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B.C. homework assignment asks for 'positive experiences with residential schools'
ABBOTSFORD, B.C. - A school superintendent in British Columbia is apologizing to an Indigenous mother who pointed out a homework assignment that asked students to find "positive experiences with resid...
Nov 25, 2020
Local school boards better prepared for online learning this time
MEDICINE HAT, AB - Returning to online classes isn't quite the blindsiding move it was in March for local school boards, and lessons learned then and since will help in the coming weeks. The public he...
Nov 25, 2020
City police will focus on education when enforcing gathering restrictions
MEDICINE HAT, AB - The province might have the ability to pass public health restrictions with accompanying penalties ranging from $1,000 to $100,000 but it's municipal police services that will be ta...
Nov 25, 2020
Restricted capacity for most retail businesses
MEDICINE HAT, AB - When it comes to retail outlets like grocery stores, pharmacies, and clothing stores they are all allowed to stay open, but the capacity is set at 25 percent of fire code limits.Tha...
Nov 25, 2020
Active COVID-19 cases in Medicine Hat down to 100
Medicine Hat's number of active COVID-19 cases has dropped by three, down to 100.The city now has 231 total cases - the 100 active, 129 recovered and there have been two deaths. There are three new ca...
Nov 25, 2020
Magical Day: A memorable Canadian one-off with the mighty Maradona
It's a play that remains fresh in soccer coach Peter Pinizzotto's mind even though it happened nearly 25 years ago. Argentine great Diego Maradona -- making a one-off appearance to play with brother L...
Nov 25, 2020
Van attack trial delayed until Thursday so experts can view Minassian's interviews
TORONTO - The murder trial for the man who killed 10 people after driving a van down a crowded Toronto sidewalk has been delayed until Thursday. The judge has given the Crown and its experts a few day...
Nov 25, 2020
Around 1,300 national exemptions to COVID-19 border restrictions given out: officials
OTTAWA - Immigration officials say the federal government granted 1,300 national interest exemptions during the COVID-19 pandemic to allow people into Canada who don't qualify under current border res...
Nov 25, 2020
Boucher says big contract won't change him; taking care of his mom is a priority
Chris Boucher's story has played out like a feel-good sports movie, the kind where everyone cheers for the underdog. Riding an overnight bus as a homeless teenager. Dropping out of high school and wor...
Nov 25, 2020
Federal watchdog says victims-rights regime needs overhaul after falling 'far short'
OTTAWA, Ill. - Canada's watchdog for crime victims is calling on Parliament to overhaul their bill of rights, saying the five-year-old legislation has fallen "far short" of delivering on its promise. ...
Nov 25, 2020