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Meng's border exam was necessary because of national security concern: officer
VANCOUVER - A senior border officer involved in the examination of Huawei executive Meng Wanzhou at Vancouver's airport two years ago says he has never seen a customs and immigration exam deferred to ...
Nov 17, 2020
Trump fires head of DHS election security agency
WASHINGTON - President Donald Trump on Tuesday fired the director of the federal agency that vouched for the reliability of the 2020 election. Trump fired Christopher Krebs in a tweet, saying his rece...
Nov 17, 2020
'A lot right:' Barnes defends province's handling of pandemic
MEDICINE HAT, AB- Amid the rising number of COVID-19 cases across the province, MLA Drew Barnes is defending the province's handling of the pandemic. The province has reported almost 4,000 cases of CO...
Nov 17, 2020
Deep snow causing trouble for region's pronghorn population
MEDICINE HAT, AB - Pronghorn might be the fastest land mammal on the continent but like sports cars, they aren't built for snow - especially without the animal's natural snowplow, the bison.Making thi...
Nov 17, 2020
Donald Trump on Elections Canada's disavowal of voting machines: 'THIS SAYS IT ALL'
WASHINGTON, D.C. - A tweet seeking to distance Elections Canada from the use of electronic voting equipment has earned a like from the president of the United States. Despite a lack of evidence,...
Nov 17, 2020
ShopHERE website success for Medicine Hat businesses
MEDICINE HAT, AB - Since it's launch in July, the ShopHERE program has 120 regional businesses signed up to build websites and online stores.And over 90 are signed up in Medicine Hat.That's according ...
Nov 17, 2020
NBA draft one of several huge tasks facing the Raptors this month
TORONTO - The Toronto Raptors have the 29th and 59th picks in Wednesday night's NBA draft, capping the longest and most convoluted pre-draft period in league history. The Raptors haven't been able eva...
Nov 17, 2020
Schools, businesses closed: Nunavut goes into territorywide lockdown today
IQALUIT, Nunavut - Nunavut is shutting down for two weeks starting today to try to get cases of COVID-19 under control. All schools and non-essential businesses are closed, as are libraries, fitness c...
Nov 17, 2020
City recognizes Saratoga Park with historic area designation
MEDICINE HAT, AB - After several years of work, Saratoga Park is now recognized as a municipal historic area following a vote during Monday's city council meeting."Such a positive step forward for our...
Nov 17, 2020
Calgary Stampeders reduce coaching staff amid pandemic economic pain
CALGARY - The Calgary Stampeders coaching staff remains mostly intact for 2021 with the exception of a pair of position coaches. Running backs coach George Cortez and defensive backs coach Joshua Bell...
Nov 17, 2020