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'Blood money'? Purdue settlement would rely on opioid sales
The tentative multibillion-dollar settlement with OxyContin maker Purdue Pharma would raise money to help clean up the opioid mess by ... selling more OxyContin. That would amount to blood money, in t...
Sep 17, 2019
Judge won't return R. Kelly bond money to woman who paid it
CHICAGO - A judge in R. Kelly's Illinois sexual assault case has refused to give $100,000 in bail money back to a Kelly friend who paid it in February to secure the singer's release from county jail. ...
Sep 17, 2019
Comedian Baron Cohen asks judge to dismiss Roy Moore lawsuit
MONTGOMERY, Ala. - Comedian Sacha Baron Cohen asked a federal judge to dismiss Roy Moore's defamation lawsuit over a television segment that lampooned Moore in the wake of sexual misconduct allegation...
Sep 17, 2019
City parts way with curbside recycling provider
Medicine Hat AB--The City of Medicine Hat says the company that provides curbside recycling has indicated it will no longer provide the service for the city.According to a news release Tuesday afterno...
Sep 17, 2019 File Photo
NDP's Singh seeks urban support with housing billions, avoids deficit questions
OTTAWA - Jagmeet Singh continued his push to win progressive votes on Tuesday by promising an NDP government would invest billions of dollars in affordable housing to help Canadians struggling to make...
Sep 17, 2019
Review board hears mass killer doing well, should have unsupervised outings
EDMONTON - A psychiatrist in charge of treating an Alberta man who stabbed and killed five young people at a Calgary house party says the patient's risk of re-offending is low...
Sep 17, 2019
Families launch claims against N.L. government over deaths in custody
ST. JOHN'S, N.L. - The families of two inmates who died in Newfoundland jails have filed lawsuits claiming that negligence by the province exacerbated their loved ones' mental health co...
Sep 17, 2019
Time ticking down for expat voters, chief electoral officer says
OTTAWA - Voters living outside of Canada should register soon to ensure they can participate in the coming federal election, says Canada's chief electoral officer. Expat voters' applications must...
Sep 17, 2019
Nova Scotia's annual pumpkin regatta sunk by extreme weather, lack of gourds
WINDSOR, N.S. - Nova Scotia's annual Pumpkin Regatta has been cancelled following a disastrous season in the pumpkin patch. The race across Lake Pesaquid in Windsor, N.S., features padd...
Sep 17, 2019
Local filmmaker ready to premiere documentary on Medalta lost history
Medicine Hat, AB - When visiting the museum at Medalta, you'll learn about the clay district as it thrived from 1912 to 1954.According to local filmmaker Luke Fandrich though, the story of Medalta did...
Sep 17, 2019 Photo by Ross Lavigne