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Questions swirl around Epstein's monitoring before suicide
NEW YORK - One of Jeffrey Epstein's two guards the night he hanged himself in his federal jail cell wasn't a regular correctional officer, according to people familiar with the detention centre, which...
Aug 13, 2019
Rattai hired as Mavericks assistant GM
MEDICINE HAT, AB - Nolan Rattai isn't quite finished with his hometown team.Three days after playing his final game of collegiate baseball, the Medicine Hat Mavericks confirmed Rattai has been hired a...
Aug 13, 2019
Reports: Forward Kelly Olynyk out for Canada at upcoming FIBA World Cup
Forward Kelly Olynyk will reportedly be unable to compete for Canada at the upcoming FIBA World Cup. Several media reports say that Olynyk will be sidelined by a knee injury he sustained last wee...
Aug 13, 2019
City of Medicine Hat staying hands off as more cannabis retailers open
MEDICINE HAT, AB - In a matter of months, the retail market for recreational cannabis has exploded in Medicine Hat and across Alberta.On Saturday, two new cannabis retail locations opened up shop in t...
Aug 13, 2019 Photo courtesy of Colton McKee
Rental vacancy rates continue in right direction
Medicine Hat, AB - Rental vacancy rates continue to go down in Medicine Hat. According to the Canada Mortgage and Housing Corporation (CMHC) that is a good thing for the province's economy. In 2017, t...
Aug 13, 2019
Cavalry FC have nothing to lose against Impact in Canadian Championship semi
CALGARY - According to coach Tommy Wheeldon Jr., Calgary's Cavalry FC has nothing to lose and everything to gain. After dropping the first leg of the Canadian Championship semifinal 2-1 on the road to...
Aug 13, 2019
Behavioural analysis can help answer the 'why' in B.C. murders: expert
VANCOUVER - A certified criminal profiler says investigators should find clues about why two men might have killed three people in northern British Columbia and whether there was a leader and a follow...
Aug 13, 2019
At unveiling of memorial to democracy activist, fears of crackdown in Hong Kong
OTTAWA - Prominent human rights activists and Chinese political dissidents warned Tuesday about the potential for a brutal crackdown on protesters in Hong Kong. People in Hong Kong have...
Aug 13, 2019
APARC hosting second Amazing Race Fundraiser
Medicine Hat, AB - If you have ever wanted to take part of the Amazing Race, APARC is giving you the chance to do that and help raise money. "What you do is it's a challenge around the city. So you go...
Aug 13, 2019 APARC Amazing Race (Photo courtesy - APARC facebook)
Concerts cancelled, investigation opened into Placido Domingo
SAN FRANCISCO - Two music companies cancelled appearances by Placido Domingo and the Los Angeles Opera said Tuesday it would launch an investigation in response to an Associated Press story in which n...
Aug 13, 2019