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Ottawa, provinces mull expansion of COVID-19 tests for arriving American travellers
OTTAWA - Transport Minister Omar Alghabra says it's too early to say whether Canada's latest requirement to test arriving air travellers for COVID-19 will be extended to include those coming from the ...
Dec 01, 2021
Dumping day: Lobster fishing season opens in southwestern Nova Scotia
HALIFAX - Nova Scotia's fall lobster fishing season opened early today in the two most lucrative fishing areas in Canada. The annual event off southwestern Nova Scotia is known as "dumping day," as th...
Dec 01, 2021
Dozens of weather warnings in effect across soaked British Columbia
VANCOUVER - A landslide closed traffic today on the same highway near Agassiz, B.C., where motorists were trapped between slides caused by major rainstorms last month. DriveBC says the road has been r...
Dec 01, 2021
Fourth student dies from Michigan high school shooting
OXFORD TOWNSHIP, Mich. (AP) - Authorities say a 17-year-old boy has become the fourth student to die from a school shooting in Michigan. The Oakland County sheriff's office identified the teen Wednesd...
Dec 01, 2021
Hundreds of Quebec daycares closed by general strike as contract talks stall
MONTREAL - Roughly 400 public daycare centres across Quebec are closed as of today after contract talks hit an impasse and employees with one of the main unions declared a general strike. About 10,000...
Dec 01, 2021
Woodbine Entertainment unveils 2022 Queen's Plate race date for Aug. 21, 2022
TORONTO - The 2022 Canadian Triple Crown will begin in August. The $1-million Queen's Plate will be held Aug. 21, 2022 at Woodbine Racetrack. Woodbine Entertainment made the announcement Wednesday. Th...
Dec 01, 2021
Ottawa, provinces mull expansion of COVID-19 tests for arriving American travellers
OTTAWA - Transport Minister Omar Alghabra says it's too early to say whether Canada's latest requirement to test arriving air travellers for COVID-19 will be extended to include those coming from the ...
Dec 01, 2021
Power rates go up; natural gas rates come down in Medicine Hat for December
MEDICINE HAT - It will cost more to power your Christmas decorations in Medicine Hat this month.The city of Medicine Hat has increased the electricity rate for December by over 3 cents per kilowatt ho...
Dec 01, 2021
'A schwack of cash': Medalta holding big 50/50 raffle
MEDICINE HAT, AB - Medalta won't be going black and white this year but someone will see a lot of green.For the second straight year, the historic site is not holding its signature fundraising event t...
Dec 01, 2021
Provincial Government tightens rules around photo radar
Medicine Hat, AB--The provincial government says photo radar shouldn't be a cash cow and will be tightening the use about the system starting in the spring.Changes implemented in April will restrict t...
Dec 01, 2021