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Many parents nervous about return of school, plan to send kids anyway: poll
OTTAWA - A new poll suggests the majority of Canadian parents plan to send their kids back to school in the fall, but would want classes cancelled if there is a new COVID-19 outbreak in their communit...
Aug 18, 2020
The goats are back to work at Police Point Park
MEDICINE HAT, AB. -- It's an increasingly popular form of weed eating. Following a pilot project in June, the goats are back to work at Police Point Park this week.More than 150 goats returned to help...
Aug 18, 2020
Toronto Raptors forward Oshae Brissett undergoing procedure for knee injury
Toronto Raptors forward Oshae Brissett has left the NBA campus in Florida to undergo a procedure to clean out loose bodies in his right knee. The procedure will be performed by Dr. Paul Marks at Sunny...
Aug 18, 2020
Blues' Tarasenko out rest of 1st round with shoulder injury
Vladimir Tarasenko will miss the rest of the St. Louis Blues' first-round series against the Vancouver Canucks after aggravating his surgically repaired left shoulder. The team said Tuesday that Taras...
Aug 18, 2020
Longtime Winnipeg Jets star Dale Hawerchuk dies after cancer battle
Dale Hawerchuk, a hockey phenom who became the face of the Winnipeg Jets en route to the Hall of Fame, has died at the age of 57 after a battle with cancer. The Ontario Hockey League's Barrie Col...
Aug 18, 2020
Health authorities link COVID outbreak in B.C. to Alberta religious gathering
An outbreak of COVID-19 in northern B.C. has been linked to a religious gathering in Deadwood, Alta.Northern Health in B.C. has issued an alert advising that 12 people who attended the "It Is Time Can...
Aug 18, 2020
Longtime Conservative MP Diane Finley says she won't run in next election
OTTAWA - Longtime Conservative MP Diane Finley says she's not running in the next election. Finley says she's had a "heck of a ride" but it's time to move forward. She's represented the Ontario riding...
Aug 18, 2020
Kodiaks sign volleyball standout Adam Revet
LETHBRIDGE, AB- Even though the upcoming season is very uncertain on how it will play out, the Lethbridge College Kodiaks have been at the top of the recruiting game.High School volleyball standout Ad...
Aug 18, 2020
Nisga'a Chief who led nation to landmark treaty, Joe Gosnell, dies of cancer
NEW AIYANSH, B.C. - Joe Gosnell, a renowned treaty negotiator, politician and leader of the Nisga'a Nation, has died at the age of 85. A statement from the Nisga'a Lisims government of northwestern Br...
Aug 18, 2020
Drug treatment court announced for Medicine Hat
MEDICINE HAT, AB - Medicine Hat will be home to one of five drug treatment courts announced by Justice Minister Doug Schweitzer today.The courts will help support addiction treatment and recovery.The ...
Aug 18, 2020