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FCSS Grant application for 2024-25 opens
MEDICINE HAT, AB - Proposals for Family and Community Support Services Grants are now being accepted.Proposals must focus on preventative social services that benefit city residents for a two-year per...
Mar 29, 2023

Senate votes to repeal 2002 measure that approved Iraq war
WASHINGTON (AP) - The Senate voted Wednesday to repeal the resolution that gave a green light for the 2003 invasion of Iraq, an effort to return a basic war power to Congress from the White House 20 y...
Mar 29, 2023

International development groups say budget cut will end Canadian programs abroad
OTTAWA - Humanitarian groups are giving Tuesday's federal budget a thumbs down, saying it will create a backslide in progress on fighting disease and hunger abroad. The Liberal budget projects that it...
Mar 29, 2023

Canada will face Italy, Sweden and Chile in Davis Cup title defence
MLAGA, Spain - Defending champion Canada will face Italy, Sweden and Chile in the group stage of the 2023 Davis Cup men's tennis tournament. Canada, the No. 1 country in the Davis Cup rankings, was se...
Mar 29, 2023

Milk River emergency department closed until April 3
MILK RIVER, AB - The emergency department at the Milk River Health Centre will be closed for more than four days this week due to a lack of physician coverage, says Alberta Health Services.AHS says th...
Mar 29, 2023

Quick start gives Bandits series lead
OKOTOKS, AB - The Brooks Bandits are back in the driver's seat of their Alberta Junior Hockey League South Division semi-finals series.The Bandits took back home-ice advantage on Tuesday in Okotoks, r...
Mar 29, 2023

Alberta finance minister pleased with hydrogen credit details in federal budget
Alberta's finance minister says the Liberal government's new budget will saddle Canada with more debt.Travis Toews says the level of spending will only add to the country's already worrisome debt leve...
Mar 29, 2023

Permit requirement to buy pistol scrapped in North Carolina
RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) - North Carolina legislators repealed the state's requirement that someone obtain a permit from a local sheriff before buying a pistol, as the Republican-controlled legislature on W...
Mar 29, 2023

After success in St. Louis, Manitoba centre back Kyle Hiebert makes Canada debut
TORONTO - Kyle Hiebert is having a year to remember. And it's only March. The 25-year-old from La Salle, Man., has helped expansion St. Louis City SC to a record 5-0 start to life in Major League Socc...
Mar 29, 2023

Sabres centre Tage Thompson among NHL's breakout stars in 2022-23
Tage Thompson has received tons of attention this season. It's not hard to see why. The rangy centre's breakout performance for the Buffalo Sabres includes new high-water marks on the stats sheet acce...
Mar 29, 2023