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Residents reminded to be cautious as temperatures rise
MEDICINE HAT, AB - Alberta Health Services is reminding residents that they need to be cautious of heat illnesses as the temperature continues to rise.While Medicine Hat and area are not currently und...
Jul 15, 2019 Hatters cool off at Hill Pool Monday afternoon (photo by Ross Lavigne)
Red Sox get RHP Cashner from Orioles for 2 minor leaguers
BALTIMORE - Locked in a desperate push to get back into the playoffs, the Boston Red Sox had no intention of waiting until the end of the month to upgrade their starting rotation. Getting a jump on th...
Jul 15, 2019
EU slaps sanctions on Turkey over gas drilling off Cyprus
BRUSSELS - European Union foreign ministers on Monday turned up the pressure on Turkey after approving an initial batch of sanctions against the country over its drilling for gas in waters where EU me...
Jul 15, 2019
Grichuk's glove, bat help Blue Jays hold off Yanks 2-1
NEW YORK - Toronto Blue Jays reliever Daniel Hudson sat alone on the bench after the final out, needing a minute to decompress. He certainly deserved it. With a tribute to former teammate Tyler Skaggs...
Jul 15, 2019
Asylum figures show overall slower rate of irregular crossings
OTTAWA - Newly published government figures show fewer asylum-seekers crossing "irregularly" into Canada than last year, although June did see a small increase over other months this year. L...
Jul 15, 2019
Metis National Council faces financial audit by outside consulting firm
OTTAWA - The Metis National Council is embracing an outside financial audit requested by the federal government, the group's finance minister said Monday. David Chartrand said in an interview tha...
Jul 15, 2019
Canadian international Rebecca Quinn rejoins NWSL, signs with Reign FC
Canadian international Rebecca Quinn has returned to the NWSL, signing with Reign FC. The 23-year-old midfielder from Toronto, who can also play on the backline, comes from France's Paris FC where she...
Jul 15, 2019
U.S. tug firm to be sentenced for 2016 spill in B.C. First Nation's territory
BELLA BELLA, B.C. - A Texas-based company is scheduled to be sentenced after pleading guilty to a diesel spill from a tug boat that ran aground and sank in a First Nation's fishing ground on...
Jul 15, 2019
Curbside recycling pickup a success in Medicine Hat
Medicine Hat, AB - A year ago Medicine Hat introduced curbside pick up after they were struggling to keep recyclables out of the landfill. Now a year later, the city is seeing an increase in recycling...
Jul 15, 2019 Photo courtesy of Bob Schneider / Sorted recycling in Medicine Hat
Federal, B.C. governments consider options to help salmon blocked by landslide
CLINTON, B.C. - A system of pressurized tubes known as a "salmon cannon" is among the options the British Columbia and federal governments are considering to help fish trapped by a rock slide in ...
Jul 15, 2019