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'Nobody's perfect,' Foreign Minister Mélanie Joly says as MPs chide Afghan evacuation
OTTAWA - Foreign Affairs Minister Mlanie Joly says it was "a messy situation" trying to airlift Afghans who helped Canadian soldiers out of the country when the Taliban took over in August 2021. Joly ...
Mar 22, 2023
'He's a unicorn': Canucks star defenceman Hughes continues to grow his game
VANCOUVER - There's little Quinn Hughes does on the ice that shocks his Vancouver Canucks teammates anymore. At 23 years old, the American defenceman has already smashed records, and he appears poised...
Mar 22, 2023
Judge halts Wyoming abortion ban days after it took effect
CHEYENNE, Wyo. (AP) - Abortion will again be legal in Wyoming - at least for now - after a judge on Wednesday temporarily blocked a ban that took effect a few days earlier. Teton County District Court...
Mar 22, 2023
Saskatchewan budget projects $1B surplus, more money for health care
REGINA - The Saskatchewan government is projecting a $1-billion surplus in its budget.The province says it plans to spend most of the money on its operating debt.Millions of new dollars are also going...
Mar 22, 2023
UFA paying out record patronage dividend
UFA has announced what it is calling a historic patronage dividend.The company says it is giving a total of $28 million back to its members.UFA says this is the sixth straight year it has given a patr...
Mar 22, 2023
Police-reported hate crimes rise again, as pandemic worsens discrimination: StatCan
OTTAWA - New figures released by Statistics Canada show hate crimes reported to police continued to spike across the country in the second year of the pandemic as people were targeted by race, religio...
Mar 22, 2023
Information commissioner to investigate Alberta Energy Regulator over leak disclosure
Alberta's information commissioner says she will investigate whether the provincial energy regulator had a public obligation to disclose news of oilsands tailings pond releases at the Kearl mine to th...
Mar 22, 2023
Liberals introduce legislation to create a corporate ownership registry
OTTAWA - The federal Liberals are moving ahead with plans to create an ownership registry after promising to increase transparency about who owns and controls corporations. Industry Minister Franois-P...
Mar 22, 2023
Pregame: Oil Kings at Tigers
MEDICINE HAT, AB - The playoff fate of the Medicine Hat Tigers will come down to the weekend series with the Swift Current Broncos. But the Tigers can get a stranglehold on a playoff spot tonight at h...
Mar 22, 2023
'Emergency' or 'grandparent' scam circulating again in Medicine Hat
MEDICINE HAT, AB - City police are reminding people to be aware of scams after a city resident was victimized by one of the most common ones.The "Emergency Scam" is sometimes called the "Grandparent S...
Mar 22, 2023