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Hut 8 to begin trading on Toronto Stock Exchange next week
TORONTO, ON - A bitcoin mining company which operates in Medicine Hat will begin trading on the Toronto Stock Exchange next week.Hut 8 Mining, which announced last month it had received conditional ap...
Oct 03, 2019 The Hut 8 Mining Operation in Medicine Hat (CHAT News File Photo)
Jury in fitness hearing for murder suspect to hear from psychiatrist
FREDERICTON - The hearing to determine if Matthew Raymond is fit to stand trial on four counts of first-degree murder continues today in Fredericton. Raymond is accused of killing Fredericton pol...
Oct 03, 2019
Mayors say Liberal gun control plan fails to fix problem, call for handgun ban
RICHMOND HILL, Ont. - Toronto-area mayors welcomed Liberal Leader Justin Trudeau's plan to give municipalities the authority to ban handguns, but they said the proposal does not go far enough to staun...
Oct 03, 2019
Major bridges may close Monday as Extinction Rebellion protest planned
HALIFAX - A group of environmental activists is planning to try and shut down some of Canada's busiest bridges on Monday by having protesters lie down in traffic lanes. The group's targets includ...
Oct 03, 2019
Scheer pledges to cut foreign aid by 25%, re-invest savings in various tax cuts
TORONTO - Conservative Leader Andrew Scheer is promising a leaner foreign policy by taking away aid funding from countries he says don't need it or don't deserve it, and spending the money&n...
Oct 03, 2019
Winnipeg Jets try to put early adversity behind them as season opener looms
WINNIPEG - The Winnipeg Jets will soon find out if dealing with some early adversity has harmed or helped them. Training camp started without restricted free-agent goal scorers Patrik Laine and Kyle C...
Oct 03, 2019
England calls up Calgary-born Fikayo Tomori for Euro qualifying matches
England has beaten Canada to the punch in enlisting Fikayo Tomori, Chelsea's Calgary-born centre back. England coach Gareth Southgate has called up the 21-year-old for Euro qualifying matches aga...
Oct 03, 2019
NewsAlert: Three former St. Mike's students plead guilty to assault, sex assault
TORONTO - Three former students of a prestigious Toronto private school have pleaded guilty in a sex assault scandal that rocked the institution. The teens, who attended St. Micha...
Oct 03, 2019
Scheer says he is personally 'pro-life,' but would not reopen abortion debate
OTTAWA - Andrew Scheer says he is personally against abortion, but promised a Conservative government under his leadership would not reopen the debate. His political rivals pushed the Conservative lea...
Oct 03, 2019
Scheer says he is personally 'pro-life,' but would not reopen abortion debate
OTTAWA - Andrew Scheer says he is personally against abortion, but promised a Conservative government under his leadership would not reopen the debate. His political rivals pushed the Conservative lea...
Oct 03, 2019