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"Tampa Bay Raptaneers" set to tip off bizarre regular season against Pelicans
Before team president Masai Ujiri placed the lucky toonie in the Raptors' new practice floor, the team president held it aloft and said: "This is for the Tampa Bay Raptaneers." The joke was a referenc...
Dec 22, 2020
Louis Vuitton yoga mat made of leather draws Hindu complaint
BOSTON - A Hindu activist is calling on luxury goods maker Louis Vuitton to pull a yoga mat made partly from cowhide leather, calling it "hugely insensitive." Rajan Zed, president of the Universal Soc...
Dec 22, 2020
Canada and United Kingdom make stopgap deal to avert tariffs after Brexit
OTTAWA - Deputy Prime Minister Chrystia Freeland says Canada and Britain have agreed not to raise tariffs on each other's goods when the United Kingdom leaves the European Union at the end of the mont...
Dec 22, 2020
WATCH: Kenney, Shandro, Hinshaw to give COVID-19 update
Coming up at 2:30 p.m.Chief medical officer of health Dr. Deena Hinshaw will provide an update on COVID-19. She will be joined by Premier Jason Kenney and Health Minister Tyler Shandro.
Dec 22, 2020
Women's Shelter looks back on 2020, accepts winter clothing donation
MEDICINE HAT, AB - With up to 1,300 people using the Medicine Hat Women's Shelter yearly for support and outreach programs, executive director Natasha Carvalho says there was extra stress for their fa...
Dec 22, 2020
MHPS, AHS both responsible for enforcing public health orders
MEDICINE HAT, AB - The responsibility for enforcing public health orders in Medicine Hat falls upon both Alberta Health Services and the Medicine Hat Police Service.Alberta Health investigates all com...
Dec 22, 2020
Congress approves bill to crack down on racehorse doping
WASHINGTON - A bill to ban race-day doping of horses and set national medication and track-safety standards for the horse-racing industry is nearing the finish line. Lawmakers gave final approval to t...
Dec 22, 2020
Congress approves bill to crack down on racehorse doping
WASHINGTON - A bill to ban race-day doping of horses and set national medication and track-safety standards for the horse-racing industry is nearing the finish line. Lawmakers gave final approval to t...
Dec 22, 2020
External probe into deaths of Quebec boys calls for reform to youth protection system
QUEBEC - An external investigation into the deaths of two Quebec boys is calling for in-depth reform of the province's youth protection system and the law that governs it. Dr. Lionel Carmant, Quebec's...
Dec 22, 2020
LPS wrap investigation into ARCHES and Lethbridge’s Supervised Consumption Site
LETHBRIDGE, AB - The investigation into ARCHES and allegations of financial improprieties at the Supervised Consumption Site (SCS) has been completed.In July, the provincial government turned over fin...
Dec 22, 2020