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'Persistent' bears force 160 firefighters to pull out of B.C. Interior camp
GOLD BRIDGE, B.C. - About 160 firefighters battling a blaze in the British Columbia Interior have had to pull out of their camp after they were subjected to what the BC Wildfire Service calls "persist...
Aug 31, 2023
Student ambassadors help newbies find their way at Medicine Hat College
MEDICINE HAT, AB - Classrooms and hallways are beginning to fill with students as another school year is set to begin.Medicine Hat College is welcoming students to Strike First on Thursday and Friday ...
Aug 31, 2023
Alberta on track for surplus despite wildfires, lower oil prices, fiscal update shows
CALGARY - The Alberta government said Thursday it still expects a $2.4-billion surplus by the end of the fiscal year, despite slightly lower oil prices and wildfires that have already burned through m...
Aug 31, 2023
Federal Liberals appoint interim ethics commissioner after six-month vacancy
Ottawa has appointed an interim ethics watchdog, more than six months after the last permanent commissioner retired. The Office of the Conflict of Interest and Ethics Commissioner released a statement...
Aug 31, 2023
A judge has blocked, for now, a Texas law drag show performers fear will shut them down
HOUSTON (AP) - A federal judge on Thursday temporarily blocked a new Texas law that drag show artists fear will be used to shut them down or put them in jail. The law, approved by the Republican-contr...
Aug 31, 2023
Ongoing cost-of-living crisis should trigger another housing benefit payment: Singh
OTTAWA - The federal government needs to issue another $500 benefit payment for low-income families struggling to keep a roof over their heads, NDP Leader Jagmeet Singh said Thursday. Singh was in Soo...
Aug 31, 2023
Canada's LePage sets sights on Olympic gold after historic world decathlon title win
Pierce LePage has one more mountain to climb, one more goal to reach. The Whitby, Ont., native made history on Saturday, striking gold in the men's decathlon at the World Athletics Championships. He b...
Aug 31, 2023
Missouri judge says white man will stand trial for shooting Black teen who went to wrong house
KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) - A Missouri judge has ruled that an 84-year-old man will stand trial for shooting Ralph Yarl, a Black teen who went to the man's house by mistake. Judge Louis Angles ruled Thurs...
Aug 31, 2023
Senate GOP leader Mitch McConnell can continue with his work schedule, congressional physician says
WASHINGTON (AP) - The attending physician to Congress said Thursday that he had cleared Senate Republican leader Mitch McConnell to continue with his planned schedule after evaluating an incident in w...
Aug 31, 2023
Lieutenant Governor of Alberta Distinguished Artist Award recipients announced
Two weeks before the ceremony in Medicine Hat the three recipients of the 2023 Lieutenant Governor of Alberta Distinguished Artist Award have been announced. Theatre artist and educator Mieko Ouchi, a...
Aug 31, 2023