB - Cirque du Soleil is back in Medicine Hat. Tonight is the Medicine Hat premiere of the world-famous company's OVO at Co-op Place. There are a total of six shows until Sunday.We went ...
Jun 01, 2022
Damian Lewis, Ian Rankin honored by queen on her jubilee
LONDON (AP) - Actor Damian Lewis and crime writer Ian Rankin are among hundreds of Britons honored by Queen Elizabeth II on Wednesday as she celebrates 70 years on the throne. Lewis, star of TV shows ...
Jun 01, 2022
Local author shares story of addiction, abuse
MEDICINE HAT, AB - A local author has published her first book, which emphasizes her struggles with trauma and substance abuse.Shannan Mondor wrote How in the hell did I get here? in the midst of the ...
Jun 01, 2022
Names listed for Saudi golf league, battle lines drawn
DUBLIN, Ohio (AP) - The first Saudi-funded LIV Golf Invitational has Dustin Johnson and 12 other PGA Tour members as part of its 48-man field next week outside London. The next move falls to the PGA T...
Jun 01, 2022
Campers changing habits amid rising inflation, higher gas prices
MEDICINE HAT, AB - Bernice Swanson has been spending time at the Gas City Campground with her family. The Red Deer resident usually ventures out to Ontario or the United States, but this year Swanson ...
Jun 01, 2022
Quebec health authorities say 52 monkeypox cases confirmed in province
MONTREAL - Quebec's Health Department says 52 monkeypox cases have been confirmed in the province. Health officials said in a tweet late Wednesday the number of confirmed cases is as of Tuesday, up fr...
Jun 01, 2022
Google contacts each MP over fast-tracking of online news bill through Commons
OTTAWA - Google is taking the extraordinary step of writing to every MP and senator expressing fears that the online news bill is being rushed through Parliament without proper debate. In its letter, ...
Jun 01, 2022
N.S. mass shooting probe hears of higher police education standards in other systems
HALIFAX - The public inquiry into Nova Scotia's mass shooting heard Wednesday how police education in Finland far exceeds RCMP levels - as experts call for major reforms to RCMP training. Kimmo Himber...
Jun 01, 2022
Order of nuns that staffed B.C.'s residential schools to pass records to B.C. museum
VICTORIA - The order of nuns that staffed numerous residential schools and 10 hospitals in British Columbia over more than 160 years is handing over ownership of its archives to the Royal B.C. Museum....
Jun 01, 2022