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Happening in the Hat, Feb. 6-12
MEDICINE HAT, AB - If you want your event added to this weekly listing please send the details prior to Thursday of the week before the event to chris.brown@pattisonmedia.com.You can also check out ou...
Feb 05, 2023

Advocates come together to help sailors stuck for months on tugboats in Quebec port
TROIS-RIVIRES, Que. - Groups that advocate for seafarers are expressing concern for 11 sailors who are spending a harsh Quebec winter aboard three tugboats that have been detained for months in the po...
Feb 05, 2023

Governments, B.C. coastal First Nations endorse marine protection action plan
VANCOUVER - The federal and British Columbia governments, alongside 15 coastal First Nations, have officially endorsed the blueprint for a vast network of marine protected areas along Canada's west co...
Feb 05, 2023

Crosby remains hopeful of playing at another best-on-best international tournament
SUNRISE, Fla. - Sidney Crosby isn't giving up hope on one day playing at another best-on-best international tournament. At least not yet. The NHL skipped the 2018 Olympics for financial reasons before...
Feb 05, 2023

Newfoundland family finds hockey jerseys lost during post-tropical storm Fiona
Three tupperware bins hold all that remains of Peggy Savery's life and home since post-tropical storm Fiona ravaged her Newfoundland community and swept away most of her possessions last September. Bu...
Feb 05, 2023

Pope, Anglican, Presbyterian minister denounce anti-gay laws
ABOARD THE PAPAL PLANE (AP) - Pope Francis, the head of the Anglican Communion and top Presbyterian minister together denounced the criminalization of homosexuality on Sunday and said gay people shoul...
Feb 05, 2023

Ex-foreign minister heads to runoff for Cyprus presidency
NICOSIA, Cyprus (AP) - An exit poll by Cyprus' state broadcaster showed Sunday that the country's former foreign minister will advance to a Feb. 12 runoff for the presidency, although who his opponent...
Feb 05, 2023

Obi feeding device 'perfect,' 'a miracle' for boy with rare joint condition
MEDICINE HAT, AB - Reid Hintz tries to live life on his terms as best as possible, pushing the limits of independence as far as he can while living with a rare and debilitating joint condition.He's pu...
Feb 05, 2023

Canadian Kyle Nelson fights to a controversial draw on UFC Fight Night card
LAS VEGAS - Canadian featherweight Kyle (The Monster) Nelson fought (The Korean Superboy) Doo-ho Choi to a controversial majority draw early Sunday on a UFC Fight Night card. Choi, the fight favourite...
Feb 05, 2023

Canada sends military aircraft into Haiti's skies as gang violence escalates
Canada has sent one of its military planes to Haiti to help the country cope with escalating violence. A joint statement today from National Defence Minister Anita Anand and Foreign Affairs Minister M...
Feb 05, 2023