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Local anti-mask petitions missing important information, says school official
MEDICINE HAT, AB - A pair of internet petitions have been launched against students wearing masks in public and Catholic schools in Medicine Hat. Both petitions appear to have been organized by the sa...
Feb 04, 2022
'Sticking up for my rights': Local students, adults protesting mask mandates throughout the day
MEDICINE HAT, AB - Two of Crystal Marshall's children walked into St Mary's School this morning without masks on. Minutes later, they and another student were escorted out by the principal."We are sup...
Feb 04, 2022
Candice Bergen shakes up O'Toole's parliamentary leadership team, drops Quebec MP
OTTAWA - New Conservative Interim Leader Candice Bergen has done a clean sweep of former leader Erin O'Toole's leadership team in Parliament. Tory MPs were informed Friday of the major shakeup, which ...
Feb 04, 2022
Ottawa locals hit the streets in a 'community safety walk' amid convoy demonstration
OTTAWA - On a frosty Friday morning, a few dozen masked people gathered on the corner of Bank and Somerset Street in downtown Ottawa. The group came together to attend a community safety walk, the fir...
Feb 04, 2022
Gas analyst expects 14-cent jump at the pump in Medicine Hat
MEDICINE HAT, AB - If a market analyst is right, you may want to consider gassing up soon.According to Gas Wizard.ca's Dan McTeague, the price of gas will likely rise 14 cents per litre within days in...
Feb 04, 2022
Feds to press ahead with anti-hate bill, including online speech: minister
OTTAWA - Diversity Minister Ahmed Hussen says the government is preparing to press ahead with a law to combat racial and religious hatred, including online hate. In an interview, the minister condemne...
Feb 04, 2022
Big Marble Go Centre becomes more energy efficient
MEDICINE HAT, AB - The Big Marble Go Centre announced on Thursday it has installed a new cogeneration unit.This is the second cogeneration unit to be installed at the facility. The previous unit did n...
Feb 04, 2022
Waffle House shooter found guilty on 4 counts of murder
NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) - A man who shot and killed four people at a Nashville Waffle House in a 2018 early morning attack has been found guilty on four counts of 1st-degree murder. A jury returned the ...
Feb 04, 2022
Medicine Hat's Hub Virtual School expanding to Grades 10-12
MEDICINE HAT, AB - What started as a response to the challenges city schools faced early in the pandemic became permanent last September.Now, Medicine Hat Public School Division's Hub Virtual School i...
Feb 04, 2022
Nunavut senator quits Conservative caucus over support for Ottawa protests
Nunavut's senator says he has left the Conservative caucus over its support for protests in Ottawa against vaccine mandates and COVID-19 pandemic restrictions. Dennis Patterson told The Canadian Press...
Feb 04, 2022