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Judge agrees to 'terrorism enhancement' in case of ex-Canadian Armed Forces reservist
GREENBELT, Md. - The ex-Canadian Armed Forces reservist convicted of gun charges linked to what the FBI called a neo-Nazi plot to attack a gun-rights rally in Virginia is facing up to 25 years behind ...
Oct 25, 2021
Online criteria for Afghan refugee program changes, applies to only those who've fled
OTTAWA - The Canadian government has quietly changed the criteria on its website for a special program for vulnerable Afghan refugees so that only those who have already managed to escape to other cou...
Oct 25, 2021
Texas governor approves state voting maps redrawn by GOP
AUSTIN, Texas (AP) - Republican Texas Gov. Greg Abbott on Monday signed redrawn voting maps that pave a safer path for the GOP's slipping majority, leaving opponents hoping courts will block the newly...
Oct 25, 2021
Bayern star Joshua Kimmich at center of COVID vaccine debate
BERLIN (AP) - Bayern Munich soccer star Joshua Kimmich has found himself at the center of a debate in Germany over the merits of vaccination against the coronavirus. The 26-year-old Kimmich, tipped as...
Oct 25, 2021
Toronto Arrows re-sign Gaston Mieres, Adrian Wadden and add jumbo Australian prop
TORONTO - The Toronto Arrows have re-signed Uruguayan wing/fullback Gaston Mieres, the club's leading try-scorer. The 32-year-old Uruguayan, back for a fourth season in Major League Rugby, has 13 trie...
Oct 25, 2021
Food bank gets new name to go with new location and concept
MEDICINE HAT, AB - As the Medicine Hat and District Food Bank begins operations in its new building in the old fire station on Maple Avenue, the non-profit has changed its name.The former food bank is...
Oct 25, 2021
Poppy campaign ready to roll
MEDICINE HAT - Canada's governor-general will receive the first poppy for this year on Wednesday, followed by Alberta's lieutenant-governor on Thursday. After that, individual poppy campaigns will beg...
Oct 25, 2021
North Carolina man identified as victim of John Wayne Gacy
CHICAGO (AP) - A North Carolina man who moved to Chicago was one of the victims of John Wayne Gacy, who was convicted of killing 33 young men and boys in the 1970s, authorities said Monday. Francis Wa...
Oct 25, 2021
Messier offers his views on leadership, success in new memoir 'No One Wins Alone"
Mark Messier calls "No One Wins Alone" his memoir. But it's really the hockey icon's recipe for success, on and off the ice. And given Messier's resume, it's no surprise he wrote the book on winning. ...
Oct 25, 2021
GG, Legion mark 100th anniversary of poppy symbol during fundraising campaign launch
OTTAWA - Gov. Gen. Mary May Simon received the symbolic first poppy Monday as the Royal Canadian Legion launched this year's annual national fundraising campaign for veterans ahead of Remembrance Day....
Oct 25, 2021