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Future of greenhouse development - cannabis, vegetable - discussed at city council
MEDICINE HAT, AB - The city moved first reading of a bylaw for a new inter-municipal development agreement that would establish a greenhouse corridor while the mayor dismissed rumours regarding the fu...
Feb 03, 2020 (CHAT file photo)

Kenyan president says ex-president Daniel arap Moi has died
NAIROBI, Kenya - Daniel arap Moi, a former schoolteacher who became Kenya's longest-serving president and presided over years of repression and economic turmoil fueled by runaway corruption, has died....
Feb 03, 2020

Roslovic scores twice as Winnipeg Jets edge division-leading Blues 5-2
WINNIPEG - Jack Roslovic believes the Winnipeg Jets are on the cusp of a second-half surge. The 23-year-old from Columbus, Ohio, helped Winnipeg snap a five-game losing streak by scorin...
Feb 03, 2020

Marner scores in OT, Hutchinson and Spezza star as Leafs beat Sens 2-1
TORONTO - Michael Hutchinson used to watch the Battle of Ontario as a fan of the Maple Leafs. Jason Spezza was in the middle of the action back then on the other side with the Ottawa Senator...
Feb 03, 2020

Pysyk scores hat trick, leads Panthers over Leafs; Toronto loses Andersen to injury
TORONTO - Mike Hoffman scored the winner and added an assist after lost Toronto lost starting goalie Frederik Andersen to injury as the Florida Panthers battled back from a 3-1 third-period defic...
Feb 03, 2020

Canada thumps Jamaica 9-0 to advance to semifinals of CONCACAF Olympic qualifier
EDINBURG, Texas - With Christine Sinclair watching from the bench, Jordyn Huitema and Janine Beckie proved Saturday there are still plenty of goals left in Canada. Huitema scored five goals and Beckie...
Feb 03, 2020

Super Bowl betting brings big business to sports books
ATLANTIC CITY, N.J. - Business was brisk at sports books around the country on Super Bowl Sunday, with customers risking money on everything from the coin toss at the start of the game, to the colour ...
Feb 03, 2020

Philippines reports world's 1st virus death outside China
BEIJING - The first death outside China from the new coronavirus was recorded Sunday in the Philippines, as countries around the world evacuated hundreds of their citizens from the infection zone and ...
Feb 03, 2020

AHS management spared in review report, not so for frontline workers
MEDICINE HAT, AB - Management positions at Alberta Health Services have long been a target of criticism by Wildrose and UCP opposition MLAs. But the report issued Monday from a review of AHS commissio...
Feb 03, 2020 (CHAT file photo)

Tourist train being built at Medalta
MEDICINE HAT, AB - A labour of love is taking shape inside the Historic Clay District.Volunteers with Medalta and the Saamis Rotary Club have been hard at work since 2015, building a train that will e...
Feb 03, 2020 A train for tourists, built by Medalta and the Saamis Rotary Club, sits inside the Historic Clay District - Photo by Charles Lefebvre