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Rotary clubs planting 100 trees at new park in Dunmore
DUNMORE, AB - By the end of the day tomorrow there will be 100 more trees in Dunmore than there was last weekend.Medicine Hat Rotary Club and Rotary Ignite are partnering with Cypress County and the D...
Apr 30, 2021

Flight cancellations to India delay shipment of man's body from British Columbia
VANCOUVER - The body of a man that was supposed to be flown home to India from British Columbia just before the federal government stopped flights is now in limbo as his family scrambles to get the re...
Apr 30, 2021

Auschwitz inmates' families oppose ex-PM on museum council
WARSAW, Poland - Relatives of former Auschwitz prisoners from Poland are protesting the appointment of a top member of the country's right-wing ruling party to an advisory council at the state-run Aus...
Apr 30, 2021

Hold on! 240-pound fish, age 100, caught in Detroit River
DETROIT - Now that's a whopper - a very old whopper! A 240-pound (108.8 kilograms) sturgeon that could be more than 100 years old was caught last week in the Detroit River by the U.S. Fish and Wildlif...
Apr 30, 2021

Pope enables Vatican prosecutions of cardinals, bishops
ROME - Pope Francis has sent another message to Vatican-based cardinals and bishops that he intends to hold them accountable for criminal misconduct: He removed the procedural obstacles that had spare...
Apr 30, 2021

AstraZeneca delays filing for US authorization of COVID shot
LONDON - AstraZeneca said Friday that it intends to seek U.S. authorization for its COVID-19 vaccine in the "coming weeks," acknowledging a delay in the much-anticipated filing that had been expected ...
Apr 30, 2021

Montreal midfielder Mihailovic always keen to play longtime rival Columbus
LORI EWING - When Djordje Mihailovic was coming up through the Chicago Fire youth academy ranks, the nearby Columbus Crew was a natural rival. It became a point of pride to play well against the Crew'...
Apr 30, 2021

Suicide truck bomber hits Afghan guest house, killing 14
KABUL - A powerful suicide truck bombing struck a guest house in eastern Afghanistan on Friday, killing at least 14 people and wounding as many as 90, the Interior Ministry said. No one immediately cl...
Apr 30, 2021

British Banger Company to set up shop in Medicine Hat
MEDICINE HAT AB - If you're looking for a taste of the U.K. then look no further. The British Banger Company is coming to the Hat. From pop-up tents to opening their second location in Alberta, the Br...
Apr 30, 2021

Child porn charges laid after investigation by Bassano RCMP
BASSANO, AB - A Newell County man has been arrested and is facing numerous charges following a child pornography investigation. RCMP in Bassano say they began an investigation after receiving informat...
Apr 30, 2021