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Manufacturing disruptions from coronavirus minimal so far in Medicine Hat
MEDICINE HAT, AB - Inside the warehouse at Weddingstar, many of the products on the shelves come from factories in China.The outbreak of coronavirus in that country has forced many to close.Weddingsta...
Feb 19, 2020 Weddingstar warehouse in Dunmore, AB February 19, 2020 (photo courtesy Ross Lavigne)
AP sources: Trump expected to tap loyalist as intel official
WASHINGTON - President Donald Trump is expected to name Richard Grenell, the U.S. ambassador to Germany, as acting director of national intelligence. That's according to two administration officials w...
Feb 19, 2020
Police report several people shot in German city of Hanau
BERLIN - At least six people were seriously wounded in shootings at two sites in the German city of Hanau on Wednesday evening, police said. The dpa news agency and local media initially reported that...
Feb 19, 2020
Andrew Mangiapane scores first hat trick, leads Flames over Ducks 6-4
CALGARY - Andrew Mangiapane was front and centre after the most productive game of his NHL career helped earn an important comeback win for the Calgary Flames on Monday. Mangiapane scored hi...
Feb 19, 2020
New regions added to Livestock Tax Deferral Provision for 2019
OTTAWA - The final list has been released for designated regions where 2019 federal livestock tax deferrals have been authorized due to extreme weather conditions.On July 22, 2019, the government anno...
Feb 19, 2020 Calves in the field -- LNN
Blockade on CN rail line in Edmonton removed, injunction granted
EDMONTON - A blockade set up on a Canadian National rail line on the western edge of Edmonton in support of Wet'suwet'en hereditary chiefs was being dismantled - at least temporarily - Wednesday after...
Feb 19, 2020 Supporters of the Wet'suwet'en who are against the LNG pipeline, block a CN Rail line just west of Edmonton on Wednesday February 19, 2020. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Jason Franson
Decision on future of senior services expected this year
MEDICINE HAT, AB - Consultations on the future of senior services in Medicine Hat have wrapped up, representatives from the city revealed Wednesday afternoon.During the senior citizens advisory commit...
Feb 19, 2020 The senior citizens advisory committee hosts its annual general meeting Wednesday afternoon - Photo by Colton McKee
CFLPA says new playoff proposal still remains in discussion stages
TORONTO - The CFL Players Association says it hasn't signed off on commissioner Randy Ambrosie's proposed new playoff format. The CFL commissioner said Tuesday the league's innovation committee, ...
Feb 19, 2020
Beilein resigns as Cavaliers coach after failed NBA run
INDEPENDENCE, Ohio - John Beilein didn't make it through one NBA season. Another college coaching dropout. Wildly successful at Michigan and other stops in his coaching career, Beilein resigned Wednes...
Feb 19, 2020
Standards for coronavirus protection to be reviewed, health agency says
OTTAWA - The Public Health Agency of Canada says it will review its protocols for health-care workers after nurses' unions denounced the national guidelines set out for dealing with the...
Feb 19, 2020