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GOP's David Perdue concedes to Jon Ossoff in Georgia runoff
ATLANTA - Republican David Perdue conceded his loss to Democrat Jon Ossoff on Friday, bringing Georgia's two U.S. Senate runoffs that will deliver Democratic control of the chamber one step closer to ...
Jan 08, 2021

Army head says Nat. Guard may be allowed to carry guns in DC
WASHINGTON - Defence leaders are reviewing restrictions on the use of force by National Guard members and could allow troops to carry batons or guns in Washington, D.C., as they brace for more protest...
Jan 08, 2021

Barnes wants to see restrictions regionalized
MEDICINE HAT, AB - Count Cypress-Medicine Hat MLA Drew Barnes among those who want to see a more regionalized approach to the restrictions.Premier Jason Kenney announced on Jan. 7 that the public heal...
Jan 08, 2021

Moore-Towers, Marinaro lead after short program of virtual Skate Canada Challenge
Kirsten Moore-Towers and Michael Marinaro are the leaders after the short pairs program in the unique and virtual Skate Canada Challenge.The two scored 71.04 points in a program that was pre-recorded ...
Jan 08, 2021

Colorado officers won’t be charged for detaining Black girls
DENVER - Suburban Denver police officers who detained four Black girls by gunpoint, handcuffing two of them, after wrongly suspecting they were riding in a stolen car this summer won't be charged, pro...
Jan 08, 2021

Bald eagles spotted in Medicine Hat, not uncommon says Nature Centre
MEDICINE HAT, AB - Medicine Hat has a resident pair of bald eagles that have been here for a number of years, says park interpreter Marty Drut.He says they have a permanent nest just across the river ...
Jan 08, 2021

New campaign, and logo, for GM in a bid to electrify image
DETROIT - General Motors is changing its corporate logo and launching an electric vehicle marketing campaign to reshape its image as clean vehicle company, rather than a builder of gas-powered pickups...
Jan 08, 2021

Pelosi seeks to curb Trump's nuclear power, plans to impeach
WASHINGTON - House Speaker Nancy Pelosi said Friday she has spoken to the chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff about preventing an "unhinged" President Donald Trump from ordering military actions inc...
Jan 08, 2021

All but five senators say they haven't travelled abroad during pandemic
OTTAWA - All but five of Canada's 93 senators say they have not travelled outside the country in the midst of the COVID-19 pandemic. Eighty-eight senators say they've been following public health guid...
Jan 08, 2021

Lethbridge to host 2022 Tim Hortons Brier
LETHBRIDGE, AB- Lethbridge's Enmax Centre will play host to one of Canada's largest curling events in 2022.After a successful $1 million bid from Lethbridge City Council in July of 2020, Curling Canad...
Jan 08, 2021