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Canadian team of 473 athletes to compete in Pan American Games
TORONTO - A team of 473 athletes will represent Canada at the upcoming Pan American Games in Santiago, Chile. The quadrennial Pan Am Games featuring over 6,000 athletes from 41 countries in the Americ...
Oct 12, 2023
US Defense Secretary Austin to visit Israel on Friday to discuss military aid following Hamas attack
BRUSSELS (AP) - U.S. Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin plans to visit Israel on Friday, the second high-level U.S. official to visit Tel Aviv in two days, in a deliberate show of support and an effort to...
Oct 12, 2023
Bernie Sanders to address NDP convention in pre-recorded video
HAMILTON - United States Sen. Bernie Sanders is throwing his support behind Canada's New Democrats in a pre-recorded video the party aims to play at its policy convention on Friday. The former U.S. pr...
Oct 12, 2023
Maple bug, aka box elder bug making annual autumn appearance
MEDICINE HAT - It's that time of year, when the walls of south-facing buildings begin to become a gathering place for maple bugs.The black and red insects, whose official name is box elder bug, seem t...
Oct 12, 2023
Veteran QB Mitchell to make first home start for Hamilton Tiger-Cats
HAMILTON - It's taken longer - much longer - than expected but Bo Levi Mitchell will finally make a home start for the Hamilton Tiger-Cats. The veteran quarterback will be under centre Friday night wh...
Oct 12, 2023
Mayoral recall petition in place
MEDICINE HAT - The city of Medicine Hat has received official notice of a mayoral recall petition in accordance with the municipal government act. The petition was launched by Nicole Frey of Medicine ...
Oct 12, 2023
Health ministers are set to wrap up two days of meetings in Charlottetown
CHARLOTTETOWN - Federal Health Minister Mark Holland and his provincial and territorial counterparts are wrapping up two days of meetings in Prince Edward Island today. Earlier this week, Holland said...
Oct 12, 2023
Former Mountie tells court he was unaware of secrets sent to investigative targets
OTTAWA - A former RCMP investigator who worked on a money laundering probe says he was unaware at the time that someone had sent secret information to people who were of interest to authorities. Retir...
Oct 12, 2023
San Francisco man, 31, identified as driver who rammed vehicle into Chinese consulate
SAN FRANCISCO (AP) - A 31-year-old San Francisco man has been identified as the driver who was shot and killed by police after crashing a car into the Chinese consulate on Monday, drawing condemnation...
Oct 12, 2023
NHL's Ottawa Senators enter jersey sponsorship agreement with CIBC
OTTAWA - The Ottawa Senators have entered into a multiyear agreement with the Canadian Imperial Bank of Commerce that will see the bank's logo featured on the NHL club's home jersey. The new jerseys w...
Oct 12, 2023