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Applications for 2022 Canada Summer Jobs program now open
MEDICINE HAT, AB - The federal government-sponsored 2022 Canada Summer Jobs program provides opportunities for those ages 15-30 to gain work experience by providing funding to employers for hiring.Med...
Dec 23, 2021
Some of the storylines the NHL missing two Olympics has cost hockey
Connor McDavid playing alongside Sidney Crosby. Auston Matthews leading a young group of talented Americans. Alex Ovechkin and Russia's mercurial roster trying to finally get over the hump. Canada's q...
Dec 23, 2021
Liberals delay new regulations to lower price of medicines in Canada
OTTAWA - Health Minister Jean-Yves Duclos has put a six-month pause on new regulations designed to lower the cost of patented medicines in Canada. Health Canada first announced the changes in 2019 to ...
Dec 23, 2021
N.S. jail attack: debate on whether sentences tied to 2019 beating will curb violence
HALIFAX - After a judge delivered the first sentences for a brutal Halifax jail assault this week, there are differing views on whether they will deter the rising number of beatings in the facility. O...
Dec 23, 2021
Sale of Fletcher's Fields comes with historic boost to Canadian Rugby Foundation
TORONTO - Canadian rugby has received a historic boost in the form of an $11.65-million donation. The money, which is going to the non-profit Canadian Rugby Foundation, comes from the $21.5-million sa...
Dec 23, 2021
Alberta UCP holds Christmas party after health minister asked all to cancel plans
EDMONTON - Alberta's Opposition says the governing United Conservative Party showed hypocrisy by going ahead with a Christmas party a few hours after the health minister strongly encouraged workplaces...
Dec 23, 2021
Santa Claus given approval to travel Canadian skies Friday night
Santa has been cleared for lift-off and travel over Canadian airspace.Federal Minister of Transport, Omar Alghabra, made the announcement Thursday morning.Alghabra says Claus has utilized the ArriveCA...
Dec 23, 2021
Military sex response centre facing more calls for help after year of allegations
OTTAWA - The head of the response centre set up to help victims of military sexual misconduct says her organization has seen an explosion in calls for assistance over the past year. Denise Preston, ex...
Dec 23, 2021
'We'll take anything': Caring Coats campaign in desperate need of donations
MEDICINE HAT, AB - Everyone knows the comfort and security of having a warm coat and a pair of gloves on a cold day. But not everyone has a coat, gloves or other winter wear.The Caring Coats campaign ...
Dec 23, 2021
Duck! Flying squirrels take to the air in Nebraska city
LINCOLN, Neb. (AP) - A crew cutting down a dying oak at the University of Nebraska made a surprising find - flying squirrels. A video shot by a member of the crew made its way to Larkin Powell, a cons...
Dec 23, 2021