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Man United defender Lisandro Martinez out for season
MANCHESTER, England (AP) - Manchester United defender Lisandro Martinez has been ruled out for the rest of the season after fracturing a metatarsal bone in his foot, the Premier League club said Frida...
Apr 14, 2023
'Perfect' casting at the core of Medicine Hat Musical Theatre's 12 Angry Men
MEDICINE HAT, AB - Director Colleen Whidden says the characters and the story are the heroes of the revered and award-winning drama 12 Angry Men.So she knew just the right people had to be in just the...
Apr 14, 2023
Putin signs bill allowing electronic conscription notices
MOSCOW (AP) - Russian President Putin has signed a bill allowing authorities to issue electronic notices to draftees and reservists amid the fighting in Ukraine. The bill signed into law by Putin was ...
Apr 14, 2023
Feds offer to buy street in front of Parliament Hill closed since 'Freedom Convoy'
OTTAWA - The federal government wants to keep the street in front of Parliament Hill closed and has offered to take it over from the City of Ottawa. In a letter to Mayor Mark Sutcliffe, Procurement Mi...
Apr 14, 2023
Student paper drops 'McGill' from name because university founder enslaved people
MONTREAL - A student newspaper at McGill University has dropped "McGill" from its name because the school's founder enslaved people. Madison Edward-Wright, a managing editor of The Tribune, says the u...
Apr 14, 2023
Medicine Hat College to accept more students into practical nursing program
MEDICINE HAT, AB - Yesterday, the Alberta government announced a $171 million investment into post-secondary schools.From the funding, over $5 million will go toward programs in southern Alberta - inc...
Apr 14, 2023
Dangerous driving factor in drowning deaths of four RMC cadets: military
OTTAWA - Military police say dangerous driving was a factor in what led a vehicle carrying four Royal Military College students plunging into the water near their campus in Kingston, Ont. Officer cade...
Apr 14, 2023
Ottawa Senators disappointed to miss playoffs, but believe in team's future
OTTAWA - The Ottawa Senators are missing the playoffs for a sixth straight year, but unlike years past there's a belief this will be the last time for the foreseeable future. There's good reason for t...
Apr 14, 2023
Former B.C. paramedic gives advice on the 7th anniversary of the overdose crisis
VANCOUVER - A former Vancouver paramedic with decades of experience says he has watched as illicit drugs have become more toxic, requiring more effort and more overdose-reversing medication to save pe...
Apr 14, 2023
Canada's pledge to make more vaccines at home is still a work in progress
OTTAWA - The COVID-19 pandemic wasn't even six months old, and not a single vaccine for it had been approved for use anywhere, when Prime Minister Justin Trudeau took to a podium in Montreal to promis...
Apr 14, 2023