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'The next Cale Makar': Hutson impresses Reinbacher at Canadiens development camp
BROSSARD, Que. - Canadiens fifth-overall draft pick David Reinbacher had some high praise for talented defence partner Lane Hutson at Montreal's development camp on Tuesday. "You get the puck, skate i...
Jul 04, 2023
Manitoba man killed in tent by tree felled during storm: RCMP
MANIGOTAGAN, Man. - Manitoba RCMP are investigating the death of a man apparently killed in a tent by a falling tree. Police responded to a call early Monday about a sudden death at a campground at Ma...
Jul 04, 2023
Calgary Stampede kicks off Friday
Calgary Stampede officials are looking forward to things fully returning to normal as the Greatest Outdoor Show on Earth kicks off Friday.After a few years of uncertainty related to the COVID-19 pande...
Jul 04, 2023
Suspicious powder found at the White House when Biden was gone was cocaine, AP sources say
WASHINGTON (AP) - The White House was briefly evacuated Sunday evening while President Joe Biden was at Camp David after the Secret Service discovered suspicious powder in a common area of the West Wi...
Jul 04, 2023
Appeal denied for Medicine Hat man convicted of murder, $1-million extortion
CALGARY - A Medicine Hat man's appeal of his March 2021 convictions for first-degree murder and extortion has been dismissed by Alberta's top court.Robert Hoefman was convicted by a jury in the Octobe...
Jul 04, 2023
Government of Alberta approves $175 million recovery program for Alberta communities impacted by wildfires
EDMONTON - Over 1.4 million hectares of land have burned across Alberta over May and June resulting in 38,000 Albertans being evacuated from their homes. Fights against the fires have been undertaken ...
Jul 04, 2023
City releases energy rates for July
MEDICINE HAT, AB - With a new month comes a new set of energy rates from the city of Medicine Hat. July's natural gas default regulated rate (RRO) is $2.448 per gigajoule, down from $3.363 per gigajou...
Jul 04, 2023
Alberta weekend tornado that damaged, destroyed homes rated rare, violent twister
EDMONTON - A preliminary report on a weekend tornado in central Alberta says its winds were so violent they picked up a 10-tonne farm combine and tossed it half the length of a football field. "(The c...
Jul 04, 2023
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau travelling to Latvia and NATO summit in Lithuania
OTTAWA - Prime Minister Justin Trudeau will travel to Europe next week for the annual NATO leaders' summit. The two-day summit in Lithuania starts July 11 and comes as the alliance has agreed to exten...
Jul 04, 2023
Canada's Hadwin credits more positive outlook for Rocket Mortgage Classic success
Despite a solid FedEx Cup ranking hovering around 50th, Adam Hadwin was losing his cool on the course. For nearly six weeks the product of Abbotsford, B.C., was getting frustrated when he played, even...
Jul 04, 2023