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Anderson, Lakatos, Rivard among Canadian athletes to watch at Tokyo Paralympics
Canada has 128 athletes competing at the Tokyo Paralympics, which opened on Tuesday and run through Sept. 5. Here are five to watch: Patrick Anderson, Wheelchair Basketball The 42-year-old from Fergus...
Aug 24, 2021
City looking to mix paid and unpaid workers at Co-op Place
MEDICINE HAT, AB - The move away from a private operator at the Co-op Place means the city will no longer be paying people to scan tickets, greet people and serve as ushers.Instead, it's now recruitin...
Aug 24, 2021
Riding snapshot: A look at the race in Hamilton East-Stoney Creek
Hamilton East-Stoney Creek This Hamilton-area riding will elect a new face on Sept. 20 as Liberal Bob Bratina isn't running again. Bratina said he wasn't seeking re-election largely because of his opp...
Aug 24, 2021
Crews fighting wildfires in B.C. aided by cooler and unseasonably low temperatures
VANCOUVER - The BC Wildfire Service says cooler and below seasonal average temperatures have helped crews fight the blazes. Fire information officer Taylor Colman says crews are seeing between three a...
Aug 24, 2021
‘Always give your kids a choice:’ back to school lunch tips from a registered dietitian
MEDICINE HAT, AB - As students go back to school, for many parents that means preparing lunches again.Registered dietitian Jennifer Paterson has some tips for energy sustaining lunches that kids will ...
Aug 24, 2021
Medicine Hat doctors want mandatory vaccines for those who deal directly with patients
MEDICINE HAT, AB - An outbreak of COVID-19 at the Medicine Hat Regional Hospital has a group of local doctors demanding mandatory vaccines.In an open letter to the premier, health minister and chief m...
Aug 24, 2021
Arbuckle, Fajardo and Ellingson named CFL top performers for Week 3
Toronto quarterback Nick Arbuckle, Saskatchewan quarterback Cody Fajardo and Edmonton receiver Greg Ellingson have been named the top performers for Week 3 of the CFL season. Arbuckle completed 23-of-...
Aug 24, 2021
Business groups in New Brunswick issue federal election priorities for candidates
DIEPPE, N.B. - An alliance of New Brunswick business groups is releasing a set of policy priorities it hopes political parties will take up during the federal election campaign. New Brunswick Business...
Aug 24, 2021
COVID-19 outbreak grows in N.W.T., military and Red Cross nurses deployed
YELLOWKNIFE - A COVID-19 outbreak in the Northwest Territories has grown to 219 cases. There are 190 cases in the Sahtu region in the territory's northwest, including 74 cases in Colville Lake and 84 ...
Aug 24, 2021
Paralympians thrilled to return to sport after concerns Games wouldn't happen
After a year's postponement, and major uncertainty about whether they'd get off the ground at all, the Tokyo Paralympics opened on Tuesday amid a barrage of fireworks and almost audible sigh of relief...
Aug 24, 2021