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Rocker Ric Ocasek, frontman of The Cars, dead at 75
NEW YORK - Ric Ocasek, The Cars frontman whose deadpan vocal delivery and lanky, sunglassed look defined a rock era with chart-topping hits like "Just What I Needed," was discovered dead Sunday aftern...
Sep 17, 2019
Visually-impaired community angry with pending closure of Medicine Hat resource office
MEDICINE HAT, AB - Shock, anger, and disappointment is being felt from Medicine Hat's visually-impaired community following news of the closing of a local downtown resource office.Vision Loss Rehabili...
Sep 17, 2019 Photo courtesy of Bob Schneider
Toronto FC edge Colorado 3-2 to spoil Rapids coach Robin Fraser's homecoming
Toronto FC extended its unbeaten streak in all competition to nine games (5-0-4) Sunday with a 3-2 victory over a resilient Colorado side that is proving to be a tough out under former Toron...
Sep 17, 2019
Only on AP: Vape maker overhauls packaging to counter fakes
LOS ANGELES - A short walk from police headquarters in the heart of downtown Los Angeles, a cluster of bustling shops are openly selling packaging and hardware that can be used to produce counterfeit ...
Sep 17, 2019
Facebook to name first oversight panel members by year-end
BOSTON - Facebook said Tuesday that it expects to name the first members of a new quasi-independent oversight board by year-end. The oversight panel is intended to rule on thorny content issues, such ...
Sep 17, 2019
Trudeau campaigns in Atlantic Canada
MIDGELL, P.E.I. - Liberal Leader Justin Trudeau travelled Tuesday through Atlantic Canada, hoping to remind Atlantic Canadians why they handed him every seat in the regio...
Sep 17, 2019
N.S. senior whose birthday card request drew international response dies
SYDNEY, N.S. - A Nova Scotia widower who received thousands of birthday cards last year after his daughter asked people to mail him their best wishes for his 92nd birthday has died...
Sep 17, 2019
Kirsti Lay announces retirement from competitive cycling
MEDICINE HAT, AB -Cyclist Kirsti Lay is calling it a career.The 31-year-old, who was born in Medicine Hat, made the announcement on Twitter on Monday. Wearing the maple leaf was the biggest honor. Tha...
Sep 17, 2019 Kirsti Lay (Canadian Press photo)
Consultation results on Dunmore arena, equestrian centre presented to Cypress County Council
CYPRESS COUNTY, AB -- Cypress County has completed weeks of consultation about two potential new recreational facilities, and now has the results.The County consulted 632 residents and 46 stakeholders...
Sep 17, 2019 Cypress County Council (Courtesy: Bob Schneider)
MHC offering high school students help with their homework for free
Medicine Hat, AB- Every high school student has experienced some kind of stress over homework. Whether that be from a simple assignment or preparation for an exam.That's why the Medicine Hat College i...
Sep 17, 2019 Photo by Ross Lavigne