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In the news today: Israel-Hamas war roils as Canadians fear peace is impossible
Here is a roundup of stories from The Canadian Press designed to bring you up to speed on what you need to know today... Intense Israeli bombardments continue to strike Gaza Gaza's Interior Ministry s...
Oct 18, 2023
Premier Smith to make investment announcement in Medicine Hat today
MEDICINE HAT - Premier Danielle Smith returns to Medicine Hat today and is scheduled to make an announcement about a new investment that will bring jobs to the region.Smith, who is the MLA for Brooks-...
Oct 18, 2023
Training day for city police, fire and EMS
MEDICINE HAT - The Medicine Hat Regional airport will be the scene of a simulated training exercise today. In a release, the city says the objective of this exercise is to promote seamless collaborati...
Oct 18, 2023
Ottawa antisemitism conference draws PM, party leaders and protesters
OTTAWA - As the Israel-Hamas war continues to roil, Canada's political leaders spoke at a conference on Tuesday night in Ottawa aimed at combating antisemitism, organized by the Centre for Israel and ...
Oct 18, 2023
Tigers suffer first loss in B.C. swing
VICTORIA, B.C. - The Medicine Hat Tigers scored first, but the Victoria Royals scored more often as they skated to a 4-1 win over the visitors in Victoria.Brayden Boehm opened the scoring 8 minutes an...
Oct 18, 2023
Most Canadians think lasting peace between Israel, Palestinians is not possible: poll
OTTAWA - A majority of Canadians don't think lasting peace is possible between Israelis and Palestinians, a new poll suggests. Slightly more than half of the people responding to the Leger poll said l...
Oct 18, 2023
Biden lands in Israel as Middle East turmoil grows following hospital explosion in Gaza
TEL AVIV, Israel (AP) - President Joe Biden touched down in Israel on Wednesday for a diplomatic scramble to prevent the war with Hamas from spiraling into an even larger conflict, a challenge that be...
Oct 18, 2023
Gaza's doctors struggle to save hospital blast survivors as Middle East rage grows
KHAN YOUNIS, Gaza Strip (AP) - Doctors in Gaza City faced with dwindling medical supplies performed surgery on hospital floors, often without anesthesia, in a desperate bid to save badly wounded victi...
Oct 18, 2023
Auger-Aliassime bounces Ofner, advances to Japan Open quarterfinals
TOKYO - Felix Auger-Aliassime of Montreal and Sebastian Ofner of Austria, both coming off exhausting opening-round singles victories in the Japan Open Tennis Championships, went head-to-head in a batt...
Oct 18, 2023
Schwarber homers twice, Turner goes deep, Phillies power past Arizona 10-0 in Game 2 of NLCS
PHILADELPHIA (AP) - Kyle Schwarber hit two of Philadelphia's three solo homers off Merrill Kelly, and the sweet-swinging Phillies pounded the Arizona Diamondbacks 10-0 on Tuesday night for a 2-0 lead ...
Oct 17, 2023