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Medicine Hat Interpretive Centre offering an orienteering course this Saturday
MEDICINE HAT, AB - At Police Point Park this weekend Hatters can enjoy a blast from the past and see how useful it can be to know how to read a map and use a compass.The orienteering for beginners cla...
Dec 12, 2023
Carolyn Bennett stepping down as Liberal MP for Toronto-St. Paul's after 26 years
OTTAWA - Longtime Liberal Carolyn Bennett says she is retiring as the MP for Toronto-St. Paul's after 26 years. The former family doctor delivered her final speech in the House of Commons just a week ...
Dec 12, 2023
Search of homes in Brooks leads to seizure of $65k in drugs, 3D-printed handguns
MEDICINE HAT, AB - An ALERT team seized nearly $65,000 worth of drugs and two 3D-printed handguns during a search of multiple homes in Brooks.The investigation has not yet led to any formal charges, p...
Dec 12, 2023
Pascal Siakam: Toronto Raptors down but not out despite on-court struggles
TORONTO - Pascal Siakam can't deny that the Raptors have taken some hard knocks during slump that has seen Toronto lose six of their past seven games. But Siakam says there's a lot more fight left in ...
Dec 12, 2023
Alouettes re-sign DB Ruffin, OL McGloster to two-year contracts
MONTREAL - The Grey Cup-champion Montreal Alouettes signed American defensive back Diont Ruffin and American offensive tackle Jamar McGloster to two-year contracts on Tuesday. Ruffin, 24, had 23 defen...
Dec 12, 2023
New York's high court orders new congressional maps as Democrats move to retake control of US House
ALBANY, N.Y. (AP) - New York's highest court on Tuesday ordered the state to draw new congressional districts ahead of the 2024 elections, giving Democrats a potential advantage in what is expected to...
Dec 12, 2023
Medicine Hat mayor says all resident feedback should be considered as recall petition fails
MEDICINE HAT, AB - Mayor Linnsie Clark says in response to a failed recall petition that it's critical for the city to listen to residents and continue improving the way it communicates."It's importan...
Dec 12, 2023
Ohtani's Dodgers contract has $680 million deferred, lowering tax value to $46 million annually
NEW YORK (AP) - Shohei Ohtani will receive just $20 million of his $700 million contract with the Los Angeles Dodgers over the next 10 years, with $680 million payable from 2034-43 in an unusual struc...
Dec 12, 2023
Canada's RJ Barrett applying lessons from FIBA World Cup to NBA's New York Knicks
RJ Barrett can't help but smile when he talks about playing for Canada's men's basketball team at the 2024 Paris Olympics. "It's going to be fun, it's going to be exciting," Barrett said in a recent i...
Dec 12, 2023
Federal sports minister Carla Qualtrough says registry of offenders coming in March
Canada's sports minister says the target date to establish a registry of offenders is March 2024. Carla Qualtrough was questioned in Ottawa on Tuesday by Heritage committee members of Parliament after...
Dec 12, 2023