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Death penalty ordered for mass killing at care home in Japan
TOKYO - A Japanese court Monday sentenced a former care home employee to hang for knifing to death 19 disabled people and injuring others four years ago in the deadliest mass attack in postwar Japan. ...
Mar 16, 2020
Asian stock markets, US futures sink after Fed's rate cut
BEIJING - Asian stock markets and U.S. futures fell Monday after the Federal Reserve slashed its key interest rate to shore up economic growth in the face of mounting global anti-virus controls that a...
Mar 15, 2020
Medicine Hat Judo starting COVID-19 safe classes
MEDICINE HAT AB,- With new measures put in place, closing schools, public recreation facilities and limiting large gatherings, the Medicine Hat Judo Club is taking an innovative approach to get kids a...
Mar 15, 2020 (Facebook/ Medicine Hat Judo)
City closes recreation facilities, Esplanade due to COVID-19
MEDICINE HAT, AB.-Just minutes after the province's chief medical officer announced sweeping measures in the wake of COVID-19,the City of Medicine Hat has announced the closure of its recreation facil...
Mar 15, 2020 (file photo/ CHAT News Today)
Spanish King renounces inheritance from father amid scandal
MADRID - Spain's King Felipe VI has renounced any future personal inheritance he could receive from his father, King Emerit Juan Carlos I, over the alleged financial irregularities involving the forme...
Mar 15, 2020
500 million committed to COVID-19 response
An additional $500 million will give Alberta's public health officials the resources they need to respond to the COVID-19 pandemic and keep Albertans safe.The new funding will ensure front-line health...
Mar 15, 2020 File
Classes cancelled, daycares closed as Alberta launches aggressive new measures to fight COVID-19
Aggressive additional public health measures are being implemented province-wide to limit the spread of COVID-19 and protect Albertans, after new cases appear to be spreading into community settings.L...
Mar 15, 2020 Canadian Press
Wolfpack on hold as 4 players go into self-isolation after showing mild symptoms
Four Toronto Wolfpack players have been told to self-isolate after experiencing "mild possible symptoms of COVID-19." The transatlantic rugby league team, which is currently based in England,&nbs...
Mar 15, 2020
Medicine Hat Tigers players returning home
In a statement made on Twitter earlier, the Medicine Hat Tigers have decided to send their players home to their families. The decision comes after the Canadian Hockey League made the decision to put ...
Mar 15, 2020
Businesses, travellers could lose thousands if COVID-19 forces Hajj cancellation
It took Muhammad Siddique five years to save up for a pilgrimage to Mecca, but now the COVID-19 pandemic has left his plans up in the air. The pilgrimage - a process known as Hajj - is considered one ...
Mar 15, 2020