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Medicine Hat's downtown sea cans may soon be gone
The sea cans that create a space frequently visited by unsheltered and vulnerable people in Medicine Hat's Towne Square may soon be gone if council approves a staff proposal expected to come forward i...
Oct 17, 2024
Republicans say they're appealing a Georgia judge’s ruling that invalidates seven election rules
ATLANTA (AP) - National and state Republicans on Thursday appealed a judge's ruling that said seven election rules recently passed by Georgia's State Election Board are "illegal, unconstitutional and ...
Oct 17, 2024
Hatters turn to second-hand shopping as Albertans deal with inflation
Winona Maiers has been thrift shopping since her teens and enjoys the hunt, going to several second-hand stores in Medicine Hat and beyond."I go to all of them, and in fact, when I'm out traveling, I ...
Oct 17, 2024
Republicans say they're appealing a Georgia judge’s ruling that invalidates seven election rules
ATLANTA (AP) - National and state Republicans on Thursday appealed a judge's ruling that said seven election rules recently passed by Georgia's State Election Board are "illegal, unconstitutional and ...
Oct 17, 2024
Alabama executes man who killed 5 and asked to be put to death
ATMORE, Ala. (AP) - Alabama executed a man Thursday who admitted to killing five people with an ax and gun during a drug-fueled rampage in 2016 and dropped his appeals to allow his lethal injection to...
Oct 17, 2024
Here are the key numbers in the deal proposed by three tobacco giants
Three tobacco giants are proposing to pay billions of dollars to provincial and territorial governments as well as smokers across Canada as part of a corporate restructuring process set off by a legal...
Oct 17, 2024
Canada's Pendrith shoots 61 in first start since the Presidents Cup and leads in Las Vegas
Taylor Pendrith took two weeks off after the Presidents Cup and didn't miss a beat, matching his career-low on the PGA Tour with a 10-under 61 that gave him an early three-shot lead in the Shriners Ch...
Oct 17, 2024
Tobacco giants would pay out $32.5 billion to provinces, smokers in proposed deal
Three tobacco giants are proposing to pay close to $25 billion to provinces and territories and more than $4 billion to some 100,000 Quebec smokers and their loved ones as part of a corporate restruct...
Oct 17, 2024
Upcoming changes to AgriStability program meant to save farmers time and money
Changes are coming to the Agriculture Financial Services Corporation's (AFSC) AgriStability program to address challenges like burdensome paperwork and high accounting fees that can hinder farmer prod...
Oct 17, 2024
Judge grants Texas lawmakers' unusual effort to pause execution in shaken baby case
HOUSTON (AP) - A judge on Thursday granted a request from Texas lawmakers to delay the execution of a man who was scheduled to become the first person in the U.S. executed for a murder conviction tied...
Oct 17, 2024