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Galactic gobble: Star swallows planet in one big gulp
CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. (AP) - For the first time, scientists have caught a star in the act of swallowing a planet - not just a nibble or bite, but one big gulp. Astronomers on Wednesday reported their o...
May 03, 2023
United Way donation will lower cost of YMCA summer camps
MEDICINE HAT, AB - With the end of the school year looming next month, parents are starting to think about childcare options for the summer months.The YMCA of Medicine Hat will be offering Community C...
May 03, 2023
Blue Jays' Chapman named AL player of the month after batting .384 in April
Toronto Blue Jays third baseman Matt Chapman has been named the American League player of the month for April after putting up impressive offensive numbers in the first month of the season. Chapman hi...
May 03, 2023
Musician Corb Lund says protections against coal mining in the Rockies should be a nonpartisan issue
As Albertans begin what could be a bitter and divisive election campaign, one of the province's most popular musicians wants to remind them of an issue that brought everyone together just a couple yea...
May 03, 2023
Police: Multiple injured in shooting inside Atlanta building
ATLANTA (AP) - Police said Wednesday afternoon that they were investigating an "active shooter situation" in a building in Atlanta's Midtown neighborhood and that multiple people had been injured. The...
May 03, 2023
Canada joins U.S., Spain in trilateral agreement to ease irregular migration
WASHINGTON - Canada is teaming up with the U.S. and Spain in an effort to create legal pathways for migrants and ease the burden of irregular migration in North America. A joint statement issued by al...
May 03, 2023
Canada pledges $71 million in aid for Sudan, South Sudan and Central African Republic
OTTAWA - International Development Minister Harjit Sajjan is announcing $71 million in humanitarian aid for Sudan and two neighbouring countries that are dealing with a large number of refugees in the...
May 03, 2023
Berlin police say 2 girls seriously wounded in school attack
BERLIN (AP) - Berlin police say two young children were seriously wounded in an attack at a school in the south of the capital. Police said the victims were girls, ages 7 and 8 years. One is in a life...
May 03, 2023
Canada's Fernandez advances to women's doubles semifinals at Madrid Open
MADRID - Canada's Leylah Fernandez and American partner Taylor Townsend advanced to the women's doubles semifinals at the Madrid Open with a 6-0, 7-6 (3) win over Taiwan's Hsieh Su-Wei and Czechia's B...
May 03, 2023
Two Canadians killed during battle in Ukraine, including Calgarian
CALGARY, AB - Paul Hughes with Global Affairs Canada said one of the most difficult moments of his life was placing a Canadian flag over the body bag of a soldier from Alberta killed during a bloody b...
May 03, 2023