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'It feels like we're back in Toronto': Fans flock to stadium for Jays' return
TORONTO - A sea of blue jerseys and T-shirts welcomed the Toronto Blue Jays back to the Rogers Centre on Friday as fans flocked to see the team play at home for the first time in nearly two years. The...
Jul 30, 2021
Leafs sign forward Ondrej Kase to one-year, US$1.25 million contract
TORONTO - The Toronto Maple Leafs have signed forward Ondrej Kase to a one-year contract worth US$1.25 million. The 25-year-old Kase became available when free agency officially opened Wednesday after...
Jul 30, 2021
Mayoral candidate wants more data-based decisions and transparency at city hall
MEDICINE HAT,AB-- A city lawyer has stepped out of the Solicitors office, and into the mayoral race.Linnsie Clark took an unpaid leave of absence so that she could run for the positionClark was born i...
Jul 30, 2021
Federal government reaches nearly $8B deal with First Nations on drinking water suit
OTTAWA - The federal government has reached a nearly $8-billion settlement with First Nations who launched a class-action lawsuit over the lack of clean, safe drinking water in their communities. Indi...
Jul 30, 2021
Florida coronavirus cases jump 50% as surge continues
FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. (AP) - Florida's coronavirus cases jumped 50% this week, the state Health Department reported Friday, continuing a six-week surge that has seen it responsible for 1 in 5 new infe...
Jul 30, 2021
Hitchen a rider: Local man has a big goal for the Great Cycle Challenge
MEDICINE HAT, AB - Twenty-nine. Thirty-one. Eight hundred.For Jay Hitchen that's 29 kilometres he needs to cycle each of the 31 days in August to reach 800 kilometres for the Great Cycle Challenge. "E...
Jul 30, 2021
Outdoor safety tips ahead of the long weekend
MEDICINE HAT, AB - As we head into this long weekend, the fire department has some tips on making it a safe one.The fire ban from June 28 remains in place across Medicine Hat, Cypress County and in Al...
Jul 30, 2021
Mandy Gull-Masty becomes first woman elected grand chief of Quebec Cree Nation
CHISASIBI, Que. - Mandy Gull-Masty has become the first woman to be elected grand chief of Quebec's Cree Nation. Gull-Masty won 64 per cent of the vote in a run-off election held Thursday, defeating P...
Jul 30, 2021
Deadline day for inquiry's final report on eco groups and Alberta energy industry
EDMONTON - Friday was the deadline for a public inquiry into what the Alberta government says is foreign funding of environmental groups who want to curtail energy development - an investigation laude...
Jul 30, 2021
B.C. readies response ahead of second heat wave expected this weekend
VANCOUVER - British Columbia is gearing up to respond to another heat wave by taking several steps including opening civic centres that would otherwise be closed so people can escape to a cool place i...
Jul 30, 2021