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Review: Up Pompeii! explodes with laughs
MEDICINE HAT, AB - Much like the lava that rushes from Mount Vesuvius, the laughs come fast and furious throughout Medicine Hat Musical Theatre's new production Up Pompeii!.The group presented media n...
Feb 16, 2023

Vancouver Whitecaps will sport a new look this MLS season
VANCOUVER - The Vancouver Whitecaps will have a new look and a new sponsor when they open the Major League Soccer season later this month. The team unveiled its 2023 "Bloodlines" jersey on Thursday, s...
Feb 16, 2023

Famed Rideau Canal Skateway to remain closed as warm weather persists
OTTAWA - The world's largest skating rink in 2023 may have to rebrand itself as persistently warm winter weather continues to keep skaters away. The National Capital Commission says the Rideau Canal S...
Feb 16, 2023

Toronto Six named co-host of Premier Hockey Federation semifinals
Toronto's Mattamy Athletic Centre will co-host the semifinals of the Premier Hockey Federation's Isobel Cup next month. The PHF announced Thursday that Toronto and Boston would each host a best-of-thr...
Feb 16, 2023

Liberals introduce 'Milgaard's Law' to create review process for wrongful convictions
OTTAWA - New legislation introduced in the House of Commons today would make it easier and faster for people who may have been wrongfully convicted to have their cases reviewed. The bill is dubbed "Da...
Feb 16, 2023

Energy company raises money for HALO
Medicine Hat, AB--STEP Energy Services raised nearly $40,000 for HALO Air Ambulance.STEP executes a company-wide Christmas Spirit campaign annually where each location chooses a local charity to benef...
Feb 16, 2023

Parts of Georgia grand jury's Trump report released
ATLANTA (AP) - Parts of a report by a special grand jury that investigated whether then-President Donald Trump and his allies committed any crimes while trying to overturn his 2020 election loss in Ge...
Feb 16, 2023

Michigan State University shooter had 2 guns: police
EAST LANSING, Mich. (AP) - The man who shot eight students at Michigan State University, killing three, had two handguns that were purchased legally but not registered, police said Thursday. The 9 mm ...
Feb 16, 2023

Joly ends Ukraine visit pledging support for war-crime tribunal, cash to local groups
OTTAWA - Foreign Affairs Minister Mlanie Joly has ended a two-day visit to Ukraine where she met with senior officials to assess Canada's response to Russia's invasion. Ottawa tried to keep the visit ...
Feb 16, 2023

Olympic champion weightlifter Christine Girard named Pan Am Games chef de mission
MONTREAL - Olympic champion weightlifter Christine Girard has been named Canada's chef de mission for the Pan American Games in Chile later this year. The 38-year-old from Rouyn-Noranda, Que., will le...
Feb 16, 2023