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Record amount raised at annual Mason Close Memorial Tourney
MEDICINE HAT, AB - The final numbers are in, and a new record has been set.The Mason Close Memorial Slo-Pitch Tournament raised $34,285 for the Strikeout Stigma, breaking last year's amount by more th...
Aug 14, 2019
Federal government apologizes for historic sled dog killings in the North
IQALUIT, Nunavut - The Canadian government has apologized for the killings of thousands of sled dogs decades ago. Crown-Indigenous Relations Minister Carolyn Bennett delivered the apology in Iqal...
Aug 14, 2019
Wet conditions provide temporary relief for Cypress County fires
CYPRESS COUNTY, AB -- After a month that only consisted of 5 millimetres of rainfall, some moisture has finally hit the Medicine Hat area. A relief for Cypress County, which has been dealing with gras...
Aug 14, 2019
Local fire fighters train for railway emergencies
MEDICINE HAT, AB -- Just two weeks after the community of Irvine was shaken by a train derailment, local responders are brushing up on their training.They have been on scene at Medicine Hats rail yard...
Aug 14, 2019
Docs: Robert Indiana had $13M in bank as house crumbled
ROCKLAND, Maine - Court documents indicate pop artist Robert Indiana had $13 million in the bank even as his house sank into disrepair before his death. Documents filed Wednesday by Indiana's estate a...
Aug 14, 2019
WeWork reveals rapid growth and massive losses ahead of IPO
NEW YORK - WeWork's parent company gave investors the most detailed look yet at its finances Wednesday, revealing breakneck growth on the back of massive losses as the office-sharing company prepares ...
Aug 14, 2019
Canada's Shapovalov out of Western & Southern Open after loss to Pouille
CINCINNATI - Canada's Denis Shapovalov is out of the Western & Southern Open tennis tournament after losing in straight sets to Lucas Pouille on Wednesday. The Frenchman, ranked 31st in the world,...
Aug 14, 2019
West-leading Bombers say Lions can still roar despite toothless record
WINNIPEG - Willie Jefferson isn't fooled by the B.C. Lions' underdog status. The Blue Bombers defensive end won't take the Lions lightly Thursday when his heavily favoured club hosts a team that has a...
Aug 14, 2019
Suicide watch for Epstein never intended to be indefinite
NEW YORK - For all the talk from politicians and conspiracy theorists that Jeffrey Epstein should have remained on suicide watch, prison experts say such restrictions are intended for only short perio...
Aug 14, 2019
'Naive': Police chiefs say handgun ban won't stop flow of weapons into Canada
CALGARY - The Canadian Association of Chiefs of Police won't be supporting a ban on handguns despite concerns about gun violence in a number of major cities including Toronto. Vancouver police Ch...
Aug 14, 2019