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Japan rejects nuclear ban treaty; survivors to keep pushing
TOKYO - Japan said Monday it will not sign a U.N. treaty that bans nuclear weapons and does not welcome its entry into force next year, rejecting the wishes of atomic bomb survivors in Japan who are u...
Oct 26, 2020
2/3rds of Chilean voters back rewriting their constitution
SANTIAGO, Chile - Amid a year of contagion and turmoil, Chileans turned out Sunday to vote overwhelmingly in favour of having a constitutional convention draft a new charter to replace guiding princip...
Oct 26, 2020
French doctor warns his country has 'lost control' of virus
PARIS - A French doctor warned Monday that his country has "lost control of the epidemic," a day after health authorities reported more than 52,000 new coronavirus cases as nations across Europe enact...
Oct 26, 2020
Strikers in Belarus press for authoritarian leader's ouster
KYIV, Ukraine - Factory workers, students and business owners in Belarus on Monday began a strike to demand that authoritarian President Alexander Lukashenko resign after more than two months of conti...
Oct 26, 2020
Trump eyes hosting election night party at his DC hotel
WASHINGTON - President Donald Trump has his eye on hosting an election night party at his own hotel in the nation's capital. Over the weekend, the campaign pushed out fundraising emails in the preside...
Oct 26, 2020
High court won’t extend Wisconsin's absentee ballot deadline
WASHINGTON - The Supreme Court is siding with Republicans to prevent Wisconsin from counting mailed ballots that are received after Election Day. The justices on Monday refused to reinstate a lower co...
Oct 26, 2020
Cattle industry an "important part of our ecosystem"
WARNER, AB - The vice-chair of the Alberta Cattle Feeders' Association is sharing how unique the cattle industry is from raising the calf, all the way to the feedlot.And how the industry is good for t...
Oct 26, 2020
Midnight Madness begins early this year
MEDICINE HAT, AB - Downtown Midnight Madness is being extended in 2020.The event will take place from 1 p.m. until midnight on Nov. 20.The opening ceremonies and tree lighting will still take place at...
Oct 26, 2020
Canadian Press NewsAlert: B.C. brings in new restrictions as COVID cases rise
VICTORIA - British Columbia's medical health officer is implementing new COVID-19 restrictions as infections rise. Dr. Bonnie Henry says gatherings are now limited to those in an immediate house...
Oct 26, 2020
Single case of COVID reported at Dr. Roy Wilson Learning Centre
MEDICINE HAT, AB - A student at Dr. Roy Wilson Learning Centre has tested positive for COVID-19. Students and staff from the single class affected were notified today and sent home to self-isolate aft...
Oct 26, 2020