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Medicine Hat Curling Club's road to revival, 'Caring for Curling' fundraiser announced
MEDICINE HAT, AB - The Medicine Hat Curling Club hasn't been operating for two seasons now, including this one. Hope that the club will be open by January is quickly fading. Nevertheless, club members...
Oct 06, 2023
Alumni Reunion: Former Medicine Hat Cubs return to honour 50-year anniversary
MEDICINE HAT, AB - On Saturday, the Medicine Hat Cubs will be celebrating their 50th anniversary as a team. There will be beer gardens, a silent auction and the Cubs will play their home-opener. About...
Oct 06, 2023
Liberal minister says turning federal assets into affordable housing part of fix
OTTAWA - Procurement Minister Jean-Yves Duclos says the Liberals see turning federal assets into affordable housing as an integral part of fixing Canada's shortage. Duclos said in a recent interview t...
Oct 06, 2023
NBPA, Raptors donate $10,000 to striking SFU support workers
BURNABY - The National Basketball Players Association and its members on the Toronto Raptors are donating $10,000 to fund striking support workers at Simon Fraser University. NBPA vice-president and R...
Oct 06, 2023
Emergency resolution on pharmacare expected at NDP convention
OTTAWA - A group of grassroots NDP activists is planning to push for pharmacare to be a make-or-break element of the federal party's supply-and-confidence deal with the Liberals at a policy convention...
Oct 06, 2023
Disability advocates warn eligibility for federal dental-care plan may be cumbersome
OTTAWA - The federal government's new dental insurance plan has yet to be introduced, but advocates are warning the eligibility criteria for people with disabilities could be cumbersome and may not ca...
Oct 06, 2023
Canada women to play Brazil in Montreal, Halifax soccer friendlies later this month
Canada Soccer confirmed Friday that the Canadian women will play Brazil later this month in Montreal and Halifax during the FIFA international window. The friendlies, scheduled for Oct. 28 at Montreal...
Oct 06, 2023
A judge rules against a Republican challenge of a congressional redistricting map in New Mexico
SANTA FE, N.M. (AP) - A New Mexico state judge ruled against a Republican Party challenge of new congressional boundaries approved by Democrats that divvied up a politically conservative oil-producing...
Oct 06, 2023
Atlantic Division rivals ready for another NHL season of attrition: 'It's like hell'
Dylan Larkin paused for a moment to ponder the question. What, the Detroit Red Wings captain was asked, is it like to play in the Atlantic Division night in, night out? "It's like hell," Larkin finall...
Oct 06, 2023
Veteran quarterback Bo Levi Mitchell will start for Tiger-Cats in Regina
Hamilton Tiger-Cats quarterback Bo Levi Mitchell, who suffered a broken leg earlier this season, will get the start against the Saskatchewan Roughriders in Regina on Saturday. Mitchell, 33, was placed...
Oct 06, 2023