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MHPS respond to just over 1,200 mental health related calls in 2020
MEDICINE HAT, AB - Over the past year, Medicine Hat Police attended just over 1,200 mental health related calls for service.That's about the same number of mental health calls as in 2019, but it's up ...
Jan 26, 2021
AP Exclusive: DOJ rescinds ‘zero tolerance’ immigration rule
WASHINGTON - The Justice Department on Tuesday rescinded a Trump-era memo that established a "zero tolerance" enforcement policy for migrants crossing the U.S.-Mexico border illegally, which resulted ...
Jan 26, 2021
City moving to complete final leg of Harlow flood protection berm
MEDICINE HAT - The next step in protecting the Harlow subdivision from flooding is about to begin.Heavy equipment is being moved into position to begin the work of clearing brush and trees along the a...
Jan 26, 2021
Establish a love of reading early
MEDICINE HAT, AB - The Medicine Hat Public Library is doing what it can this year to keep families turning the page and starting new chapters.Wednesday marks Family Literacy Day world-wide, when famil...
Jan 26, 2021
Italian premier resigns, setting off scramble for new allies
ROME - Italian Premier Giuseppe Conte resigned Tuesday after a key coalition ally pulled his party's support over Conte's handling of the coronavirus pandemic, setting the stage for consultations this...
Jan 26, 2021
U.S. announces restoration of relations with Palestinians
CAMEROON, Cameroon - U.S. President Joe Biden's administration announced Tuesday it was restoring relations with the Palestinians and renewing aid to Palestinian refugees, a reversal of the Trump admi...
Jan 26, 2021
Biden, in first call with Putin, presses on Navalny, treaty
WASHINGTON - In his first phone call with Vladimir Putin, President Joe Biden raised concerns Tuesday about the arrest of opposition figure Alexei Navalny and pressed the Russian leader about a massiv...
Jan 26, 2021
With many hungry for content, Sundance market heats up
Three years ago, filmmakers Julie Cohen and Betsy West got a dream Sundance debut. They premiered their film "RBG" to a sold-out crowd with Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg not only in attendance but seein...
Jan 26, 2021
Russia, US exchange documents to extend nuclear pact
MOSCOW - Russia and the United States traded documents Tuesday to extend their last remaining nuclear arms control treaty days before it is due to expire, the Kremlin said. A Kremlin readout of a phon...
Jan 26, 2021
Schumer: Democrats must pass virus aid with or without GOP
WASHINGTON - Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer said Tuesday that Democrats are preparing to push ahead quickly on President Joe Biden's $1.9 trillion COVID-19 relief package even if it means using ...
Jan 26, 2021