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Happening in the Hat, May 29-June 4
MEDICINE HAT, AB - If you want your event added to this weekly listing please send the details prior to Thursday of the week before the event to chris.brown@pattisonmedia.com.You can also check out ou...
May 28, 2023

'Precious' musical instruments removed from Montreal heritage building after fire
MONTREAL - A pair of valuable musical instruments have been removed from a Montreal heritage building that caught fire last week, raising hopes that they can be saved to play again. Simon Blanchet, pr...
May 28, 2023

Everton stays in Premier League after final-day escape, Leicester and Leeds relegated
LEICESTER, England (AP) - Everton staged another last-day escape in the Premier League to extend its 69-year stay in England's top division as Leicester and Leeds were relegated on Sunday. Abdoulaye D...
May 28, 2023

Roglic raises the Giro d'Italia trophy in Rome; Cavendish wins final stage
ROME (AP) - Primoz Roglic expanded his Grand Tour portfolio by winning the Giro d'Italia on Sunday to add to his three Spanish Vuelta titles. The former ski jumper became the first Slovenian rider to ...
May 28, 2023

Canada's Leylah Fernandez beats Poland's Magda Linette in French Open first round
PARIS - Canada's Leylah Fernandez advanced to the second round of the French Open on Sunday, beating Magda Linette of Poland 6-3, 1-6, 6-3, in a first-round match. Fernandez hit two aces to Linette's ...
May 28, 2023

Latvia defeats US 4-3 in OT to win bronze at ice hockey worlds
TAMPERE, Finland (AP) - Defenseman Kristian Rubins scored his second goal 1:22 into overtime to lead Latvia to a 4-3 victory over the United States and earn a bronze medal at the ice hockey world cham...
May 28, 2023

E-scooter service now includes city's south end
MEDICINE HAT, AB - Bird e-scooters have landed in the city's south end.On Friday, the City of Medicine Hat revealed the expansion of the service zone."After the announcement of Bird's return for a sec...
May 28, 2023

Climate change could mean fewer 'date nights' for Arctic ground squirrels: study
As temperatures rise in the North, scientists say it's affecting how Arctic ground squirrels hibernate - and it could have serious consequences for the species. The furry critters survive the harsh Ar...
May 28, 2023

Mechanical podium, playfully dubbed 'explodium,' aims to even B.C.'s political field
VICTORIA - It was a sizable British Columbia political issue that called for a one-size-fits-all solution, says Premier David Eby, who at 6-7 is the province's tallest leader. The tall and the short n...
May 28, 2023

Voters in Turkey return to polls to decide on opposing presidential visions
ANKARA, Turkey (AP) - Voters in Turkey returned to the polls Sunday to decide whether the country's longtime leader stretches his increasingly authoritarian rule into a third decade or is unseated by ...
May 27, 2023