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Local advocate applauds grocery for plastic bag decision
MEDICINE HAT, AB - For more than a decade, longtime Medicine Hat resident Uwe Krickhahn has been advocating Medicine Hat City Hall to ban single-use plastic grocery bags. He was shot down four times b...
Aug 01, 2019 Photo courtesy of Ross Lavigne - Uwe Krickhahn, Medicine Hat advocate for the reduction of single-use plastic bags, speaks on the issue on Aug. 1, 2019.
New Mexico regulators decline to grant 6th 'racino' license
ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. - New Mexico horse racing regulators announced Thursday they have declined to grant a sixth state horse track and casino license after months of uncertainty and millions spent by app...
Aug 01, 2019
New Mexico regulators decline to grant 6th 'racino' license
ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. - New Mexico horse racing regulators announced Thursday they have declined to grant a sixth state horse track and casino license after months of uncertainty and millions spent by app...
Aug 01, 2019
New York officials tour Quebec Indigenous communities ahead of possible hydro deal
MONTREAL - Officials from New York City have been visiting Quebec's north to learn more about the impact a possible hydro power deal between the city and the provincial utility would have on...
Aug 01, 2019
Closures imposed, more possible as toadlet migration underway in Whistler, B.C.
WHISTLER, B.C. - Some very small creatures are forcing some big changes in a popular section of the Resort Municipality of Whistler, B.C., as an annual migration begins to peak. The municipa...
Aug 01, 2019
Tunisian man says he gave accused killer's messages, photos to Toronto-area cops
TORONTO - A video gamer in Tunisia says he has turned over to Toronto-area police disturbing messages and images that a Canadian man accused of killing four family members all...
Aug 01, 2019
Toronto FC options in midfield grow with acquisition of France's Nicolas Benezet
TORONTO - With the arrival of France's Nicolas Benezet, Toronto FC coach Greg Vanney has decisions to make in midfield. Acquired on loan from France's Guingamp, which was relegated after finishing at ...
Aug 01, 2019
Joe Veleno not looking back as he prepares to lead Canada at world juniors
PLYMOUTH, Mich. - There have been moments in Joe Veleno's young hockey career where he questioned the decision. At the time, however, it was all he wanted. The native of Kirkland, Que.,...
Aug 01, 2019
Congo officials say 2nd Ebola case confirmed in city of Goma
KINSHASA, Congo - Officials in Congo on Tuesday said a second Ebola case had been confirmed in Goma, the city of more than 2 million people whose first confirmed case in this yearlong outbreak was rep...
Aug 01, 2019
Buhai leads by 1 over Kang, Shibuno at Women's British Open
MILTON KEYNES, England - Ashleigh Buhai of South Africa shot a 7-under 65 to take a one-stroke lead in the first round of the Women's British Open on Thursday. Buhai finished just ahead of Japan's Hin...
Aug 01, 2019