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Medicine Hat working on clean up after winter storm hits
Medicine Hat, AB - For Crescent Heights resident, Mike Dunn, the amount of snow that fell this past weekend in the Medicine Hat was an unwelcome sight."We're retired now, so we're usually gone south b...
Oct 01, 2019 Photo: Ross Lavigne
A year later, Saudi journalist's killing haunts kingdom
DUBAI, United Arab Emirates - The killing of Washington Post columnist Jamal Khashoggi at the Saudi Consulate in Istanbul is drawing renewed scrutiny to the kingdom. Khashoggi's son and a U.N. investi...
Oct 01, 2019
Jury selected in trial of Edmonton attack suspect
EDMONTON- Jurors have been selected for the trial of a man accused of trying to kill a police officer and of running down pedestrians two years ago in Edmonton.Constable Mike Chernyk was on duty outsi...
Oct 01, 2019
Calgary Council passes motion to oppose Quebec's Bill 21
Calgary city council has unanimously passed a motion formally opposing Quebec's law that bans some public figures from wearing religious symbols and clothing, such as turbans or hijabs.Even before the...
Oct 01, 2019
Centaurs take first provincial crown since 2012
The Grande Prairie Centaurs have claimed their first provincial rugby title in seven years.The Centaurs beat the Calgary Hornets 40-32 Saturday in Edmonton to take the Division 2 championship.Team Cap...
Oct 01, 2019 The Centaurs celebrate their Division 2 provincial title. Photo from the Rugby Alberta Facebook page.
North Korea says nuclear talks with US will resume on Oct. 5
SEOUL, Korea, Republic Of - North Korea and the United States have agreed to resume nuclear negotiations on Oct. 5 following a months-long stalemate over withdrawal of sanctions in exchange for disarm...
Oct 01, 2019
'You're good-looking': Ukraine's leader woos Tom Cruise
KYIV, Ukraine - Ukraine's leader isn't just trying to charm U.S. President Donald Trump - he's set his sights now on Tom Cruise, too. Mission impossible? Maybe not - Cruise is studying possible Ukrain...
Oct 01, 2019
Pet piranhas, a pelican and Green Day at the rink; In-The-News for Oct. 1
In-The-News is a roundup of stories from The Canadian Press designed to kickstart your day. Here is what's on the radar of our editors for the morning of Oct. 1. What we are watching in...
Oct 01, 2019
Re-elected Liberals would still run big deficits, despite new taxes
OTTAWA - Justin Trudeau tried to make virtue out of red ink Sunday as he released a Liberal platform that promises to impose new taxes on wealthy individuals, large international c...
Oct 01, 2019
Re-elected Liberals would still run big deficits, despite new taxes
OTTAWA - Justin Trudeau tried to make virtue out of red ink Sunday as he released a Liberal platform that promises to impose new taxes on wealthy individuals, large international c...
Oct 01, 2019