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Airplane refuellers sit down with mediators as strike hits third day
MONTREAL - The union representing employees who refuel the planes at two Montreal airports met with mediators today as their strike dragged into its third day. Frank Saptel, a spokesman for the I...
Jan 2, 2020
Kisses, cheers, fireworks welcome 2020 in Times Square
NEW YORK - Couples kissed. Others cheered and waved balloons as fireworks burst into the night sky and confetti fell to welcome the start of 2020 in New York City's Times Square. In one of the globe's...
Jan 2, 2020
Candlelit vigil for missing Lethbridge man being held on Friday
LETHBRIDGE, AB - The family of a missing Lethbridge man is hosting a candlelit vigil this week.Marshal Iwaasa was last seen by his family on November 17, 2019. Police say he told his family he was hea...
Jan 2, 2020 Marshal Iwaasa was last seen by his family on November 17 (Photos supplied by Alexis Iwaasa)
Trump plan to curb teen vaping exempts some flavours
WASHINGTON - U.S. health officials will ban most flavoured e-cigarettes popular with underage teenagers, but with major exceptions that benefit vaping manufacturers, retailers and adults who use the n...
Jan 2, 2020
1,439 households helped through Christmas Hope campaign in Lethbridge
LETHBRIDGE, AB - Five agencies came together for the common goal of helping those in need this holiday season and they certainly delivered.Food hampers were provided to 1,439 homes in the city and mor...
Jan 2, 2020 Members of the City of Lethbridge gearing up for the Christmas Hope campaign. (Lethbridge News Now)
Texas judge: Hospital can remove baby from life support
DALLAS - A Texas judge on Thursday sided with a hospital that plans to remove an 11-month-old girl from life support after her mother disagreed with the decision by doctors who say the infant is in pa...
Jan 2, 2020
Coaldale company named McCain's "Top Potato Grower"
COALDALE, AB - Perry Produce Ltd. is being recognized by McCain Foods Canada.At McCain's Alberta Growers' Appreciation Banquet, they were named the 2019 Crop Year Champion Potato Grower."We have been ...
Jan 2, 2020 Perry Produce with executives from McCain Foods. (Supplied by McCain Foods)
Montreal airport refuellers strike, but labour board orders union back to table
MONTREAL - Workers in charge of refuelling planes at two Montreal airports went on strike Tuesday morning, prompting the city's airport authority to warn of possible flight delays. Hours&nbs...
Jan 2, 2020
Lafreniere, Canada thump Slovakia to advance to semifinals at world juniors
OSTRAVA, Czech Republic - Canada's quest for gold remains on track at the world junior hockey championship. Alexis Lafreniere scored and added an assist in his return from injury as part of a res...
Jan 2, 2020
Canadiens forward Brendan Gallagher out indefinitely with concussion
Montreal Canadiens forward Brendan Gallagher has been placed on injured reserve with a concussion and is out indefinitely. Canadiens coach Claude Julien confirmed Gallagher's injury Thursday as Montre...
Jan 2, 2020