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EV battery subsidy deals to cost $5.8B more than government projections: PBO report
OTTAWA - A report from the Parliamentary Budget Officer says the total cost of provincial and federal support for electric vehicle battery manufacturing in Canada will be $5.8 billion more than govern...
Nov 17, 2023
Judge: North Dakota's redistricting violates federal law for Native American voters
BISMARCK, N.D. (AP) - A federal judge has ruled that North Dakota's Legislature violated the Voting Rights Act in how lawmakers reapportioned legislative districts comprising two tribal nations. U.S. ...
Nov 17, 2023
Midnight Madness returns tonight in downtown core
MEDICINE HAT - You know Christmas is near when it's time for Midnight Madness in downtown Medicine Hat.The yearly event is a partnership between the Medicine Hat and District Chamber of Commerce and t...
Nov 17, 2023
Canada's Mirela Rahvena claims bronze medal in skeleton World Cup opener
BEIJING - Canada's Mirela Rahneva took home the bronze medal in women's skeleton on Friday as the International Bobsleigh and Skeleton Federation World Cup season got underway. Rahneva, 35, returned t...
Nov 17, 2023
Russian authorities ask the Supreme Court to declare the LGBTQ 'movement' extremist
TALLINN, Estonia (AP) - The Russian Justice Ministry on Friday said it has filed a lawsuit with the nation's Supreme Court to outlaw the LGBTQ+ "international public movement" as extremist, the latest...
Nov 17, 2023
Book sales underway at MHPL and Redcliff Public Library
MEDICINE HAT - Book lovers have two chances to add to their collections today and tomorrow, as both the Medicine Hat Public Library and the Redcliff Public Library are hosting book sales.The Friends o...
Nov 17, 2023
Israel's national security adviser says War Cabinet to allow 'very minimal' amount of fuel into Gaza
RAFAH, Gaza Strip (AP) - Israel's national security adviser says the country's War Cabinet has agreed to allow two tanker trucks of fuel to enter the Gaza Strip each day - a quantity he described as "...
Nov 17, 2023
Ottawa commits to honouring all-Black battalion that served during First World War
CHERRY BROOK, N.S. - The federal government announced today $2.25 million in funding to honour the legacy of No. 2 Construction Battalion, Canada's only all-Black unit to serve during the First World ...
Nov 17, 2023
Everton handed 10-point deduction for breaching Premier League's financial rules
LONDON (AP) - Everton was deducted 10 points by the Premier League on Friday for breaching the competition's financial rules. The club reported three-year losses totaling nearly 372 million pounds ($4...
Nov 17, 2023
RCMP confirms two killed in collision near Bassano
BASSANO, AB - The RCMP has provided an update on a fatal collision in southern Alberta.At approximately 9:00 p.m. on Tuesday, November 14, 2023, officers were called to a collision on Highway 1 and Ra...
Nov 17, 2023