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Defence to begin closing arguments in Toronto's van attack trial
TORONTO - The defence is set to give its closing arguments today at the trial for the man who killed 10 people in Toronto's van attack. Alek Minassian has pleaded not guilty to 10 counts of first-degr...
Dec 17, 2020
In 'Ma Rainey,' channeling the blues of August Wilson
NEW YORK - Like many of those involved in the making of "Ma Rainey's Black Bottom," it's not easy for Viola Davis to summarize what playwright August Wilson has meant to her except to answer, "Everyth...
Dec 16, 2020
B.C. mom who gave birth in a coma due to COVID-19 awake, able to meet son
ABBOTSFORD, B.C. - A mother who gave birth while in a coma due to complications from COVID-19 is awake and has met her newborn son for the first time. Gillian McIntosh was given an emergency C-section...
Dec 16, 2020
Food bank bringing in donations but need is great in community
MEDICINE HAT, AB - Donations to the Medicine Hat and District Food Bank are going out the door just about as fast as they are coming in as the pandemic's effects are starting to hit families.Melissa M...
Dec 16, 2020
Detailed portrait emerges of gun acquisitions, cash stockpiles of N.S. mass killer
HALIFAX - A widening portrait of how a Nova Scotia mass killer acquired his weapons and stockpiled cash emerged Wednesday in the latest court-ordered release of documents. An unidentified witness who ...
Dec 16, 2020
Christmas convoy and over 1,400 cards spreading cheer to local seniors
MEDICINE HAT, AB - The streets of Medicine Hat will be lit Thursday night with a Christmas convoy to spread holiday cheer across the city.The Rotary Ignite Club organized the drive-by for seniors and ...
Dec 16, 2020
Young Redcliff baker overwhelmed and excited by demand for her treats
REDCLIFF, AB - An aspiring Redcliff baker isn't letting the extra free time that she's had during the pandemic go to waste.For a while now 13-year-old Shay North has been baking for fun. "I like to do...
Dec 16, 2020
Optimism for cattle producers as 2020 rolls to an end
MEDICINE HAT, AB - It's been a hectic year for cattle industry this year as the global pandemic caused beef processors to reduce production, jamming up feedlots that took heavy losses from livestock t...
Dec 16, 2020
Vaccine will save lives, says Hinshaw; 85 active COVID-19 cases in Medicine Hat
New daily cases of COVID-19 are under 1,300 for the first time in December and the provincial positivity rate is down close to seven per cent as Dr. Deena Hinshaw sought to calm fears about the vaccin...
Dec 16, 2020
Maple Leafs winger Mitch Marner looking to aim higher when NHL returns
TORONTO - Mitch Marner looked at his game in the aftermath of the Toronto Maple Leafs' disappointing summer and came to a conclusion. It's time to get to the net. The silky smooth winger has made his ...
Dec 16, 2020