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Several heat records broken across Southern Alberta
LETHBRIDGE, AB - As you have probably noticed by now, it's pretty hot outside.How hot is it?So hot, in fact, that many communities across the region have set new all-time daily high records.Environmen...
Aug 18, 2020

Sentencing hearing for father of toddler found dead outside Edmonton church
EDMONTON - A sentencing hearing is being held today for a man who was convicted of manslaughter in his young son's death. Joey Crier and his then-girlfriend, Tasha-Lee Doreen Mack, were each char...
Aug 18, 2020

Home rental prices down significantly nationally, but up slightly in Lethbridge
LETHBRIDGE, AB - The COVID-19 pandemic has had many negative consequences for Canadian families, but if there is one small consolation, it now costs a little less to rent a home.In the latest National...
Aug 18, 2020

Fair Deal Panel’s work comes in at 43 percent under budget
EDMONTON, AB - The Fair Deal Panel didn't spend as much money as expected.The panel was established by Alberta Premier Jason Kenney in response to frustrations voiced by citizens, who believe the prov...
Aug 18, 2020

The latest numbers on COVID-19 in Canada for Aug. 18
The latest numbers of confirmed COVID-19 cases in Canada as of 4 a.m. on Aug. 18, 2020: There are 122,872 confirmed cases in Canada. _ Quebec: 61,206 confirmed (including 5,721 deaths, 53,930 res...
Aug 18, 2020

Review: 'Hi, My Name is Dicky' a gritty account of a former NHLer's path to sobriety
TORONTO - Richard Clune remembers the drive - the pain, the anxiety, the uncertainty, the fear. It was the spring of 2010 and Clune, who had made his NHL debut earlier that season, was final...
Aug 18, 2020

Calgary-area man charged in multi-million dollar Ponzi scheme
CALGARY, AB - A 73-year-old man faces a charge in connection with a major Ponzi scheme.After receiving a complaint by an investor, the Alberta RCMP Integrated Market Enforcement Team (IMET) looked int...
Aug 18, 2020

Mali soldiers detain senior officers in apparent mutiny
BAMAKO, Mali - Soldiers in Mali took up arms in the garrison town of Kati on Tuesday and detained senior military officers in an apparent mutiny, raising fears of a coup after several months of anti-g...
Aug 18, 2020

Chrystia Freeland to replace Bill Morneau as federal finance minister
OTTAWA, ON. -- Deputy Prime Minister Chrystia Freeland will be sworn in as Canada's new finance minister later today.Prime Minister Justin Trudeau is also looking to prorogue Parliament next month in ...
Aug 18, 2020

Reports: Chrystia Freeland to replace Bill Morneau as federal finance minister
OTTAWA, ON - It looks like Prime Minister Justin Trudeau has found Bill Morneau's replacement.Morneau resigned as federal finance minister Monday evening. Multiple reports say Chrystia Freeland has be...
Aug 18, 2020