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Penelakut Tribe in B.C. confirms over 160 unmarked graves found at site of former residential school
PENELAKUT ISLAND, BC - A First Nation in British Columbia has confirmed the discovery of more unmarked graves at the site of a former residential school.The Penelakut Tribe issued a statement, confirm...
Jul 13, 2021
Saskatchewan premier says feds have rejected province's carbon price plan
REGINA - Saskatchewan Premier Scott Moe says Ottawa has rejected his province's plan for replacing the federal carbon price with one of its own in what he calls an arbitrary and political decision.He ...
Jul 13, 2021
Alberta NDP raising concern about hospital bed closures throughout province
EDMONTON, AB - Alberta's Opposition health critic is sounding the alarm on hospital bed closures in the province during the summer due to staffing shortages.NDP member of the legislature David Shepher...
Jul 13, 2021
Dutch COVID-19 infections soar by 500% in a week
THE HAGUE, Netherlands (AP) - Coronavirus infections in the Netherlands skyrocketed by more than 500% over the last week, the country's public health institute reported Tuesday. The surge follows the ...
Jul 13, 2021
Day watering in Central Park for the next couple of weeks
MEDICINE HAT, AB - Day watering is underway at Central Park this week.Watering cycles will happen four times throughout the day for the newly laid sod around the park's new playground.In a release, th...
Jul 13, 2021
The latest news on COVID-19 developments in Canada for Monday, July 13, 2021
The latest news on COVID-19 developments in Canada (all times eastern): 10:30 a.m. Ontario reports there are 146 new cases of COVID-19 in the province and seven more deaths linked to the virus. Health...
Jul 13, 2021
Predators goaltender Pekka Rinne retiring after 15 seasons
Nashville Predators goaltender Pekka Rinne, the 2018 Vezina Trophy winner, is retiring after 15 seasons. Rinne, 38, announced his decision Tuesday morning. The Predators have a previously scheduled ne...
Jul 13, 2021
IOC's Bach slips up and refers to Japanese as 'Chinese'
TOKYO (AP) - IOC President Thomas Bach referred to his Japanese hosts as Chinese when he appeared in public on Tuesday for the first time since arriving in Tokyo last week. Giving a pep talk at the he...
Jul 13, 2021
IOC's Bach slips up and refers to Japanese as 'Chinese'
TOKYO (AP) - IOC President Thomas Bach referred to his Japanese hosts as Chinese when he appeared in public on Tuesday for the first time since arriving in Tokyo last week. Giving a pep talk at the he...
Jul 13, 2021
Fatal rollover: Medicine Hat man faces impaired driving charges
A Medicine Hat man faces numerous impaired driving charges, including impaired driving causing death, after police say a vehicle with eight people in it rolled multiple times in Saskatchewan.Kindersle...
Jul 13, 2021