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Carabins lineman Olivier-Lestage getting noticed despite not playing football in 2020
Not playing football in 2020 hasn't stopped Montreal Carabins offensive lineman Pier Olivier-Lestage from being noticed. Canadian universities didn't play last year due to the COVID-19 pandemic. But t...
Feb 22, 2021
Variant in schools means it's time for all students in B.C. to wear masks: union
SURREY, B.C. - The head of the teachers' union in British Columbia is urging public health officials to expand guidelines on masks to include elementary students after seven schools reported cases inv...
Feb 22, 2021
Nurse happy for Finch, the latest Raptors assistant to earn an NBA head coach job
Four months after he lost Nate Bjorkgren to the Indiana Pacers, Nick Nurse finds himself short an assistant coach once again. Nurse's longtime friend Chris Finch is the new head coach of the strugglin...
Feb 22, 2021
Child swimming lessons coming back to FLC
MEDICINE HAT, AB - Registration will open on Feb. 23 for youth swimming lessons at the Family Leisure Centre that will start on March 1.The FLC posted the news on its Facebook page Monday.There will b...
Feb 22, 2021
In Rush Limbaugh's home state, a flap over lowering flags
TALLAHASSEE, Fla. - In life, the conservative radio host Rush Limbaugh was a divisive figure, who proudly waved the flag of conservatism and wallowed in the controversies he helped ignite. In death, t...
Feb 22, 2021
Cancarb expansion complete, sixth unit commissioned
MEDICINE HAT, AB - Cancarb has reached a milestone in the expansion of its Medicine Hat plant.The sixth unit at its thermal carbon black production facility in the city has been completed and commissi...
Feb 22, 2021
Canadian forward Evelyne Viens enjoying first taste of international soccer
It has been an eventful 13 months for Canadian forward Evelyne Viens since being taken fifth overall by Sky Blue FC in the 2020 NWSL draft. The 24-year-old from L'Ancienne-Lorette, Que., made her pro ...
Feb 22, 2021
Toronto Argonauts sign former Carolina Panthers defensive lineman Kony Ealy
TORONTO - The Toronto Argonauts have signed American defensive lineman Kony Ealy and American offensive lineman Blake Camper.Ealy, 29, was selected in the second round (60th overall) of the 2014 NFL d...
Feb 22, 2021
Medalta 50/50 a hot ticket
MEDICINE HAT, AB - One of southeastern Alberta's most popular attractions is turning a 50/50 draw to raise money as it struggles through the COVID-19 pandemic.On Facebook, Medalta says that only 33 pe...
Feb 22, 2021
Lee Daniels and Andra Day take on Billie Holiday’s legacy
Lee Daniels didn't want to touch the story of Billie Holiday. "Lady Sings the Blues" already existed after all. The 1972 film with Diana Ross and Billy Dee Williams showed him Black romance and a Harl...
Feb 22, 2021