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Correctional Service reports death of inmate at Victoria-area prison
VICTORIA - The Correctional Service of Canada says an inmate serving a sentence for second-degree murder has died at the Victoria-area William Head Institution. A statement Friday says inmate Richard ...
Sep 08, 2023

Community Spirit Award Winner Kristen Sept does it for the Special Olympics athletes
MEDICINE HAT, AB - Kristen Sept is one of 13 Medicine Hatters named this week as recipients of the City of Medicine Hat's 2023 Community Spirit Awards. Sept began volunteering with Special Olympics Me...
Sep 08, 2023

Supreme Court is asked to reject limits on a drug used in the most common method of abortion
WASHINGTON (AP) - The Supreme Court is being asked to reverse an appellate ruling that would cut off mail-order access to a drug used in the most common method of abortion in the United States. The ca...
Sep 08, 2023

Government provides funds for new school buses
The provincial government has set aside $20 million for school boards that manage their own student transportation fleets to improve their student transportation system.The province says 24 of 63 scho...
Sep 08, 2023

Lettuce Smash Co-Ed Memorial Soccer Scrimmage this weekend
MEDICINE HAT, AB - To honour the memory of Leslie McLennan, the Lettuce Smash Co-Ed Memorial Soccer Scrimmage social and fundraiser is set to take place in Medicine Hat this Saturday. The event promis...
Sep 08, 2023

Blue Jays all-star shortstop Bo Bichette returns from 10-day injured list
TORONTO - Bo Bichette is back. Bichette was reinstated from the Toronto Blue Jays' 10-day injured list. The all-star shortstop has been out since Aug. 27 with a strained right quad. He took batting pr...
Sep 08, 2023

'One Chip Challenge' product pulled from Canadian shelves after U.S. teen's death
The manufacturer of the One Chip Challenge is pulling the product from Canadian and U.S. shelves after a teen's death in Massachusetts. A spokesperson for Texas-based Paqui says the One Chip Challenge...
Sep 08, 2023

Canada's Dabrowski and partner Routliffe advance to doubles final at U.S. Open
NEW YORK - Ottawa's Gabriela Dabrowski and partner Erin Routliffe will play for the women's doubles championship at the U.S. Open. The pair advanced to the final with a 6-1, 7-6 (7-4) semifinal win ov...
Sep 08, 2023

COVID-19 numbers spike in B.C. but no more cases of new variant are detected
VANCOUVER - British Columbia is experiencing a spike in COVID-19 numbers, with cases, test positivity, hospitalizations and deaths all up in recent weeks. The BC Centre for Disease Control says in a m...
Sep 08, 2023

Canada seeks medal glory at men's basketball World Cup as well as sustained success
Canada's men's basketball team has accomplished its highest-ever finish at a men's World Cup, but staff and players are aiming to take those first-time accomplishments a step further: a medal. The Can...
Sep 08, 2023