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Economy, health care focus of televised Manitoba leaders debate
WINNIPEG - Manitoba Progressive Conservative Leader Brian Pallister was the target as the leaders of the province's main political parties faced off in a televised debate. Pallister was questioned by ...
Aug 28, 2019
About 56,000 fish now upstream of landslide in B.C.'s Fraser River
LILLOOET, B.C. - About 56,000 fish have made it past a disastrous landslide in British Columbia's Fraser River as crews continue to work to clear debris and find other ways to transport salmon to...
Aug 28, 2019
Defense lawyer presents closing arguments in Stephan trial
LETHBRIDGE, AB - The second trial into the death of 19-month-old Ezekiel Stephan from March of 2012 is nearing its end as closing arguments began Wednesday.His parents David and Collet Stephan are eac...
Aug 28, 2019 Collet (left) and David (right) Stephan. (Lethbridge News Now)
Jessica Berman ready to lead by example and mentor as NLL's deputy commissioner
Jessica Berman is ready to lead by example and continue a cycle of mentorship that she has benefited from throughout her career. Berman was named the National Lacrosse League's deputy commissioner and...
Aug 28, 2019
MSNBC's O'Donnell: I shouldn't have reported Trump story
NEW YORK - MSNBC's Lawrence O'Donnell says he made an "error in judgment" in reporting a story about President Donald Trump's finances based on a single source. O'Donnell's tweet on Wednesday came aft...
Aug 28, 2019
Uttering threats and engaging in mischief results in charges for Lethbridge woman
LETHBRIDGE -- A 25 year old city woman has been charged in connection with a string of incidents where north-side crime prevention signs were damaged and a man was threatened. Around 1:00-am on Sunday...
Aug 28, 2019 North-side signs similar to the items ripped and defaced - LNN
PR firm: 'Every iota' of Smollett claim true; police differ
CHICAGO - Jussie Smollett's PR team says "every iota" of his account of being the victim of a racist, anti-gay attack in Chicago is supported by police evidence despite police repeatedly saying it was...
Aug 28, 2019
Sen. Gillibrand says she's ending 2020 presidential bid
WASHINGTON - Democrat Kirsten Gillibrand (KEER'-sten JIHL'-uh-brand) is dropping out of the presidential race. The 52-year-old New York senator announced her decision Wednesday on Twitter as her campa...
Aug 28, 2019
No shopping around for teachers who don't wear religious signs: Quebec
QUEBEC - The Quebec government is saying no to some parents who want to pull their children out of classrooms taught by teachers wearing religious symbols. About 50 parents signed an op...
Aug 28, 2019
StatCan study testing wastewater suggests Canadians' drug use varies by city
MONTREAL - A pilot project that analyzed wastewater in five major urban centres suggests Canadians' may use drugs differently depending on which city they call home. For example, the an...
Aug 28, 2019