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City invites Hatters to decorate park trees for the holiday season
MEDICINE HAT, AB - If things go the way the city's parks manager hopes, small pockets of holiday spirit will fill Medicine Hat's parks this month. And it's all thanks to a city resident."I wish the pa...
Nov 30, 2021
Cirque du Soleil CEO to be replaced by senior executive
MONTREAL - Cirque du Soleil says it is promoting one of its senior executives to the role of president and CEO. The Montreal-based circus said today in a statement that chief operating officer Stphane...
Nov 30, 2021
Michigan abandons Line 5 challenge to focus instead on 2019 state court lawsuit
WASHINGTON - Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer has abruptly abandoned her federal court case aimed at shutting down the cross-border Line 5 pipeline. Instead, Attorney General Dana Nessel says Whitmer wi...
Nov 30, 2021
'We can't be happier to move on:' Senators try to put brutal November behind them
OTTAWA - The month of November is one the Ottawa Senators would like to forget, but chances are it's going to impact them the rest of the season. After going 1-10-1 over the month, the Senators find t...
Nov 30, 2021
Bombers QB Collaros more comfortable heading into CFL West final rematch
WINNIPEG - The end goal may be the same, but the path to winning another Grey Cup with the Winnipeg Blue Bombers has felt different this season for Zach Collaros. The starting quarterback has had a fu...
Nov 30, 2021
Leafs' Mrazek nearing return from injury; chats Ayres game with new teammate Clifford
TORONTO - Maple Leafs goalie Petr Mrazek is inching closer to a return from injury. And because of the team's outstanding play in his absence, he hasn't felt any need to rush back. Mrazek was a full p...
Nov 30, 2021
Desmond inquiry: Review needed of how Health Department serves African Nova Scotians
PORT HAWKESBURY, N.S. - Nova Scotia's Health Department should consider ordering an independent review of how it serves Black people, a government official told an inquiry Tuesday. Wayne Hamilton, exe...
Nov 30, 2021
First case of Omicron COVID-19 variant confirmed in Alberta
Alberta has confirmed its first case of the Omicron variant of COVID-19.The case was confirmed in an individual returning from Nigeria and the Netherlands."The individual tested positive while asympto...
Nov 30, 2021
Authorities: Student kills 3, wounds 6 at Michigan school
OXFORD TOWNSHIP, Mich. (AP) - A 15-year-old sophomore opened fire at his Michigan high school on Tuesday, killing three students and wounding six other people, including a teacher, authorities said. O...
Nov 30, 2021
Vice-president swears in David Cohen as newest U.S. ambassador to Canada
WASHINGTON - David Cohen has been sworn in as the new United States ambassador to Canada - the first full-time American envoy since 2019. Vice-president Kamala Harris presided over the process in her ...
Nov 30, 2021