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NHL, players reach tentative deal for 56-game season
The National Hockey League and players reached a tentative deal Friday to hold a 56-game season in 2021, pending the approval of each side's executive board and Canadian health officials. The season w...
Dec 18, 2020
Meng's lawyers outline new branch of argument in extradition case documents
VANCOUVER - Lawyers for Huawei executive Meng Wanzhou allege the United States' legal case against her violates common international law and the extradition proceedings against her should be stayed. I...
Dec 18, 2020
Active COVID cases in Alberta falling but deaths remain high
LETHBRIDGE, AB - Alberta Health Services has released Friday's report on COVID-19, detailing the numbers that were confirmed in the past 24 hours.1,413 cases were confirmed across the province, bringi...
Dec 18, 2020
Jays' Montoyo says free agents asking about Toronto status
TORONTO - Each time Blue Jays manager Charlie Montoyo has made a pitch to free agents this off-season, there's one topic he's known will come up. "The number one question is if we're going to play in ...
Dec 18, 2020
Veteran Canadian international Sophie Schmidt re-signs with the Houston Dash
Canadian midfielder Sophie Schmidt, who scored the winning goal for Houston in the Challenge Cup final, has signed a new contract with the Dash. The NSWSL team says the deal runs through 2022 with a c...
Dec 18, 2020
Rules for fuels: Federal government publishes Clean Fuel Standard regulations
OTTAWA - The federal government has released rules that fuel producers and distributors will have to follow under its climate plan. The Clean Fuel Standard is intended to reduce greenhouse gas emissio...
Dec 18, 2020
Possible Scam Artist targeting seniors in Lethbridge
LETHBRIDGE, AB. -- The Executive Director of the Lethbridge Senior Citizens Organization (LSCO), Rob Miyashiro, has a word of warning for those receiving support service from the LSCO.On December 16 o...
Dec 18, 2020
South Zone has the highest rate of drug overdose deaths in Alberta
LETHBRIDGE, AB - The latest report on substance consumption in the province reveals an unsettling distinction for Southern Alberta.The Alberta substance use surveillance system says, across the provin...
Dec 18, 2020
Rifle shots fired into home of Nunavut officer while family inside: RCMP
CLYDE RIVER, Nunavut - Nunavut RCMP say a man is facing several charges after shots were fired into the home of a Mountie. The officer's wife and several children were inside at the time, but no one w...
Dec 18, 2020
Former clerk of the B.C. legislature faces charges of fraud, breach of trust
VICTORIA - The former clerk of the British Columbia legislature has been charged with four counts of breach of trust and two counts of fraud in excess of $5,000. The BC Prosecution Service says in a s...
Dec 18, 2020