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The eyes have it: Scherzer embraces 2 different eye colours
HOUSTON - Max Scherzer was taunted over his eyes as a kid. Now he treasures them. Washington's Game 1 starter in the World Series against Houston has baseball's most unusual orbs: blue on the right, b...
Oct 23, 2019
Forever connected; Schultz, Bonogofski graduating with prestigious leadership honours
MEDICINE HAT, AB - Summarizing five years of MHC Rattlers athletics isn't easy for Ciara Bonogofski.The memories, the emotions, the adventures. It's all overwhelming, yet bittersweet for her to reflec...
Oct 23, 2019
B.C. Indigenous rights law aims to make First Nations full participants
VICTORIA - British Columbia is set to become the first province to introduce human rights legislation to implement the United Nations Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples, which would manda...
Oct 23, 2019
MLB, players' union report positive talks on opioids testing
HOUSTON - Major League Baseball and its players' union are optimistic talks are progressing on testing for opioids following the death of Los Angeles Angels pitcher Tyler Skaggs. "The dialogue in this...
Oct 23, 2019
Employers focussing on interpersonal skills at career expo
Medicine Hat, AB - Over the past year, Stats Canada says that the city of Medicine Hat has seen a 5.2 per cent increase in the unemployment rate over the past year.Despite that, there is some optimism...
Oct 23, 2019 Medicine Hat Career Expo (Photo by Ross Lavigne)
Downtown foot patrol stats confirm successful summer for police
MEDICINE HAT, AB - The Medicine Hat Police Service is calling this summer's downtown foot patrol initiative a huge success and the numbers are backing that claim up.At this month's Medicine Hat Police...
Oct 23, 2019 Photo courtesy of Colton McKee
Liberals return with minority government in Election 2019
OTTAWA - Justin Trudeau has emerged from a bruising 40-day election campaign with his image tarnished and his grip on power weakened, needing the support of at least one party to mainta...
Oct 23, 2019
Liberals return with minority government in Election 2019
OTTAWA - Justin Trudeau has emerged from a bruising 40-day election campaign with his image tarnished and his grip on power weakened, needing the support of at least one party to mainta...
Oct 23, 2019
Canadian swimmer Brent Hayden returning to competition after seven years away
VANCOUVER - When three-time Olympian Brent Hayden left competitive swimming seven years ago, he was headed down a dark path. The Canadian suffered from debilitating back spasms and was struggling with...
Oct 23, 2019
Nats' Game 1 victory drew average of 12.1 million viewers
The World Series opener between the Washington Nationals and Houston Astros narrowly averted setting a record low. Washington's 5-4 victory Tuesday night averaged 12,194,000 viewers, according to nati...
Oct 23, 2019