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Trump's divisive words collide with his call for unity
WASHINGTON - President Donald Trump on Wednesday will bring a message aimed at national unity and healing to the sites of the mass shootings in El Paso and Dayton. But the words he offers for a divide...
Aug 08, 2019
Inuk woman bikes across Canada to raise awareness about Indigenous suicides
MONTREAL - Hannah Tooktoo, an Inuk mother from Nunavik, Que., descended from her bike Thursday, 55 days after pedalling across the country to raise awareness to the suicides that are ravagin...
Aug 08, 2019
CFL players, coaches unconcerned with string of QB injuries around the league
When Hamilton Tiger-Cats quarterback Jeremiah Masoli tore his anterior cruciate ligament on July 26, he became the latest in a long line of QBs to miss games this season. Six of the nine quarterbacks ...
Aug 08, 2019
VIDEO: Mavericks ready for playoffs
MEDICINE HAT, AB - The Highway 3 rivalry between the Medicine Hat Mavericks and the Lethbridge Bulls gets underway once again tonight.For the fifth straight year, the Bulls and Mavericks will meet in ...
Aug 08, 2019 Courtesy: Medicine Hat Mavericks
Medalta seeking funds to replace kilns
MEDICINE HAT, AB -- For a technology which is 25,000 years old, an advancement made in the 1500s can be considered relatively new. While that might be the case with ceramics and salt kilns, the corros...
Aug 08, 2019 Photo courtesy of Colton McKee - One of two kilns which require replacing at the Shaw International Centre for Contemporary Ceramics.
Police arrest man following incident with fake gun
Medicine Hat, AB - Medicine Hat Police had a major scare on Wednesday involving a replica firearm. Around 4:30 p.m. an officer noticed a man who appeared to be loading a hand gun in the downtown core ...
Aug 08, 2019
FX's new 'A Christmas Carol' has darker take, younger cast
BEVERLY HILLS, Calif. - FX's new adaptation of "A Christmas Carol" includes a younger Scrooge and Bob Cratchit and a darker take on the Charles Dickens classic. Ebenezer Scrooge, often portrayed on sc...
Aug 08, 2019
Wayne Newton sued over monkey bite to girl visiting his home
LAS VEGAS - Wayne Newton is being sued by a Nevada woman who claims the crooner's pet monkey bit and injured her daughter at his mansion in October 2017. The lawsuit seeking at least $15,000 and filed...
Aug 08, 2019
Emails: Pritzker's office not aware band booked for 2 months
SPRINGFIELD, Ill. - A southern rock band whose logo features Confederate flags was booked for the DuQuoin State Fair for two months before Gov. J.B. Pritzker's staff learned of the gig and abruptly ca...
Aug 08, 2019
Harris interested in righting Eskimos' ship, not facing former Redblacks mates
EDMONTON - Trevor Harris isn't giving nearly as much thought to facing his former team when the Ottawa Redblacks come calling at Commonwealth Stadium Friday as he is to finding a way to help his Edmon...
Aug 08, 2019