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Angel Tree Christmas Campaign kicks off, estimated 2,900 children will benefit
LETHBRIDGE, AB - Christmas is quickly approaching and volunteers want to ensure that every child will find gifts under the tree.The 2021 Angel Tree Christmas Campaign has officially kicked off.The dri...
Nov 12, 2021
Alberta deletes Nazi 'both sides' reference in decades-old school guidance document
EDMONTON - The Alberta government is deleting a decades-old reference in a curriculum guidance paper that urges teachers to focus on positive and negative aspects of the Nazi Germany regime. Education...
Nov 12, 2021
Man who went to space with Shatner dies in plane crash
HAMPTON TOWNSHIP, N.J. (AP) - A man who traveled to space with William Shatner last month was killed along with another person when the small plane they were in crashed in a wooded area of northern Ne...
Nov 12, 2021
Australian-born forward Corey Thomas relishes time with Canadian rugby team
A meeting at the 2019 Rugby World Cup in Japan set Australian-born forward Corey Thomas on the path to representing Canada. Thomas was playing club rugby in Kamaishi where Canada was due to play Namib...
Nov 12, 2021
Trade Minister Ng disappointed, not daunted by US protectionism
OTTAWA - Canada's trade minister says she's disappointed at some of the protectionist measures being pushed by the new Biden administration in Washington, but she's not discouraged from partnering wit...
Nov 12, 2021
Nine years after London Games, Canada's Drouin officially upgraded to silver medal
TORONTO - Nine years after winning high jump bronze at the London Olympics, Canada's Derek Drouin's medal has officially been upgraded to silver. Ivan Ukhov of Russia originally won gold in London bef...
Nov 12, 2021
Lethbridge College applying to become a polytechnic, U of L open to playing greater role in health training
LETHBRIDGE, AB - Lethbridge's two largest post-secondary institutions look to grow and evolve.Lethbridge College (LC) has asked the Ministry of Advanced Education to consider changing its designation ...
Nov 12, 2021
After rugby wins over U.S., Canadian women step up in class against No. 1 England
After winning a pair of matches against the sixth-ranked U.S., No. 3 Canada steps up in class Sunday when it meets top-ranked England in a women's rugby test match in London. The Canadians downed the ...
Nov 12, 2021
Search warrant results in charges against two city men
LETHBRIDGE, AB. -- Multiple charges have been laid against two city men as the result of a drug search warrant executed on Wednesday (Nov 10). The Tactical Team, with the assistance of patrols, the Pr...
Nov 12, 2021
Ottawa to allow return of Canadian who spent years in Syrian prison camps: Justice
OTTAWA - The lawyer for a Canadian woman who spent two years in Syrian prison camps says he's trying to help get her home from Iraq after Ottawa agreed to give her an emergency travel document. Lawyer...
Nov 12, 2021