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2 skiers killed after being caught in Utah avalanche following late spring snowstorms, sheriff says
SANDY, Utah (AP) - Two skiers were killed and one was rescued after an avalanche Thursday in the mountains outside of Salt Lake City that occurred after several days of spring snowstorms, authorities ...
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'Working to grow hope in Medicine Hat': Mustard Seed requests urgent help
The Mustard Seed says it needs urgent support from the Medicine Hat community as it faces unprecedented demand for its services that has placed increasing strain on the non-profit's resources.Food sup...
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B.C. creates a special homicide unit as gangs involved in 46 per cent of murders
VICTORIA - British Columbia is forming a specialized gang-related homicide investigation team, saying gangland murders now make up almost 50 per cent of the killings in the province. Data from the Min...
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Northern premiers call for national emergency response system
POND INLET, Nunavut - Northern premiers are calling for a national emergency response system to deal with natural disasters they fear will become more frequent. After a meeting this week in Pond Inlet...
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Vice-president and chief sporting officer Olivier Renard out at CF Montreal
MONTREAL - CF Montreal is parting ways with vice-president and chief sporting officer Olivier Renard by "mutual agreement," the Major League Soccer club announced Thursday. Renard joined Montreal as s...
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The Latest | Judge denies defense's 2nd request for mistrial in Trump's hush money case
NEW YORK (AP) - The judge in Donald Trump's hush money case denied a second request from defense attorneys to declare a mistrial over porn actor Stormy Daniels' testimony, which concluded Thursday. Ju...
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Edmonton Oilers star Draisaitl misses practice after Game 1
VANCOUVER - Edmonton Oilers star Leon Draisaitl wasn't on the ice as the team practised Thursday. His absence comes after the 28-year-old forward appeared to be labouring late in Edmonton's loss to th...
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Our Town: Chinese Restaurants
With the completion of the Canadian Pacific Railway in 1885, Chinese labourers employed on the project were out of work.Due to anti-Chinese sentiment at the time, many were unable to find jobs elsewhe...
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Medicine Hat Tigers draft forward with first round pick, make multiple trades
The Medicine Hat Tigers had a busy day at the draft.The Medicine Hat Tigers drafted St. Albert, Alta. forward Luke Ruptash on Thursday in the first round, 16th overall, during the Western Hockey Leagu...
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Stars getting 22-goal scorer Mason Marchment back for Game 2 vs. Colorado. He missed 6 games hurt
DALLAS (AP) - Mason Marchment is set to return to the Dallas Stars' lineup for Game 2 of their second-round series against the Colorado Avalanche on Thursday night. Marchment has missed the past six g...
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