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Australian court upholds sex abuse verdict of Cardinal Pell
MELBOURNE, Australia - An Australian appeals court Wednesday upheld convictions against Cardinal George Pell, the most senior Catholic to be found guilty of sexually abusing children, in a decision ch...
Aug 22, 2019
Bike repair stations set up on city trails
MEDICINE HAT, AB - The City of Medicine Hat has made it easier for cyclists to repair their bicycles while out on the trails.Several bike repair stations have been installed by the Parks and Recreatio...
Aug 22, 2019 A bike-repair station is pictured in Strathcona Island Park near the boat launch (Photo by Charles Lefebvre)
'Sport gave me my life back': Sarah Mickey going for gold at Para Pan Am Games
MEDICINE HAT, AB - Growing up in Redcliff, Sarah Mickey had the world at her fingertips.She was a talented figure skater, competing among the best in Canada. But her life took a sudden turn after she ...
Aug 22, 2019
Province announces curriculum review panel
EDMONTON, AB - The provincial government has officially announced a new panel to review the curriculum for students in Alberta."I am pleased to announce today that the pause is officially off, and we ...
Aug 22, 2019 Curriculum Advisory Panel chair, Angus McBeath and vice-chair, Jen Panteluk (left), along with Education Minister Adriana LaGrange (right) meet with students at St. Teresa of Calcutta Elementary School in Edmonton. (Government of Alberta photo)
Suhai once again representing Alberta on the national stage
Medicine Hat, AB - Andie Suhai is once again sporting the blue and yellow of Team Alberta on the national diamond. The Medicine Hat little leaguer played for both the U14 and U16 provincial teams last...
Aug 22, 2019
Border official questioned Meng on alleged business in Iran: court documents
VANCOUVER - Court documents released ahead of a Huawei executive's extradition trial suggest a Canadian border official questioned Meng Wanzhou about her business before RCMP arrested her. T...
Aug 22, 2019
Trump flip-flops on tax cuts, citing 'strong economy'
WASHINGTON - A day after considering cutting taxes to promote economic growth, President Donald Trump on Wednesday changed course and said he would abandon the idea because the nation already had "a s...
Aug 22, 2019
LA Opera names lawyer to lead Placido Domingo investigation
SAN FRANCISCO - Los Angeles Opera said Tuesday it will immediately open a "thorough and independent investigation" into allegations of sexual harassment against the opera star Placido Domingo, the com...
Aug 22, 2019
Philly police head resigns as bias suit roils department
Philadelphia's police commissioner resigned Tuesday amid allegations that members of his department engaged in sexual harassment and racial and gender discrimination against two women serving in the r...
Aug 22, 2019
Best in the West: Eskimos host Bombers in shocase of top CFL teams
EDMONTON - From the moment they broke training camp facing a season of significant change after missing the 2018 playoffs, the Edmonton Eskimos have insisted that if they focus on the process, the res...
Aug 22, 2019