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Canada suspends cash for UN agency serving Palestinians, amid probe into Hamas attack
OTTAWA - Canada is joining the United States in suspending funding for a UN agency that supports Palestinians, in response to allegations agency staff played a role in the Hamas attack on Israel last ...
Jan 26, 2024
Pre-approved building plans proposal could help tackle housing in Medicine Hat, developer says
A pre-approved building program in the works at the City of Medicine Hat could be a key part of tackling the housing crisis.That's according to Aaron Brost, a director at BILD Medicine Hat and operati...
Jan 26, 2024
'I found it's big for development': Premier hockey teams playing in regional showcase this weekend
A Premier Hockey League showcase takes place this weekend in Irvine and Medicine Hat.This league is independent of Hockey Canada. It's the first season Medicine Hat area teams have competed in the Pre...
Jan 26, 2024
NHL suspends Habs forward Gallagher five games for illegal check to the head
NEW YORK - The NHL has suspended Montreal Canadiens forward Brendan Gallagher five games for an illegal check to the head. Gallagher caught Islanders defenceman Adam Pelech with a clear elbow to the h...
Jan 26, 2024
Oilers' Skinner stays on even keel as his roller-coaster career reaches a new high
EDMONTON - Stuart Skinner was born and raised in Edmonton as a die-hard Oilers fan. Even in his wildest dreams, he could not have imagined that he'd break a team record held by Hall of Famer Grant Fuh...
Jan 26, 2024
Canada's Grondin picks up second World Cup snowboard cross victory of the season
SAINT MORITZ, Switzerland - Canadian snowboard cross racer Eliot Grondin picked up his second World Cup victory of the season Friday The 22-year-old from Sainte-Marie, Que., was the top qualifier in t...
Jan 26, 2024
Quebec Cardinal Gérald Lacroix denies sex allegations levelled in class-action suit
QUEBEC - A senior leader of the Roman Catholic Church in Quebec is stepping back from his functions as he fights allegations of sexual assault that emerged as part of a class-action lawsuit, the Quebe...
Jan 26, 2024
Killer Ibrahim Ali to be moved from psychiatric hospital to detention centre: judge
VANCOUVER - A British Columbia Supreme Court judge has ruled that Ibrahim Ali should be removed from the forensic psychiatric hospital where he has been held throughout his first-degree murder trial. ...
Jan 26, 2024
Elaine Chuli pays tribute to Montreal with 'Ken Dryden theme' PWHL goalie mask
MONTREAL - Elaine Chuli never saw Ken Dryden play. The 29-year-old can still appreciate the Hall of Fame goaltender's exploits between the pipes for the Montreal Canadiens. And that's despite growing ...
Jan 26, 2024
Guantanamo panel recommends 23-year sentences for 2 in connection with 2002 Bali attacks
WASHINGTON (AP) - A military panel at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba recommended 23 years in detention Friday for two Malaysian men in connection with deadly 2002 bombings in Bali, a spokesman for the military ...
Jan 26, 2024