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North Carolina judges toss districts drawn for GOP advantage
RALEIGH, N.C. - A North Carolina judicial panel rejected state legislative district maps Tuesday, saying legislators took extreme advantage in drawing voting districts to help elect a maximum number o...
Sep 03, 2019
Canada tops Brazil 7-0 to lock up softball berth at Tokyo 2020
SURREY, B.C. - Kaleigh Rafter's voice trembled Sunday as she talked about helping Canada's women's softball team clinch a spot at the Tokyo 2020 Olympics. "I love this country, I love softball, I love...
Sep 03, 2019
The latest Alberta Crop Report lays out mixed outcomes
LETHBRIDGE -- With harvest continuing, provincial crop conditions as of August 27, 2019, saw little change since the last report and are above both the 5 and 10-year averages. The provincial average i...
Sep 03, 2019 John Deere tractor working in the field -- Glenn Miller
City looking into potentially fining business owners for fights breaking out
LETHBRIDGE, AB - Lethbridge City Council has instructed the City Manager Bramwell Strain to look into how penalties could be restructured for street fighting.Currently, those who are caught fighting i...
Sep 03, 2019 Lethbridge City Hall. (Lethbridge News Now)
RCMP find vehicle of missing army reservist with alleged links to hate group
WINNIPEG - Manitoba Mounties say they have located a vehicle belonging to an army reservist relieved of his duties over allegations that he belongs to a neo-Nazi group. RCMP have said Patrik Mathews w...
Sep 03, 2019
NTSB: Tesla on Autopilot when it hit California firetruck
DETROIT - A government report says the driver of a Tesla that slammed into a firetruck near Los Angeles last year was using the car's Autopilot system when a vehicle in front of him suddenly changed l...
Sep 03, 2019
Hy-Boulais: Andreescu just getting smarter through U.S. Open journey
Patricia Hy-Boulais knows better than most how teenage tennis phenom Bianca Andreescu is feeling after punching her ticket through to the quarterfinals of this year's U.S. Open. After all, Hy-Boulais ...
Sep 03, 2019
NDP hopes in New Brunswick dim further with resignations to the Greens
The NDP'S stature in New Brunswick ahead of the October federal election has taken a hit following a wave of defections to the Greens. Fourteen candidates who ran for the New Brunswick NDP in the...
Sep 03, 2019
Montreal Gay Village's famous rainbow balls taken down and offered for sale
MONTREAL - A well-known piece of public art that hangs over Montreal's Gay Village is being dismantled and sold off in pieces to the public. Known as "18 Shades of Gay," the installation is made up of...
Sep 03, 2019
Former UFC champion Cris (Cyborg) Justino signs with Bellator promotion
LOS ANGELES - Former UFC featherweight champion Cris (Cyborg) Justino has signed with the Bellator promotion. Bellator announced the move Tuesday to acquire one of the most accomplished fighters in wo...
Sep 03, 2019