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Four charged after drug bust in Brooks
BROOKS, AB - More than $46,000 worth of drugs and cash were seized in a Brooks drug bust last week and four people are charged.Officers from the Alberta Law Enforcement Response Team's organized crime...
Aug 25, 2020
Quebec adaptation of 'Brooklyn Nine-Nine' faces backlash from actors and Quebecers
MONTREAL - Quebec's French-language adaptation of the popular American police comedy, "Brooklyn Nine-Nine," is already taking heat before the first episode airs - from one of the actors...
Aug 25, 2020
Maple Leafs send Kapanen to Penguins, get first-round pick in multi-player deal
TORONTO - The Maple Leafs have traded winger Kasperi Kapanen to the Pittsburgh Penguins in a multi-player deal that also lands Toronto a first-round draft pick. Kapanen, defence prospect Jesper Lindgr...
Aug 25, 2020
Monsignor McCoy High School announces re-entry plan
MEDICINE HAT, AB - City schools have begun to reveal their re-entry plans as classes are set to resume on Monday.The plan for Monsignor McCoy High School includes a change to students' schedules in or...
Aug 25, 2020
Ottawa giving $82.5M for Indigenous mental health support during COVID-19
OTTAWA - The federal government is pledging $82.5 million to improve access and address growing demand for mental health services in Indigenous communities during the COVID-19 pandemic. Indigenou...
Aug 25, 2020
Dyson's 'Long Time Coming' addresses history of racism in US
NEW YORK - One of the country's most prominent scholars on race has a new book out in December. Michael Eric Dyson's "Long Time Coming: Reckoning with Race in America" will be released Dec. 1, St. Mar...
Aug 25, 2020
Future of Seniors Centre operations remains open question
MEDICINE HAT, AB - The city's public services committee met Monday to discuss options as to how to best run the Seniors Centre in the future with the dual goal of increasing membership and decreasing ...
Aug 25, 2020
NHL players, coaches on value of playoff experience: 'There's pros and cons'
TORONTO - Brad Marchand realizes now he didn't come close to fully grasping the magnitude of the moment. Deep in his first playoff run with the Boston Bruins back in 2011 at age 23, he knew the s...
Aug 25, 2020
July sales of new homes surge 13.9%, far more than thought
SILVER SPRING, Md. - Sales of new homes jumped again in July, rising 13.9% as the housing market continues to gain traction following a spring downturn caused by pandemic-related lockdowns. The Commer...
Aug 25, 2020
Noon hour assault results in injury and charges
MEDICINE HAT - A 30 year old man is recovering from wounds following an assault in the noon hour yesterday in a residence in the zero hundred block of Sprague Way S.E.Police say the man's injuries wer...
Aug 25, 2020