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Netanyahu misses deadline, political future in question
JERUSALEM - Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Tuesday failed to meet a midnight deadline to put together a new governing coalition, raising the possibility that his Likud party could be pus...
May 04, 2021
What to know about NACI, blood clots and the AstraZeneca and J&J COVID-19 vaccines
OTTAWA - With thousands of doses of Oxford-AstraZeneca vaccine creeping towards their expiration date in freezers across Canada, many provinces moved in mid-April to let people as young as 40 start ge...
May 04, 2021
Solving public shootings a 'top priority' for Metro Vancouver police: Delta chief
DELTA, B.C. - The police chief in Delta, B.C., offered comfort to community members following two brazen daytime shootings outside shopping malls on the Lower Mainland, saying officers across the regi...
May 04, 2021
Ontario outdoor recreational facilities to stay closed until cases drop: minister
TORONTO - Ontario's closure of outdoor recreational facilities will remain in place until COVID-19 cases decline significantly, the government said Tuesday. Health Minister Christine Elliott said the ...
May 04, 2021
Saskatchewan says COVID-19 reopening plan dependent on vaccine uptake
REGINA - The Saskatchewan government says its COVID-19 reopening plan will take place in three steps based on vaccine uptake.The government says Step 1 will happen three weeks after 70 per cent of res...
May 04, 2021
Care home residents excited for more family visits
MEDICINE HAT, AB - Eighty-year-old Grace Roth hasn't hugged her family in over a year.When she can see them face to face soon, there's also a new great-grandchild she's anxious to hold.Grace lives in ...
May 04, 2021
Santorum's comments on Native Americans don't quiet critics
NEW YORK - CNN analyst Rick Santorum's claim that he misspoke during a recent speech where he said there was "nothing here" when the United States was founded did little to diminish anger against him....
May 04, 2021
Move for Mental Health on this week
MEDICINE HAT, AB - You can Move for Mental Health over the next few days as part of Mental Health Week.The 8th annual fun run/walk is not only connecting people on a local level but on a global level ...
May 04, 2021
Library suspends no-contact pick-up service after staff member tests positive for COVID-19
The Medicine Hat Public Library has suspended its no-contact pick-up service due to a positive case of COVID-19 among staff. The library says the staff member who contracted the virus and their close ...
May 04, 2021
Redcliff Days planned for the end of August
REDCLIFF, AB - The Town of Redcliff wants you to save the new date and come out to celebrate the town in August.The town has set the 2021 edition of Redcliff Days for August 27-29. The province aims f...
May 04, 2021