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Newfoundland study of bird droppings may answer critical conservation questions
A team of Canadian scientists may have cracked one of the toughest problems in conservation by peering into the lives of long-ago seabirds through 1,700 years of droppings. "It's actual...
Jan 21, 2020
Human-to-human transmission confirmed in China coronavirus
BEIJING - The head of a Chinese government expert team said Monday that human-to-human transmission has been confirmed in an outbreak of a new coronavirus, a development that raises the possibility th...
Jan 21, 2020
Outbreak from new virus rises to 440 in China, with 9 dead
BEIJING - The number of cases of a new virus has risen to 440 in China and the death toll has risen to 9, Chinese health authorities said Wednesday. Deputy Director of the National Health Commission L...
Jan 21, 2020
Canadian Laurent Duvernay-Tardif didn't need long to get into Super Bowl mode
It didn't take Canadian Laurent Duvernay-Tardif long to get into Super Bowl mode. On Sunday, the offensive lineman and the Kansas City Chiefs advanced to the Super Bowl with a 35-24 AFC champions...
Jan 21, 2020
Mahomes' feet, arm lift Chiefs to Super Bowl over Titans
KANSAS CITY, Mo. - With his best imitation of a tightrope walker, Patrick Mahomes high-wired the Kansas City Chiefs into their first Super Bowl since 1970. Oh sure, Mahomes did his usual superb job pa...
Jan 21, 2020
Unpaid property taxes from oil and gas companies - double since last year
CYPRESS COUNTY, AB -The amount of money oil and gas companies are pumping into rural municipalities is dropping.According to a recent survey, $173-million in property taxes haven't been paid.That amou...
Jan 21, 2020
Mahomes' feet, arm lift Chiefs to Super Bowl over Titans
KANSAS CITY, Mo. - With his best imitation of a tightrope walker, Patrick Mahomes high-wired the Kansas City Chiefs into their first Super Bowl since 1970. Oh sure, Mahomes did his usual superb job pa...
Jan 21, 2020
Derek Jeter, Larry Walker elected to baseball Hall of Fame
NEW YORK - Derek Jeter came within one vote of being a unanimous pick for the Hall of Fame while Larry Walker also earned baseball's highest honour on Tuesday. The longtime New York Yankees captain ap...
Jan 21, 2020
Derek Jeter, Larry Walker elected to baseball Hall of Fame
NEW YORK - Derek Jeter came within one vote of being a unanimous pick for the Hall of Fame while Larry Walker also earned baseball's highest honour on Tuesday. The longtime New York Yankees captain ap...
Jan 21, 2020
Police attempting to locate potentially armed man following incident
MEDICINE HAT, AB - Medicine Hat Police are asking the public for help in locating a man considered armed and potentially dangerous.Officers were called to a residence in the 900 block of 2nd Street SE...
Jan 21, 2020 Photo courtesy of Medicine Hat Police Service