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Canadian men's relay team to receive Olympic silver medals at reallocation ceremony
LANGLEY, B.C. - The Canadian men's 4x100-metre relay team from the 2020 Tokyo Olympics will finally receive its silver medals. The Canadian Olympic Committee announced Monday that team members Andre D...
Jul 24, 2023
Aurora Sun facility sold to Bevo Farms
MEDICINE HAT, AB - Aurora Cannabis Inc. announced on Monday the sale of its Medicine Hat facility to Bevo Farms Ltd. The sale took place on Friday, July 21.Bevo Farms Ltd. is a wholly-owned subsidiary...
Jul 24, 2023
Premier says report on quitting Canada Pension Plan will be out in fall
Alberta Premier Danielle Smith says her government will release a long-promised third-party analysis of quitting the Canada Pension Plan this fall.Smith told her province-wide radio call-in show on Sa...
Jul 24, 2023
Russian president signs legislation marking the final step outlawing gender-affirming procedures
MOSCOW (AP) - Russian President Vladimir Putin signed new legislation Monday which marked the final step in outlawing gender-affirming procedures, a crippling blow to Russia's already embattled LGBTQ+...
Jul 24, 2023
Stampede Summer Jam fit for all ages
MEDICINE HAT, AB - Stampede Week is here and the unofficial kick-off rocks the grandstand tonight.The annual Stampede Summer Jam is at 7 p.m. featuring a lineup of local musical talent.Popular duo Mah...
Jul 24, 2023
Liberal minister Carolyn Bennett announces she will not stand for re-election
OTTAWA - Mental Health and Addictions Minister Carolyn Bennett has announced that she will not stand for re-election as a member of Parliament. Bennett said she met with Prime Minister Justin Trudeau ...
Jul 24, 2023
Backups step up as start of '23 season is tough on CFL quarterbacks
TORONTO - Rick Campbell and Neil McEvoy looked prophetic Saturday night. B.C. lost starter Vernon Adams Jr. (knee) in the first quarter of its 19-9 home win over the Saskatchewan Roughriders. That mad...
Jul 24, 2023
Search resumes for Ukrainian man missing after swimming in Quebec river
SAINT-ANSELME, Que. - Quebec provincial police continue to search the banks of a river southeast of Quebec City for a Ukrainian refugee missing since Wednesday. Sgt. Jean Raphal Drolet says officers a...
Jul 24, 2023
Road closures for Thursday's Stampede parade
MEDICINE HAT, AB - The fan favourite Stampede parade will roll through downtown Medicine Hat on Thursday morning.The parade starts at 9 a.m. and will be led by local two-time Olympian Sage Watson.A nu...
Jul 24, 2023
Six Ukrainian refugees who played at Quebec hockey tournament return for school
MONTREAL - Six Ukrainian refugees who took part in Quebec City's famed peewee hockey tournament earlier this year are returning to the provincial capital to attend school. One of the organizers who br...
Jul 24, 2023