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Canadian cricketers set for ICC T20 World Cup Qualifier in Oman
TORONTO - Navneet Dhaliwal will captain Canada at the ICC 2022 T20 World Cup Qualifier later this month in Oman. The eight-team event is one of two final global qualifiers for the ICC Men's T20 World ...
Feb 01, 2022

Group championing O'Toole's strategy for Tories emerges as he faces leadership vote
OTTAWA - A new group championing Erin O'Toole's strategy as being best for the Conservative Party of Canada has cropped up just as the caucus is set to force a vote on his future as leader of the part...
Feb 01, 2022

RCMP signals action at the Coutts border crossing
LETHBRIDGE, AB. -- ***UPDATE --- As of 1:30 Tuesday afternoon, some truckers blockading highway-4 at the Coutts border crossing began to leave the area. Dozens of RCMP officers confronted individuals ...
Feb 01, 2022

Bloc Québécois saw biggest drop in fundraising after federal election
OTTAWA - Elections Canada figures show donations dried up for the Bloc Qubcois more than other federal parties after the election in September. While political parties often raise more during election...
Feb 01, 2022

14 Alberta schools granted mask exemptions, province won't say which ones
LETHBRIDGE, AB - A few schools in the province will no longer be requiring their staff and students to wear face masks. A spokesperson with Alberta Health confirmed to LNN that Chief Medical Officer o...
Feb 01, 2022

Hit-and-run murder trial: Witness who struck falling police officer breaks down
CALGARY - A driver who accidentally ran over a Calgary police officer who died in a hit and run broke down in tears at a first-degree murder trial today. Sgt. Andrew Harnett died in hospital on Dec. 3...
Feb 01, 2022

Good Times Lethbridge Comedy Club: Guaranteeing you a laugh
LETHBRIDGE, AB - If you're looking for a laugh, step on in to Good Times Lethbridge Comedy Club.Hosting a variety of comedic performers and open mic nights, Good Times is sure to deliver a...good time...
Feb 01, 2022

Herdman says Canadian men head to El Salvador with support of the nation behind them
The Canadian men flew south to El Salvador on Tuesday to take the next step on their remarkable World Cup qualifying journey. And while coach John Herdman and the players keep their eye on the prize, ...
Feb 01, 2022

Long-term Statistics Canada research shows cities across country losing green space
Joni Mitchell was right - they really are paving paradise and putting up parking lots. Statistics Canada's first survey of urban green space shows that, just as the singer-songwriter warned, cities ac...
Feb 01, 2022

CPNewsAlert: Quebec backtracks on taxing unvaccinated to maintain 'social peace'
MONTREAL - Quebec Premier Franois Legault says he is abandoning his threat to tax the unvaccinated. Legault told a news conference today he is worried about dividing Quebecers and is backtracking in o...
Feb 01, 2022