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Noon Interview: Dave Allen Feb. 17
MEDICINE HAT, AB - Days away from jumping into a freezing cold pond at this year's Polar Plunge, Const. Dave Allen jokingly says he's filled with regret. But he knows it's for a good cause and is exci...
Feb 17, 2023

Scavenger hunt happening at Police Point Park
MEDICINE HAT, AB - Family Day looks different this year at Police Point Park due to all the ice. Instead of the usual free snowshoeing and country skiing, there will be a new activity for the family t...
Feb 17, 2023

6 fatally shot in small Mississippi town, suspect in custody
ARKABUTLA, Miss. (AP) - Six people were fatally shot Friday at multiple locations in a small town in rural Mississippi near the Tennessee state line, and authorities blamed a lone suspect who was take...
Feb 17, 2023

Alberta NDP pledges Family Health Teams and Lethbridge tops the list
LETHBRIDGE, AB - The Alberta NDP has laid out a key part of its healthcare plan ahead of the 2023 Alberta provincial election.Lethbridge-West MLA Shannon Phillips and Lethbridge-East NDP candidate Rob...
Feb 17, 2023

Montreal judoka Catherine Beauchemin-Pinard fights to gold at Tel Aviv Grand Slam
TEL AVIV, Israel - Montreal judoka Catherine Beauchemin-Pinard fought to a gold medal in the under-63-kilogram category on Friday at the Tel Aviv Grand Slam. Beauchemin-Pinard won her third career gol...
Feb 17, 2023

CP NewsAlert: Fisheries Department to shut 15 salmon farms off B.C.'s coast
VICTORIA - Fisheries Minister Joyce Murray says the government will not renew licences for 15 open-net Atlantic salmon farms around British Columbia's Discovery Islands. Murray says the Discovery Isla...
Feb 17, 2023

Former MP says Canada has become 'open market' for foreign interference in elections
RICHMOND, B.C. - A former British Columbia member of Parliament says he fears Canada has become an "open market" for foreign governments to sway elections after being named in a newspaper report as th...
Feb 17, 2023

Ottawa's Mirela Rahneva finishes third on World Cup skeleton circuit
SIGULDA, Latvia - Ottawa's Mirela Rahneva locked up third place overall on the World Cup women's skeleton standings with a sixth-place finish Friday in the final event of the season. Rahneva finished ...
Feb 17, 2023

Speedskaters Johnson, Dubreuil and Gélinas-Beaulieu help Canada win team sprint gold
TOMASZW MAZOWIECKI, Poland - Canada won its first men's team sprint gold medal in five seasons on Friday to kick off the final World Cup speedskating event of the 2022-23 campaign. Anders Johnson of C...
Feb 17, 2023

Bandits look to sweep Canucks in final meeting of season
MEDICINE HAT, AB - The regular season series between the Brooks Bandits and Calgary Canucks comes to a close on Friday night, and it can't end quick enough for Calgary. Brooks will host Calgary at Cen...
Feb 17, 2023