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Florida executes man for 1990 murder while a fugitive
STARKE, Fla. (AP) - Florida executed a man on Thursday for murdering a woman in 1990 after he escaped from prison, stabbing her to death in a shopping mall parking lot in an attempted carjacking. Dona...
Feb 23, 2023

Ryan O'Reilly settling into life as a member of the Maple Leafs
TORONTO - Ryan O'Reilly passed through the locker room's sliding doors and was immediately told he would be heading to a different sheet of ice. After one of the newest Maple Leafs was done with a ser...
Feb 23, 2023

Ontario Indigenous group criticizes federal government's unmarked graves contract
OTTAWA - An Indigenous political organization representing 39 Ontario First Nations says it is "confounded" by a federal decision to hire an international organization to provide advice on unmarked gr...
Feb 23, 2023

Councillors say changes to city's outdoor smoking bylaw need fine-tuning
MEDICINE HAT, AB - City council has requested more clarity around a proposed update to a bylaw that would limit the outdoor spaces where residents can smoke. During its regular meeting on Tuesday nigh...
Feb 23, 2023

AHS reminding about routine child immunizations
Alberta Health Services is reminding Albertans to make sure their children's routine immunizations are up to date.Today is National Kids and Vaccine Day.Routine immunizations are provided free of char...
Feb 23, 2023

New location, new name for Madhatter Roastery
MEDICINE HAT, AB - If you went for a cup of coffee or a sweet treat at Madhatter Roastery downtown today you would have found the store closed. It's going to be that way for at least a few days as the...
Feb 23, 2023

Province giving $9.7M to support proposed Municipal Police Force in Grande Prairie
Grande Prairie MLA and Alberta Finance Minister Travis Toews, Minister of Public Safety and Emergency Services Mike Ellis and Mayor Jackie Clayton were all at the Montrose Cultural Centre on Wednesday...
Feb 23, 2023

Argos head coach Dinwiddie content with giving Chad Kelly chance to lead offence
TORONTO - McLeod Bethel-Thompson's decision to play in the fledgling USFL this season didn't catch Ryan Dinwiddie by surprise. The Toronto head coach said Thursday the Argonauts have known for about a...
Feb 23, 2023

Women's shelters facing 'unprecedented' staffing challenges
MEDICINE HAT, AB - The Alberta Council of Women's Shelters says a report released on Tuesday underlines the unprecedented circumstances the province's domestic violence shelters are facing. The ACWS i...
Feb 23, 2023

Auger-Aliassime through to semis at Qatar Open, next faces nemesis Medvedev
DOHA, Qatar - Canadian tennis star Felix Auger-Aliassime defeated Spain's Alejandro Davidovich Fokina 6-4, 7-6 (5) Thursday at the Qatar Open, setting up a semifinal against nemesis Daniil Medvedev. A...
Feb 23, 2023