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Diverse community brought together through shared love of baseball
MEDICINE HAT, AB - Through the power of sports, a local baseball team is uniting individuals of diverse backgrounds on the field. The Challengers Baseball Team is a Medicine Hat Adaptive Sports progra...
Jun 09, 2023
Upcoming Jehovah Witness conference to boost local food and beverage sales
MEDICINE HAT, AB - An upcoming Jehovah Witness conference is expected to boost local business sales in Medicine Hat. This will be the first time Medicine Hat has hosted the conference.The event was or...
Jun 09, 2023
CP NewsAlert: David Johnston quits as special rapporteur on foreign interference
OTTAWA - Former governor general David Johnston says he is stepping down from his role as special rapporteur investigating foreign interference, citing the highly partisan atmosphere around his work. ...
Jun 09, 2023
WestJet to wind down budget airline Swoop, integrate it into main operation
CALGARY, AB - WestJet will wind down its Swoop subsidiary by late October as it integrates the budget carrier's operations into its main banner, the airline said Friday.The move comes after pilots wit...
Jun 09, 2023
Happy to help Canada, but U.S. wildfire season is rapidly approaching, officials warn
WASHINGTON - The agency co-ordinating the deployment of U.S. firefighters and equipment to Canada says it is keeping a wary eye on its own looming fire season. The U.S. National Interagency Fire Cente...
Jun 09, 2023
Municipal District of Taber presents award to family for 100 years of farming
MD OF TABER, AB - The Municipal District (MD) of Taber has bestowed an award on a family for their many years of farming in the area.The District presented a plaque signifying the first-ever Century F...
Jun 09, 2023
How Canada's zoos protect the animals when wildfire smoke blows in
TORONTO - This week, for the first time in its history, the Toronto Zoo's animals were under serious threat from smoky skies. Most were allowed to stay outside, where they're more comfortable, said Gr...
Jun 09, 2023
Nunes, Aldana title bout a go after fighters make weight before UFC 289 in Vancouver
VANCOUVER - Amanda Nunes and Irene Aldana will face off at UFC 289 with the women's bantamweight belt on the line after both fighters made weight at the official weigh-in on Friday. Aldana (14-6-0) is...
Jun 09, 2023
CF Montreal looks to take momentum into break as Minnesota visits Stade Saputo
MONTREAL - CF Montreal hopes to carry momentum into a two-week break and cap off a run of 11 games in just 36 days with a win against visiting Minnesota United on Saturday. Montreal (6-9-1) started th...
Jun 09, 2023
Quebec Major Junior Hockey League introduces new sanctions to prevent fighting
The Quebec Major Junior Hockey League has introduced new sanctions for fighting, including automatic suspensions for instigators and "aggressors." Commissioner Mario Cecchini on Friday announced the c...
Jun 09, 2023