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Demond inquiry: psychiatrist says Desmond was eager to improve his life and marriage
PORT HAWKESBURY, N.S. - An inquiry into a triple murder and suicide involving a former soldier heard today that Lionel Desmond wanted to be a better father and husband as he started his final phase of...
Mar 02, 2021

Philibert-Thiboutot says Europe trip was success despite new travel restrictions
After a flight home from Europe, and a mandated stay in an approved quarantine hotel in Montreal, Charles Philibert-Thiboutot is finishing his required 14 days of isolation in Edmonton. It wasn't how ...
Mar 02, 2021

The latest news on COVID-19 developments in Canada for Tuesday, March 2, 2021
The latest news on COVID-19 developments in Canada (all times eastern): 11:50 a.m. Nunavut is reporting one new case of COVID-19 today. The new case is in Arviat, the only place in Nunavut with active...
Mar 02, 2021

Broncs & Honky Tonks postponed to fall
MEDICINE HAT, AB - The annual spring rodeo in Medicine Hat is now being planned for the fall.The Medicine Hat Exhibition & Stampede Rodeo Committee said today it will set new dates for the Broncs ...
Mar 02, 2021

Ratings tumble for Canadian women's curling final despite repeat matchup from 2020
Ratings for the Canadian women's curling final tumbled significantly compared to the 2020 final when the same teams met for the championship. Defending champion Kerri Einarson defeated Ontario's Rache...
Mar 02, 2021

Medicine Hat couple awakened by unknown male in house, Lethbridge male arrested
MEDICINE HAT, AB - A couple in the Southwest Hill neighbourhood awoke to an unwanted visitor in their house in the early morning hours on Tuesday.Following an interaction between the couple and the un...
Mar 02, 2021

City looking to expand on-demand transit after pilot sees success
MEDICINE HAT, AB- The results of an on-demand transit pilot were presented to city council Monday evening. In the fall, the city opted to explore on-demand transit, in order to find efficiencies after...
Mar 02, 2021

6 Dr. Seuss books won't be published for racist images
BOSTON - Six Dr. Seuss books - including "And to Think That I Saw It on Mulberry Street" and "If I Ran the Zoo" - will stop being published because of racist and insensitive imagery, the business that...
Mar 02, 2021

Vernon Jordan, activist, former Clinton adviser, has died
ATLANTA - Vernon Jordan, who rose from humble beginnings in the segregated South to become a champion of civil rights before reinventing himself as a Washington insider and corporate influencer, has d...
Mar 02, 2021

US sets sanctions over Russia opposition leader's poisoning
The Biden administration announced sanctions of Russian officials and businesses Tuesday for a nearly fatal nerve-agent attack upon opposition leader Alexei Navalny and his subsequent jailing. Senior ...
Mar 02, 2021