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Feds open civil rights probe after deputies shoot Black man
JACKSON, Miss. (AP) - The U.S. Justice Department said Wednesday it is investigating possible civil rights violations by a Mississippi sheriff's department after a drug raid last month left a Black ma...
Feb 15, 2023

Grand jury indicts father of July 4 parade shooting suspect
CHICAGO (AP) - An Illinois grand jury on Wednesday formally indicted the father of a man charged with fatally shooting seven people at a Fourth of July parade in suburban Chicago, the Lake County Stat...
Feb 15, 2023

Schneider thinks baseball rule changes will be "good for the game, good for the fans"
DUNEDIN, Fla. - Blue Jays pitcher Thomas Hatch had a first-hand look at some of baseball's rule changes when he was in the minor leagues last season. By far the biggest difference for the right-hander...
Feb 15, 2023

Committee studying assisted dying calls for more engagement from government
OTTAWA - A parliamentary committee has made 23 recommendations to improve Canada's assisted-dying regime. Members of the committee held 36 meetings, heard from nearly 150 witnesses and reviewed more t...
Feb 15, 2023

Medicine Hat city planner to host Strong Towns AMA on Reddit on Thursday
MEDICINE HAT, AB - Following a full house at the Esplanade for the first Strong Towns Community Action Lab engagement session last week, an online session will take place Thursday.Shawn Champagne, a s...
Feb 15, 2023

Alberta Health Services to address concerns over Milk River emergency department closures
MILK RIVER, AB - Residents of Milk River are invited to an in-person community engagement session to address the next steps regarding the recent temporary closures of the Milk River Health Centre emer...
Feb 15, 2023

Ecole St.John Paul II School celebrates Pink Shirt Day
MEDICINE HAT, AB - Ecole St. John Paul II School took its stand against bullying today. Students wore pink shirts, were taught about bullying and accepted a kindness bench from Blue IMP. Robert Dumano...
Feb 15, 2023

Fewer than 500 new weekly COVID-19 cases in province
New weekly cases of COVID-19 have fallen under 500 in Alberta for the first time in recent memory. The province released the updated numbers on Wednesday.As of Feb. 13, there are 622 Albertans current...
Feb 15, 2023

Community job fair draws hundreds of job seekers to college
MEDICINE HAT, AB - More than 40 exhibitors set up at Medicine Hat College on Wednesday to provide information to potential applicants and job seekers at MHC's annual community job fair. Jaralyn McDona...
Feb 15, 2023

Toronto's Jully Black to sing 'O Canada' at NBA all-star game
Toronto's Jully Black will sing "O Canada" at the NBA All-Star Game. The Juno Award winning and platinum-selling R&B singer was named to the star-studded show on Wednesday. Black joins Burna Boy, ...
Feb 15, 2023