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Medicine Hat girls choir to perform never before heard piece in spring concert
A piece of music that has never been heard before public will be performed on Wednesday by a choir of Medicine Hat school girls.The journey to get to this point started some eight years ago when the M...
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Five things to know about the NHL playoffs
The Colorado Avalanche live to see another day after a win on Wednesday, while the Vancouver Canucks and Edmonton Oilers battle for an edge on Thursday. Here are five things to know heading into Thurs...
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South Korean court rejects effort to block plan that would boost medical school admissions
SEOUL, South Korea (AP) - A South Korean court ruled in favor of the government's contentious plan to drastically boost medical school admissions on Thursday. A standoff between the government and doc...
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Asian soccer body scraps 12-year limit for senior officials and lets Sheikh Salman stay beyond 2027
Asian soccer leaders can have unlimited years in power after their governing body voted to scrap a key pillar of reforms passed after the corruption crisis that rocked FIFA in 2015. Saudi Arabia and Q...
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In the news today: Fort McMurray lessons learned, Admitted killer's wife to testify
Here is a roundup of stories from The Canadian Press designed to bring you up to speed on what you need to know today... Fire officials learn from past in Fort McMurray Bright red hoses thicker than a...
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Winnipeg trial to hear from former partner of admitted serial killer
WINNIPEG - The ex-wife of an admitted serial killer is expected to testify today in a Winnipeg courtroom. The woman obtained a protection order against Jeremy Skibicki in 2019, after he allegedly stal...
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Fire officials learn from past in responding to this year's Fort McMurray wildfire
FORT MCMURRAY, Alta. - Bright red hoses thicker than a thigh snake along the highways near Fort McMurray, studded with cannons that can blast enough water into fire-threatened ditches to fill an Olymp...
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Slovakian leader is in stable but serious condition after assassination attempt, hospital says
BANSKA BYSTRICA, Slovakia (AP) - Slovakian Prime Minister Robert Fico is in stable but serious condition on Thursday after being shot multiple times in an assassination attempt a day earlier, a hospit...
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Navarro, Steffen propel Rapids to 1-0 victory over Whitecaps
COMMERCE CITY, Colo. (AP) - Rafael Navarro scored on a penalty kick after Vancouver's Bjrn Inge Utvik drew a red card during first-half stoppage time and Zack Steffen made it stand up as the Rapids be...
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Doncic posts 30-point triple-double as Mavericks top Thunder to take 3-2 series lead
OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) - Luka Doncic scored 30 points in a triple-double, and the Dallas Mavericks beat the Oklahoma City Thunder 104-92 on Wednesday night to take a 3-2 lead in the Western Conference sem...
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