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Veteran midfielder Jonathan Osorio not interested in easy road to World Cup
Canadian midfielder Jonathan Osorio isn't interested in getting to the World Cup via the back door, as co-host in 2026. "I want to be part of a team that's able to say that we qualified and not hosted...
Nov 09, 2021

Bank of Canada governor says central bank's role includes reducing inequality
OTTAWA - The governor of the Bank of Canada has laid down an argument for the central bank's actions during the pandemic, hours after the country's opposition leader suggested the bank stay in its inf...
Nov 09, 2021

Parole recommended for Manson follower Leslie Van Houten
SACRAMENTO, Calif (AP) - A California parole panel on Tuesday recommended for the fifth time that Charles Manson follower Leslie Van Houten be freed from prison, decisions previously rejected by two g...
Nov 09, 2021

‘We knew he could do it’: Brooks teen breaks Guinness World Record
BROOKS, AB. - Solving a Rubik's Cube in 26 seconds wasn't enough of a challenge for Jessie Bradford.So he decided to start doing it while riding a unicycle."Once you get the hang of it, it's pretty ea...
Nov 09, 2021

Logging truck collides with RCMP vehicles headed to enforce B.C. injunction
PORT RENFREW, B.C. - Mounties on southern Vancouver Island say three officers were hospitalized with injuries after a collision involving a logging truck Tuesday morning. The RCMP say the officers wer...
Nov 09, 2021

422 new COVID cases provincially Tuesday
LETHBRIDGE, AB - The province has released its latest report on COVID-19 for Tuesday, covering statistics from the past 24 hours.422 cases were confirmed across the province, bringing the total to 327...
Nov 09, 2021

Calls for action plan to address doctor shortage in Lethbridge continues
LETHBRIDGE, AB - Both of Lethbridge's MLA say the lack of family physicians in the city is an urgent crisis that needs to be dealt with right now.Shannon Phillips, the NDP MLA for Lethbridge-West, hel...
Nov 09, 2021

Quebec religious symbols ban will apply to English schools until appeal decided
MONTREAL - The Quebec Court of Appeal will not allow the English Montreal School Board to hire teachers who wear religious symbols while an appeal of a lower court decision on Quebec's secularism law ...
Nov 09, 2021

Habs goalie Carey Price says "substance use" led him to NHL's assistance program
MONTREAL - Carey Price has broken his silence after voluntarily entering the NHL's player assistance program more than a month ago. The superstar goaltender issued a statement through the Montreal Can...
Nov 09, 2021

Canadian show jumping chef d'equipe Mark Laskin quits, unhappy with Equestrian Canada
OTTAWA - Mark Laskin has resigned as chef d'equipe of the Canadian show jumping team and says he's been forced out. Laskin has been the show jumping team's chef d'equipe since 2012, which was a role i...
Nov 09, 2021