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Rookie tight end Burt, Hamilton Tiger-Cats learning about each other at training camp
Training camp is a time for learning for both the Hamilton Tiger-Cats and rookie Jake Burt. Hamilton selected the former Boston College tight end first overall in this year's CFL draft intrigued by th...
Jul 22, 2021
Two Alberta First Nations want courts to allow appeal of decision on coal mine
A second Alberta First Nation wants the courts to allow it to appeal a review board's decision that an open-pit coal mine in the Rocky Mountains isn't in the public interest. The Stoney Nakoda Nation ...
Jul 22, 2021
Olympic connection in Medicine Hat
MEDICINE HAT, AB - The games have already begun, but the glitz and glamour that make up the Opening Ceremonies for the Toyko Summer Olympics are still to come.Canada has 370 athletes in Tokyo, but mos...
Jul 22, 2021
Annamie Paul says 'small group' of party execs behind court case against Green leader
OTTAWA - Green Leader Annamie Paul is seeking to frame a legal challenge from her own party as the work of a "small group" of outgoing executives that amounts to a "one-sided attack." Backed by sign-t...
Jul 22, 2021
City seeks input for parks and rec master plan
MEDICINE HAT, AB - The city is using an online survey and pop-up events to get input from Hatters on the update to the parks and recreation master plan.Scott Richter, parks and recreation business and...
Jul 22, 2021
Remains of fourth Canadian pulled from Florida condo collapse identified by police
MONTREAL - Miami-Dade police say a body pulled from a collapsed condominium building in South Florida has been identified as Anastasia Gromova, from Montreal. The police force confirmed the identity o...
Jul 22, 2021
US jobless claims rise to 419,000 from a pandemic low
WASHINGTON - The number of Americans seeking unemployment benefits rose last week from the lowest point of the pandemic, even as the job market appears to be rebounding on the strength of a reopened e...
Jul 22, 2021
Olympic Roundup: Canada suffers softball setback; small presence at opening ceremony
TOKYO - Sara Groenewegen's strong performance both on the mound and at the plate wasn't enough to help Canada overcome its softball rival from south of the border. Monica Abbott pitched a complete-gam...
Jul 22, 2021
ECB says ultra-low rate benchmarks to remain in force
FRANKFURT - Facing unease over the spread of a more-contagious variant of the coronavirus, the European Central Bank said it would maintain its stimulus in the form of ultra-low interest rates until i...
Jul 22, 2021
Unusual year creates unusual entry draft for NHL prospects, scouts
Between online classes and strict COVID-19 restriction, Owen Power's freshman season wasn't exactly what he expected. Now the No. 1-ranked North American skater is set to miss out on a normal NHL entr...
Jul 22, 2021