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Scott Rolen elected to baseball's Hall of Fame
NEW YORK (AP) - Slick-fielding third baseman Scott Rolen was elected to baseball's Hall of Fame on Tuesday with five votes to spare above the 75% needed. The seven-time All-Star and eight-time Gold Gl...
Jan 24, 2023

City targets major population growth by 2043
MEDICINE HAT, AB - Mayor Linnsie Clark has an ambitious goal for Medicine Hat's population growth over the next two decades, aiming for it to be in the six figures. "We are targeting a population of 1...
Jan 24, 2023

Lethbridge Police reminds residents of publication ban in alleged baby abuse case
LETHBRIDGE, AB - The Lethbridge Police Service (LPS) is asking members of the public not to publish or broadcast the names of a young victim or her parents in connection to an alleged case of child ab...
Jan 24, 2023

'Disappointing' that U.S. pressing ahead with duties on Canadian softwood lumber: Ng
WASHINGTON - Canada's international trade minister says the United States appears to be pressing ahead with what she calls "unjustified" duties on softwood lumber imports. Mary Ng says the anti-dumpin...
Jan 24, 2023

Noon Interview: Dave Allen Jan. 24
MEDICINE HAT, AB - If you're missing the bitter cold temperatures that hung around Medicine Hat and much of the Prairies one month ago then this noon interview is for you.The annual Polar Plunge retur...
Jan 24, 2023

Freeland silent on tanks for Ukraine, but says victory would boost world economy
OTTAWA - The United States and Germany are taking steps to send battle tanks to Ukraine, but Canada still will not say whether it plans to make a similar move to help the war-torn country. Foreign Aff...
Jan 24, 2023

Arkansas officers charged in violent arrest caught on video
LITTLE ROCK, Ark. (AP) - Two former Arkansas law enforcement officers are charged with civil rights violations in the violent arrest of a man outside a convenience store that was caught on video and w...
Jan 24, 2023

Veteran Canadian goalkeeper Erin McLeod leaves Orlando Pride for Iceland
ORLANDO, Fla. - Veteran Canadian goalkeeper Erin McLeod and her wife, Iceland international midfielder Gunny Jonsdottir, are leaving the NWSL's Orlando Pride to play in Iceland. The 39-year-old from S...
Jan 24, 2023

Board voting on superintendent departure after teacher shot
RICHMOND, Va. (AP) - A Virginia school board is scheduled to vote this week on the departure of its superintendent after a 6-year-old student shot and wounded his teacher. The Newport News School Boar...
Jan 24, 2023

Montreal aid groups seek more money to help care for rise in asylum seekers
MONTREAL - A coalition of Montreal community groups says its members are overwhelmed by the growing number of asylum seekers arriving in the city and need more resources to help them. Refugee aid grou...
Jan 24, 2023