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Disappointment and resignation as Quebec drops health worker vaccine mandate
MONTREAL - Members of the medical community are expressing disappointment after the Quebec government cancelled its vaccine mandate for health-care workers. Health Minister Christian Dub said Wednesda...
Nov 04, 2021
Elections Canada probes extent of mistakes on polling day in Indigenous communities
OTTAWA - Elections Canada says it has launched an investigation to see if errors cost Indigenous communities across Canada their right to vote. It is checking to see whether First Nations in Kenora we...
Nov 04, 2021
Interpretive Program ready for snow geese this weekend
MEDICINE HAT, AB - The Medicine Hat Interpretive Program says it's time for the annual snow geese migration spectacle."Every year thousands of snow geese and other waterfowl migrate through our rural ...
Nov 04, 2021
Hidden Valley Ski Resort will be open this winter
MEDICINE HAT, AB - It looks like skiers will be able to hit the slopes at Hidden Valley this winter.The future of the season was up in the air as the province tried for months to find a new operator f...
Nov 04, 2021
New women's minister says place lens on men in order to combat gender-based violence
OTTAWA - Freshly appointed Women and Gender Equality Minister Marci Ien says as part of her effort to combat gender-based violence she intends to place a lens on men to understand why it happens in th...
Nov 04, 2021
Ethiopia compares Tigray forces to 'rat' as war marks 1 year
NAIROBI, Kenya (AP) - Ethiopia's government marked a year of war by lashing out Thursday in response to international alarm about hate speech, comparing the rival Tigray forces to "a rat that strays f...
Nov 04, 2021
Spending $153, Edward Durr ousts NJ Senate leader Sweeney
TRENTON, N.J. (AP) - New Jersey's longtime state Senate president, Democrat Steve Sweeney, has lost reelection, falling to a Republican newcomer who spent less than $200 on the race and leaving his pa...
Nov 04, 2021
Ottawa Redblacks sign veteran Lewis Ward to contract extension through 2022 season
OTTAWA - The Ottawa Redblacks signed veteran Canadian kicker Lewis Ward to a contract extension Thursday that will keep him with the CFL club through the 2022 season. "Lewis Ward exemplifies what it m...
Nov 04, 2021
Edmonton Elks have one final opportunity to secure their first home victory of season
It's the last chance Taylor Cornelius and the Edmonton Elks have to give their home fans something to cheer about. Edmonton (2-8) hosts the Saskatchewan Roughriders (7-4) on Friday night in its final ...
Nov 04, 2021
Coaldale crews knock down early Thursday morning house fire
COALDALE, AB - Emergency crews in Coaldale responded to a residential fire early Thursday.Firefighters were on scene at around 2:30 a.m. at a home on 24 Avenue. Officials stated that heavy flames were...
Nov 04, 2021