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Dentists see pandemic stress in patients with more grinding, cracked, broken teeth
VICTORIA - Stress and anxiety connected to the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic is revealing itself in people's mouths, say dentists who report increasing cases of patients with cracked, broken and damaged t...
Dec 18, 2021

Japan police search house of man linked to deadly Osaka fire
OSAKA, Japan (AP) - Japanese police on Saturday searched the house of one of the patients at a mental clinic where a fire gutted an entire floor in an eight-story building, killing 24 people trapped i...
Dec 18, 2021

Early lead dries up for Tigers in 6-4 road loss to Hurricanes
LETHBRIDGE, AB - A lightning quick start by the Medicine Hat Tigers vanished into thin air on Friday night, falling back to earth in a 6-4 loss kicking off their weekend in Lethbridge.Medicine Hat all...
Dec 17, 2021

Police Act investigations impacted by COVID-19 court delays
MEDICINE HAT, AB- There continues to be backlogs in Alberta's court system due to COVID-19. Now those backlogs appear to be impacting the rate at which formal complaints against police officers are in...
Dec 17, 2021

Canada beats US 3-2 in OT in Game 6 of women's hockey series
ST. LOUIS - Marie-Philip Poulin scored at 3:31 of overtime to give Canada a 3-2 victory over the United States on Friday night in Game 6 of the pre-Olympics women's hockey series. Sarah Fillier and Em...
Dec 17, 2021

Winnipeg Jets lose to Washington Capitals on day head coach Paul Maurice resigns
WINNIPEG - The Washington Capitals spoiled the debut for new Jets coach Dave Lowry on Friday night. Centre Michael Sgarbossa and Alex Ovechkin salted the victory away with empty-net goals during the l...
Dec 17, 2021

Canadian men win speedskating gold in team pursuit at Four Continents
CALGARY - The Canadian men's long-track speedskating team won gold in the team pursuit Friday on the final day of the Four Continents speedskating championship. Calgary's Ted-Jan Bloemen, Toronto's Ha...
Dec 17, 2021

Housing for displaced flood victims high priority as military wraps B.C. assistance
VANCOUVER, Wash. - The mayor of a British Columbia community devastated by last month's floods says finding winter housing for displaced residents is his top priority with recovery efforts underway. P...
Dec 17, 2021

Medicine Hat physician urges care with COVID over holidays
"I'm very leery to be the pessimistic voice out there again. I would love (it if).. the fifth wave doesn't hit us."But despite his hope for reduced COVID-19 cases, Dr. Paul Parks is concerned nonethel...
Dec 17, 2021

VIDEO: The Nutcracker returns to Medicine Hat
MEDICINE HAT, AB - The Nutcracker ballet is a timeless story and a holiday favourite for many.It's back in Medicine Hat with four shows at the Esplanade this weekend, beginning tonight at 7 p.m.Chris ...
Dec 17, 2021