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Air Force establishes new division to 'protect Canadian interests in space'
OTTAWA - The Royal Canadian Air Force's newest division is focused on extraterrestrial matters. A reorganization of the existing space-focused team will now be known as 3 Canadian Space Division, with...
Jul 22, 2022

Conservative party moving ahead with third debate Aug. 3, still deciding format
OTTAWA - The Conservative Party of Canada is pushing ahead with a third leadership debate, telling members to tune in Aug. 3. The party informed members of the date in an email Thursday night after co...
Jul 22, 2022

Part of South Ridge trail to close for repairs
MEDICINE HAT, AB - A section of the Sierra Coulee Trail will be closed for about two weeks for repairs.The work will focus on the area of the trail that connects Sunrise Bay SW and Sunrise Circle SW. ...
Jul 22, 2022

Study finds symptoms persist in children three months after having COVID-19
Their symptoms may be less severe, but a study shows that nearly six per cent of children with COVID-19 still reported symptoms three months later.The eight-country study included 1,884 kids aged 17 a...
Jul 22, 2022

Trudeau: Gymnastics Canada needs to reassure parents the sport is safe
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau says Gymnastics Canada should be concerned about reassuring parents across the country that the sport is safe. Trudeau was responding to questions about the federal gover...
Jul 22, 2022

Canada's 2003 world hockey junior team also accused of group sexual assault
HALIFAX - Hockey Canada says members of its 2003 men's world junior hockey championship team are being investigated for a group sexual assault. The national sports organization says it learned of the ...
Jul 22, 2022

Wheels continue to churn slowly on demolition of old Arena
MEDICINE HAT, AB - A new city council, a pandemic and changes at Invest Medicine Hat have all contributed to delays in the demolition of the Medicine Hat arena and construction of a new high-rise cond...
Jul 22, 2022

De Grasse will run relay at world championships, days after withdrawing from 200
EUGENE, Ore. - Andre De Grasse will run in the men's 4x100-metre relay at the world track and field championships. Canada's six-time Olympic medallist withdrew from the 200 metres earlier this week, s...
Jul 22, 2022

Libya official: Renewed militia clashes in Tripoli kill 13
CAIRO (AP) - A Libyan medical official says that at least 13 people have been killed in renewed clashes between militias in the country's capital, Tripoli. Osama Ali, spokesman for Libya's emergency s...
Jul 22, 2022

'We can always use more': volunteers integral to Stampede success
MEDICINE HAT, AB - Medicine Hat's biggest event of the summer is a reminder of the volunteer spirit that flows in our community.Medicine Hat Exhibition & Stampede staff and board members will tell...
Jul 22, 2022