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Cleanups, programs happening in Medicine Hat this weekend
MEDICINE HAT, AB - Organizations in Medicine Hat are marking Earth Day this weekend by beautifying the city.There are opportunities for you to help and also to learn what you can do to protect the pla...
Apr 22, 2022
Sharpton demands name of Michigan officer who killed Lyoya
GRAND RAPIDS, Mich. (AP) - The Rev. Al Sharpton demanded Friday that authorities publicly identify the Michigan officer who killed Patrick Lyoya, a Black man and native of Congo who was fatally shot i...
Apr 22, 2022
Mary Simon reflects on loss of Indigenous languages at event launching UN decade
OTTAWA - Gov. Gen. Mary Simon says she wants to see the language of Inuktitut not just survive, but grow. The Inuk leader, who became the first Indigenous person in Canada appointed to the role last y...
Apr 22, 2022
Quick facts about Montreal Canadiens legend and Hockey Hall of Famer Guy Lafleur
Montreal Canadiens legend and Hockey Hall of Famer Guy Lafleur died at age 70. Here is a quick look at the iconic scoring star who led the Canadiens to five Stanley Cup titles: Nicknames: The Flower, ...
Apr 22, 2022
Swath of boreal forest twice the size of Toronto to be protected in northern Ontario
OTTAWA - The largest private land conservation project in Canadian history is unfolding in northern Ontario. The Nature Conservancy of Canada spent the last year negotiating the purchase of 1,450 squa...
Apr 22, 2022
Walk for PTSD awareness arrives in Medicine Hat
MEDICINE HAT, AB - Chad Kennedy has an intimate awareness of PTSD. As a long-time first responder, Kennedy had been dealing with post-traumatic stress disorder symptoms for years.But Kennedy came acro...
Apr 22, 2022
Hudson's Bay Company calls donation of Winnipeg building an act of reconciliation
Hudson's Bay Co., North America's oldest company with fur trading roots entwined with Canada's Indigenous Peoples, is calling the donation of its landmark Winnipeg building to a First Nations group an...
Apr 22, 2022
Government data suggests First Nations hit more often with CERB repayment letters
Vivian Ketchum applied for emergency aid during the first wave of the pandemic when she was forced to isolate after being a close contact of someone who tested positive for COVID-19. As someone who is...
Apr 22, 2022
Province introduces Act aimed at 'modernizing' justice-related legislation
EDMONTON - The provincial government has introduced legislation aimed at modernizing justice law in Alberta.If the Justice Statutes Amendment Act, 2022 is passed, the housekeeping amendments will upda...
Apr 22, 2022
COVID-19 test no longer needed for unvaccinated kids under 12 to enter Canada
OTTAWA - Unvaccinated children aged five to 11 travelling with a fully vaccinated adult will no longer need a COVID-19 test to enter Canada as of Monday.Pre-entry tests will still be needed for partia...
Apr 22, 2022