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'A hot mess': Americans face testing delays as virus surges
AUSTIN, Texas - With a cough and shortness of breath, it took Austin, Texas, resident Sam Lee three tries to get a COVID-19 test. The first time, he showed up an hour before the public testing site wa...
Jul 08, 2020

Facebook removes false accounts linked to Brazil's Bolsonaro
SAO PAULO - Social media giant Facebook said Wednesday that it has removed dozens of accounts, some used by employees of Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro and two of his lawmaker sons. The company sa...
Jul 08, 2020

Singapore governing party set to extend power in elections
Singaporeans vote Friday in Southeast Asia's first election since the coronavirus pandemic began, with the health crisis and a grim economy expected to bolster Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong's party a...
Jul 08, 2020

Increase in rainfall aiding in the fight against summer wildfires
DUNMORE, AB - Rainy, wet, and cloudy conditions have been something that southeast Alberta residents have grown accustomed to in the early parts of summer.Many of June and July's hot and dry days have...
Jul 08, 2020

Country band Lady A files suit against singer with same name
NASHVILLE - Country group Lady A, which dropped the word "Antebellum," from their name because of the word's ties to slavery, has filed a lawsuit against a Black singer who has performed as Lady A for...
Jul 08, 2020

City sets sights on July 17 to open Echo Dale
MEDICINE HAT, AB - Hatters will be able to cool off in Echo Dale swim lake next week.The city says the reopening is tentatively scheduled for Friday, July 17."Echo Dale will feel different than in pre...
Jul 08, 2020

With opener fast approaching, Montoyo says Jays are hungry and ready to play
After a few days of silence from the Toronto Blue Jays as their summer training camp got underway, manager Charlie Montoyo shed some light Wednesday on the team's workout sessions and prepar...
Jul 08, 2020

Education students learned new skills during pandemic teaching
MEDICINE HAT, AB - Graduating Medicine Hat College education students got a crash course in changing on the fly when the COVID-19 pandemic forced kids out of the classroom and into online learning.To ...
Jul 08, 2020

Hall of Fame induction top career accomplishment for former Stampeder Cornish
He's appreciative of the nomination, but Jon Cornish won't lose sleep wondering if he'll be named to the CFL's all-decade team. The crowning achievement of Cornish's pro football career came...
Jul 08, 2020

Environment Canada confirms tornado touched down near Brooks on Tuesday
BROOKS, AB - A Brooks mother and her family captured video of a funnel cloud right next to them on Highway 1 east of Calgary yesterday. Darsie Smith was with her husband and daughter shortly after 8 p...
Jul 08, 2020