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Dismantling homeless camps violates human rights, says federal housing advocate
ST. JOHN’S, N.L. – Unhoused people have a fundamental right to live in encampments, and that right is violated when authorities tear them down, Canada’s housing advocate says. In a piercing report released Tuesday, Marie-Josée Houle says the expansion of homeless encampments across the country is a national human rights crisis that requires immediate action ... Read More »
Tim Hortons parent Restaurant Brands reports Q4 profit and revenue up from year ago
TORONTO – Restaurant Brands International Inc. reported its fourth-quarter net income more than doubled compared with a year ago. The parent company of Tim Hortons, Burger King and other brands, which keeps its books in U.S. dollars, says its net income totalled US$726 million or $1.60 per diluted share. The result was up from US$336 ... Read More »
Italian inmates attend La Scala concert featuring violins they made from smugglers’ boats
MILAN (AP) – The violins, violas and cellos played by the Orchestra of the Sea in its debut performance Monday at Milan’s famed Teatro alla Scala carry with them tales of desperation and redemption. The wood that was bent, chiseled and gouged to form the instruments was recovered from dilapidated smugglers’ boats that brought migrants ... Read More »
Senate passes $95.3 billion aid package for Ukraine, Israel and Taiwan after rare all-night session
WASHINGTON (AP) – The Senate early Tuesday passed a $95.3 billion aid package for Ukraine, Israel and Taiwan, pushing ahead after months of difficult negotiations and amid growing political divisions in the Republican Party over the role of the United States abroad. The vote came after a small group of Republicans opposed to the $60 ... Read More »
King Charles III returns to London from country retreat for expected cancer treatment
LONDON (AP) – King Charles III returned to London from his country retreat on Tuesday for what is expected to be further treatment following his cancer diagnosis. Charles, 75, and his wife Queen Camilla flew by helicopter to Buckingham Palace from the royals’ Sandringham estate in Norfolk, eastern England. The monarch was seen waving to ... Read More »
SAHA U17 men take two of three over weekend
sports@medicinehatnews.com@MedicineHatNews The South Alberta Hockey Academy’s U17 men’s team ended their weekend on a high note. The U17 men won two of their three home games this weekend against the Edge Gold at the Big Marble Go Centre. They lost their first game of the weekend, a 7-0 shutout defeat Friday. Mattias Radke made 26 ... Read More »
Ticked Off and Tickled Pink, Feb. 13, 2024
Ticked Off Why should we want a recall for a city candidate who won a position in the last election? If you don’t like his or her performance don’t vote them in next time. Let them finish their term now. Ticked Off That some paranoid person believes their neighbour is watching them. People look outside. ... Read More »
‘Our family has been through hell and back’: Emotional testimonies from Belyea’s daughters at sentencing
bmiller@medicinehatnews.com Emotions ran high in the Court of Kings Bench on Monday as Justice Dallas Miller handed down his sentence for parole eligibility to 71-year-old Deborah Belyea, found guilty of the second-degree murder and indecency to human remains of her husband Alfred. Belyea was sentenced to life in federal prison with a possibility of parole ... Read More »
Brooks and area to conduct regional policing study
asmith@medicinehatnews.com The City of Brooks has applied for a grant looking to evaluate the possibility of municipal policing in the city and Newell County region. The grant, the Alberta Indigenous and Municipal Police Transition Grant, is a one-time grant that would provide for a feasibility study to look into different models of policing for the ... Read More »
Cubs holding on to second in South
sports@medicinehatnews.com@MedicineHatNews The Medicine Hat Cubs came out of the weekend unscathed. After a 2-1 loss Friday to the Okotoks Bisons at home, the Cubs bounced back with a 5-1 win Sunday on the road over the Cochrane Generals to maintain their hold of second place in the South division. The Cubs remain tied with the ... Read More »
Rattler Roundup: Rattler men’s futsal team clinches playoffs
sports@medicinehatnews.com@MedicineHatNews The Medicine Hat College Rattlers men’s futsal team punched their postseason ticket over the weekend. The team split their final weekend of the regular season to finish second in their ACAC division with a 7-1-2 record. They beat the Olds College Broncos 3-2 to open play Saturday before falling 5-1 to the undefeated SAIT ... Read More »
