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U.S. House breaks with no new NAFTA tabled for ratification. Now what?
OTTAWA - The U.S. House of Representatives began its summer break today leaving the ratification of the new North American trade deal hanging, rekindling angst that a frustrated President Donald Trump...
Jul 29, 2019
International shipping industry under the microscope as whale death toll grows
HALIFAX - The shipping industry is under increased scrutiny after two cargo ships were fined for sailing too fast through the Gulf of St. Lawrence, where the rising death toll amon...
Jul 29, 2019
Shooting at California garlic festival kills 3, injures 12
GILROY, Calif. - Three people were killed and 12 others injured Sunday after a shooting that sent panicked people running at an annual food festival in Northern California, according to a city officia...
Jul 28, 2019
Official: Attack at Afghan VP candidate's office kill 20
KABUL - An Afghan official says at least 20 people were killed during a complex attack Sunday against the office of the president's running mate. Interior Ministry spokesman Nasrat Rahimi said Monday ...
Jul 28, 2019
8 dead, 60 hurt as quakes shake northern Philippine isles
MANILA, Philippines - Two strong earthquakes hours apart struck a group of sparsely populated islands in the Luzon Strait in the northern Philippines early Saturday, killing at least eight people, inj...
Jul 28, 2019
Fire threat remains high as hot, dry temperatures forecast
CYPRESS COUNTY, AB - The grassfires which swept across southeastern Alberta over the weekend are still a threat, according to the county emergency director, as hotspots generated by the blazes potenti...
Jul 28, 2019 Photo Courtesy of Alex McCuaig - A fawn appears lost among the scorched earth near MacKay Creek on Sunday July 28, 2019.
Masoli, Evans scored TDs as Ticats hand Bombers first loss of CFL season
HAMILTON - Dane Evans helped the Hamilton Tiger-Cats knock the Winnipeg Blue Bombers from the ranks of the unbeaten, but at a potentially huge cost. Evans and Jeremiah Masoli ...
Jul 28, 2019
Mavericks stretch win streak to five, sweep Millionaires in dominating fashion
MEDICINE HAT, AB - It could have been easy for the Medicine Hat Mavericks to rest on their laurels on Sunday after demolishing the Melville Millionaires in back-to-back games.But just as they did on F...
Jul 28, 2019 Photo courtesy of Scott Roblin
New farm legislation seeks to be grown from the grassroots
MEDICINE HAT, AB - The newly minted provincial agriculture minister made his first trip to southeastern Alberta in that capacity to hear from local farmers and ranchers about what should be in the new...
Jul 28, 2019 Photo courtesy of Alex McCuaig - Agriculture Minister Devin Dreeshen and Brooks-Medicine Hat MLA Michaela Glasgo at the Brooks Farm Freedom and Safety Act consultations at the Heritage Inn on July 27, 2019.
Brooks football star Ajou announces his commitment to Clemson Tigers
CLEMSON, SC - Recruitment 100 percent closed.That was the Tweet that Ajou Ajou send out on social media on Saturday, set to begin the next stage of his football career with one of the NCAA's powerhous...
Jul 28, 2019 Photo courtesy of Ajou Ajou / Twitter