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Milan designers hit reset button during digital fashion week
MILAN - Fashion is off the hamster wheel, taking a deep breath that is allowing some freshness to seep into the once relentless cycle. "It is so weird thinking about fashion, and the kind of hamster w...
Mar 01, 2021
Liberals' two-year-old pledge to revamp EI, CPP appeals body delayed due to COVID-19
OTTAWA - COVID-19 has all but stalled a promised shift in how Canadians appeal rulings on their requests for federal income supports. The department overseeing the work, Employment and Social Developm...
Mar 01, 2021
COVID-19 vaccination ramps up in Quebec, Ontario as supply worries ease
Quebec and Ontario are expanding their COVID-19 vaccination programs to members of the general population, as hundreds of thousands of doses of vaccine are set to arrive in the country this week. Queb...
Mar 01, 2021
Canadian Press NewsAlert: B.C. to offer second dose of COVID vaccine after 4 months
VICTORIA - British Columbia will extend the time between first and second doses of COVID-19 vaccine to four months as it ramps up its age-based immunization plan. Provincial health officer Dr. Bonnie ...
Mar 01, 2021
Extension for mailing of assessment notices
MEDICINE HAT, AB - An extension has been granted by municipal affairs for when assessment notices will be mailed out to property owners.The City of Medicine Hat says the anticipated mailing date is Ap...
Mar 01, 2021
Oilers claim goaltender Alex Stalcok off waivers from Minnesota
EDMONTON - The Edmonton Oilers have claimed goaltender Alex Stalock off waivers from the Minnesota Wild. The 33-year-old Stalock did not appear in a game for Minnesota this season. The native of St. P...
Mar 01, 2021
Trudeau Liberals eye security threats to Canada's economy with governmentwide plan
OTTAWA - The Trudeau government is pressing ahead with efforts to counter economic-based threats to national security, such as theft of valuable intellectual property and damage to critical energy and...
Mar 01, 2021
Nova Scotia mass shooting: lawyer says spouse of shooter could face unfair trial
PORT HAWKESBURY, N.S. - A lawyer representing the spouse of the man who murdered 22 people in Nova Scotia told a court hearing today that Lisa Banfield's right to a fair trial could be jeopardized if ...
Mar 01, 2021
Roughriders add Saskatoon native Brett Boyko to offensive line
REGINA - The Saskatchewan Roughriders have signed offensive lineman Brett Boyko. The six-foot-seven, 305-pound Saskatoon native played 15 games for the B.C. Lions in 2019, his first season in the CFL....
Mar 01, 2021
Natural gas up, electricity down this month
MEDICINE HAT, AB - The price of natural gas is up in March while the price of electricity is down for City of Medicine Hat utility customers.The March rates were posted by the city Monday.The natural ...
Mar 01, 2021