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Here is what’s on this weekend in Medicine Hat and area: Oct. 25-27
It will be a warm spell amid some chilly fall temperatures. For everything Halloween in Medicine Hat, visit the Spook Tracker.Here is what's on during the weekend of Oct. 25-27 in Medicine Hat and are...
Oct 25, 2024
Call for volunteers for Medicine Hat poppy campaign
Friday marks the start of the annual Poppy Campaign for the Royal Canadian Legion.Boxes were being distributed across many routes in Medicine Hat this morning.As well, the Robertson Memorial Branch Nu...
Oct 25, 2024
Putin ends BRICS summit that sought to expand Russia's global clout but was shadowed by Ukraine
KAZAN, Russia (AP) - Russian President Vladimir Putin closed a summit of the BRICS bloc of developing economies on Thursday, praising its role as a counterbalance to what he called the West's "pervers...
Oct 25, 2024
Bottcher to make Team Gushue debut for Canada at Pan Continental curling playdowns
Longtime skip Brendan Bottcher will be wearing Canada colours when he makes his return to the four-player game with Team Gushue at the upcoming Pan Continental curling championship. Bottcher is the ne...
Oct 25, 2024
Nico Echavarria shoots another 64 to lead the Zozo Championship by 2 shots after the second round
INZAI CITY, Japan (AP) - Nico Echavarria shot a 6-under 64 on Friday - matching his 64 on Thursday - to lead by two shots over Taylor Moore and Justin Thomas after the second round of the Zozo Champio...
Oct 25, 2024
Maja Stark takes 2nd-round lead at LPGA Malaysia with Marina Alex 1 stroke behind
KUALA LUMPUR, Malaysia (AP) - Maja Stark shot a 6-under 66 Friday to take the lead after two rounds of the LPGA Tour's Maybank Championship, with a 34-year-old American just one stroke behind. Storms ...
Oct 25, 2024
Criminals may be leveraging climate change as record acreage burns in Brazil's Amazon
BRASILIA, Brazil (AP) - Wildfires in Brazil have swept through an area the size of Switzerland, a level of destruction that will take decades to recover, if it ever does, according to a new satellite ...
Oct 25, 2024
Buoyed by squash's Olympic inclusion and date change, Canadian Women's Open on rise
TORONTO - When Squash Canada CEO Jamie Nicholls thinks about the impact Pro Squash Association tournaments have had in this country, a conversation with former world No. 1 Jonathon Power comes to mind...
Oct 25, 2024
4 astronauts return to Earth after being delayed by Boeing's capsule trouble and Hurricane Milton
CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. (AP) - Four astronauts returned to Earth on Friday after a nearly eight-month space station stay extended by Boeing's capsule trouble and Hurricane Milton. A SpaceX capsule carryi...
Oct 25, 2024
Death toll from deadly storm that struck the Philippines rises to 65
MANILA, Philippines (AP) - A Philippine provincial police chief said Friday that 33 people were killed mostly in landslides set off by Tropical Storm Trami in a province south of Manila. The deaths ca...
Oct 25, 2024