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Lethbridge Bulls defeat Medicine Hat Mavericks - move on play Okotoks
LETHBRIDGE, AB - As a light rain began pouring down at Spitz Stadium, Sal Rodriguez inched closer to the outfield gate.But, he couldn't bring himself to walk off the field for the final time.A new cha...
Aug 11, 2019 Mavericks Sal Rodriguez finds it hard to leave the field - Scott Roblin
B.C. man freed from Syria after Lebanese mediation, feared being 'there forever'
BEIRUT - A British Columbia man detained in Syria since late last year became emotional Friday as he expressed his fears that he would never see freedom again. "I thought...
Aug 11, 2019
Woods withdraws from Northern Trust, citing oblique strain
JERSEY CITY, N.J. - Masters champion Tiger Woods withdrew Friday from the opening FedEx Cup playoffs event with what he described as a mild oblique strain. It was the first time Woods has pulled out i...
Aug 11, 2019
New book addresses stereotypes surrounding millennials
LETHBRIDGE, AB - A multitude of stereotypes surround millennials, with some saying the generation is entitled and narcissistic.But, just how many of those stereotypes are true? That's part of the basi...
Aug 11, 2019 Photo courtesy: University of Lethbridge
Canadian wage growth hits fastest pace since 2009, but economy sheds jobs
OTTAWA - Wage growth accelerated last month to its fastest clip in more than decade, according to numbers released Friday from Statistics Canada. The 4.5 per cent burst c...
Aug 11, 2019
Cosby appeal tests other accusers' testimony in #MeToo era
When three Pennsylvania Superior Court judges gather Monday to hear Bill Cosby's appeal of his sexual assault conviction, more than the aging comedian's freedom may be at stake. As the first celebrity...
Aug 11, 2019
No chaos this time as Woodstock concert site preps for 50th
BETHEL, N.Y. - Woodstock will be celebrated on its 50th anniversary, but it won't be your hippie uncle's trample-the-fences concert. While plans for a big Woodstock 50 festival collapsed after a run o...
Aug 11, 2019
Richard Gere visits migrants stuck in the Mediterranean
Carrying boxes of fruit, Richard Gere visited rescued migrants Friday on a humanitarian ship that has been struck in the Mediterranean Sea for over a week, landing smack in the middle of a debate over...
Aug 11, 2019
Tear gas fired in Hong Kong with no end in sight to protests
HONG KONG - Police fired tear gas late Sunday afternoon to try to disperse a demonstration in Hong Kong as protesters took over streets in two parts of the Asian financial capital, blocking traffic an...
Aug 11, 2019
UK govt boosts prisons, police powers in crime clampdown
LONDON - British Prime Minister Boris Johnson is promising more prisons and stronger police powers in an effort to fight violent crime. The government announced plans Sunday to create 10,000 more pris...
Aug 11, 2019