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Chief of defence staff Jonathan Vance announces impending retirement
OTTAWA - Gen. Jonathan Vance, who led the military through a major pivot after the war in Afghanistan, announced Wednesday he is stepping down as chief of the defence staff.The country's top soldier s...
Jul 23, 2020

Release the Kraken: Seattle unveils name for NHL franchise
SEATTLE - The NHL's newest team finally has its name: the Seattle Kraken.The expansion franchise unveiled its nickname Thursday, ending 19 months of speculation about whether the team might lean tradi...
Jul 23, 2020

Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada to create approximately 800 youth jobs in the coming year
OTTAWA, ON. -- About 800 new positions are expected to be created through the Youth Employment and Skills Program for Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada's 2020/2021 program year.The Federal Government a...
Jul 23, 2020

Baseball is Back: New-look rotation and young core has Jays feeling optimistic
The road will be home for the Toronto Blue Jays over the course of the 2020 regular season, which kicks off Friday night at Tampa's Tropicana Field for Canada's lone Major League Baseball team. A prop...
Jul 23, 2020

A timeline of the controversy around WE, the Liberals and a student program
OTTAWA - A timeline of events regarding the $912-million Canada Student Service Grant program, based on public events and statements from cabinet ministers, government officials, and WE Charity: ...
Jul 23, 2020

Release the Kraken: Seattle unveils name for NHL franchise
SEATTLE - The NHL's newest team finally has its name: the Seattle Kraken. The expansion franchise unveiled its nickname Thursday, ending 19 months of speculation about whether the team might lean trad...
Jul 23, 2020

Irresponsible human behaviour leads to young bear being euthanized in Waterton
WATERTON, AB - Officials at Parks Canada are urging people to clean up after themselves and put their waste into garbage bins.On Friday, July 10, they received reports that a food-conditioned black be...
Jul 23, 2020

Real estate activity in Lethbridge rebounds to above-normal levels
LETHBRIDGE, AB - It's been a turbulent year so far, but at least in terms of home sales, it seems that we are seeing some resemblance of normalcy.LNN spoke to Cathy Maxwell, the CEO of the Lethbridge ...
Jul 23, 2020

Alberta receives $45-million from the federal government to support child care
LETHBRIDGE, AB - Early learning and child care in Alberta has received a major funding boost.The province is getting $45 million to put towards affordable and accessible child care in 2020-2021.The fu...
Jul 23, 2020

Toronto Arrows re-sign fly half Tayler Adams and 4 other players for 2021 season
TORONTO - The Toronto Arrows have re-signed New Zealand fly half Tayler Adams and four other players. The Major League Rugby team has also brought Manuel Diana, Guiseppe du Toit, Leandro Leivas and Be...
Jul 23, 2020