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Decorated Canadian sprint canoeist Laurence Vincent-Lapointe retires
Decorated Canadian sprint caoneist Laurence Vincent-Lapointe is retiring months after earning a pair of medals in her Olympic debut. The 29-year-old from Trois-Rivires, Que., announced her retirement ...
Apr 04, 2022
Northern premiers discuss Arctic sovereignty with PM in light of war in Ukraine
WHITEHORSE - Yukon's premier says he and the other two premiers of Canada's northern territories met with Prime Minister Justin Trudeau and the national defence minister on Monday to discuss Arctic so...
Apr 04, 2022
Emergency response training taking place at Methanex
UPDATE: The training exercise has been cancelled due to today's weather-related power outages in the city.------------MEDICINE HAT, AB - Emergency response training will take place at the Methanex pla...
Apr 04, 2022
Archbishop says pope wants to repeat his residential school apology on Canadian soil
EDMONTON - The archbishop of Edmonton says the apology from Pope Francis for the role the Roman Catholic Church played in the residential school system is just the first step on the road to healing.Ar...
Apr 04, 2022
Wind warning for Medicine Hat and area, gusts up 90 km/h expected
MEDICINE HAT, AB - A wind warning is in effect for Medicine Hat and the rest of southeastern Alberta.Environment Canada issued the warning Monday afternoon, saying strong winds gusting up to 90 km/h w...
Apr 04, 2022
MLA Drew Barnes on Dr. Verna Yiu and AHS, UCP leadership and HALO's big day
MEDICINE HAT, AB - Cypress-Medicine Hat MLA Drew Barnes says Dr. Verna Yiu's departure as president and CEO of Alberta Health Services presents an opportunity for the province to create a health syste...
Apr 04, 2022
Dem, GOP Senate bargainers reach $10B COVID agreement
WASHINGTON (AP) - Senate bargainers have reached agreement on a slimmed-down $10 billion package for countering COVID-19, the top Democratic and Republican negotiators said Monday, but the measure dro...
Apr 04, 2022
Teen basketball phenom Fisher to decide on college or G League in next few weeks
TORONTO - Marlo Davis watched history unfold a few weeks ago like "it wasn't real." A night that began organically enough, the coach said, quickly turned into something magical as basket after basket ...
Apr 04, 2022
Quebec wildlife authorities say first cases of avian flu identified among wild birds
MONTREAL - Quebec wildlife authorities say the first three cases of bird flu in the province have been identified among wild birds. The province's Wildlife Department said today the H5N1 strain of avi...
Apr 04, 2022
Senate panel deadlocks on Jackson; confirmation on track
WASHINGTON (AP) - The Senate Judiciary Committee deadlocked, 11-11, Monday on whether to send Ketanji Brown Jackson's Supreme Court nomination to the Senate floor. But President Joe Biden's nominee is...
Apr 04, 2022