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Missing Canadian women and girls called family from Syrian camp, lawyer says
A lawyer for two Canadian women and three teen girls, who were set to be repatriated from northeastern Syria earlier this month, says they were mistreated by guards and are being detained in a camp pr...
Apr 18, 2023
New independent bookstore well-received
MEDICINE HAT, AB - eBooks, streaming services and Amazon Books are the fierce competitors of bookstores that are known to have torn a page into sales.But one independent bookstore that's opened here i...
Apr 18, 2023
Difficult to determine if Saratoga Park was an old landfill
MEDICINE HAT, AB - Last month, one Saratoga Park user expressed concern over the amount of glass she's been finding in the dog park, and that the glass is a hazard for dogs running over it.One of the ...
Apr 18, 2023
Edmonton Oilers seek a rebound after the playoff win that got away
EDMONTON - History repeating itself is the next goal for the Edmonton Oilers. A pair of squandered two-goal leads in a 4-3 overtime loss to the Los Angeles Kings isn't how the Oilers intended to open ...
Apr 18, 2023
Business owners raise concerns around sober living facility downtown
MEDICINE HAT, AB - Several business owners along N. Railway St. are expressing their concerns following the approval of a sober living facility in the area. The municipal planning committee approved t...
Apr 18, 2023
Group crossing border called 911 suffering from cold, Minnesota sheriff says
ROSEAU, Minn. - Nine people were detained and one was missing after trying to walk across the Canada-United States border in the early hours of Tuesday morning, a Minnesota sheriff says. The group mad...
Apr 18, 2023
Province providing $7.4 million to address elder abuse
LETHBRIDGE, AB - The Government of Alberta has announced funding to help prevent abuse against elders and support victims.The province said it will provide $7.4 million over three years to enhance par...
Apr 18, 2023
Alberta premier rolls back part of government's media-question restriction policy
EDMONTON - Alberta Premier Danielle Smith is reversing part of her government's new media-question restriction policy but says she will continue to limit queries in order to provide more answers. Smit...
Apr 18, 2023
Republicans object to replacing Feinstein on Judiciary panel
WASHINGTON (AP) - Republicans blocked a Democratic request to temporarily replace California Sen. Dianne Feinstein on the Senate Judiciary Committee Tuesday, leaving Democrats with few options for mov...
Apr 18, 2023
'Like an earthquake': NYC parking garage partially collapses
NEW YORK (AP) - A parking garage partially collapsed Tuesday in lower Manhattan's Financial District, and firefighters were searching for people who might have been trapped in the debris, authorities ...
Apr 18, 2023