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Some spray parks in Lethbridge to open this Friday
LETHBRIDGE, AB - Families can soon take advantage of spray parks during the hot upcoming days.The City of Lethbridge says two of their three spray parks will open at noon on Friday, May 17, 2024.The L...
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Supreme Court orders Louisiana to use congressional map with additional Black district in 2024 vote
WASHINGTON (AP) - The Supreme Court on Wednesday ordered Louisiana to hold congressional elections in 2024 using a House map with a second mostly Black district, despite a lower-court ruling that call...
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Reported sex assaults in the US military have dropped. That reverses what had been a growing problem
WASHINGTON (AP) - The number of reported sexual assaults across the military decreased last year, and a confidential survey found a 19% drop in the number of service members who said they had experien...
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Chief says grave search at B.C. residential school brings things 'full circle'
PRINCE GEORGE, B.C. - Chief Robert Michell says relief isn't the right word to describe his reaction as the search begins for unmarked graves at the site of a former residential school he attended in ...
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Canucks' Tocchet says Demko improving, top prospect Lekkerimaki an option for Game 5
VANCOUVER - Canucks head coach Rick Tocchet says Thatcher Demko has "improved immensely the last 72 hours" as the all-star goaltender works his way back from a lower-body injury. The 28-year-old start...
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B.C. First Nation to reactivate judicial review of DFO's salmon farm virus policy
VICTORIA - A British Columbia First Nation says it is reluctantly preparing to take legal action to challenge Fisheries Department salmon farm policy as it loses faith in federal plans to remove the o...
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Adley Rutschman's 2-run homer in bottom of the 9th helps Orioles avoid sweep in 3-2 win over Toronto
BALTIMORE (AP) - Adley Rutschman's two-run homer in the bottom of the ninth inning gave Baltimore a 3-2 victory over the Toronto Blue Jays on Wednesday, enabling the Orioles - yet again - to avoid a s...
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The New York Rangers were headed for another sweep. Now they're fighting to close out Carolina
RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) - The New York Rangers looked headed for an easy push through the second round of the NHL playoffs when they quickly moved within a win of a sweep of the Carolina Hurricanes. Instea...
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B.C. government and social media giants make deal on non-consensual intimate images
VICTORIA - The British Columbia government and social media giants have made what they call a "historic collaboration" for youth safety online. A joint statement from Premier David Eby and representat...
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The Rural Municipalities of Alberta fear trio of provincial bills are a power grab
EDMONTON, AB - Alberta's rural municipalities are teeing off on a trilogy of provincial bills they say erode trust and attack local authority.Paul McLauchlin, head of the Rural Municipalities of Alber...
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