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Two Saskatchewan-born offensive linemen sign extensions with Roughriders
REGINA - The Saskatchewan Roughriders have signed homegrown offensive linemen Dan Clark and Brendon LaBatte through the 2022 season.The Regina-born Clark was a CFL all-star in 2019, helping the Roughr...
Dec 23, 2020
Southern Alberta ammolite mining company under new ownership
LETHBRIDGE, AB - The new owners of Korite International hope to turn the company around and focus on a new direct-to-consumer model.The Calgary-based company, which mines for ammolite at several sites...
Dec 23, 2020
Q&A: Clooney on 'Midnight Sky' and his twilight as an actor
NEW YORK - How has George Clooney been handling isolation? Aside from spending time with his wife, Amal Clooney, and their 3-year-old twins, and editing his new film "The Midnight Sky," he's relied on...
Dec 23, 2020
Avalanche warning issued for the Rockies
REVELSTOKE, BC- Avalanche Canada and Parks Canada have issued a Special Public Avalanche Warning for recreational users of backcountry and front country avalanche terrain.The warning is effective imme...
Dec 23, 2020
News Alert: Navy commander McDonald named new chief of defence staff
OTTAWA - Royal Canadian Navy commander Vice-Admiral Art McDonald is being tapped as the next head of the Canadian Armed Forces.Prime Minister Justin Trudeau announced the decision today, ending months...
Dec 23, 2020
Lethbridge City Council makes CTF Nice List, UCP lands on the Naughty List
LETHBRIDGE, AB - The Canadian Taxpayers Federation (CTF) has released its annual Taxpayer Naughty and Nice List.It reflects how various politicians, political parties, and governments were when it com...
Dec 23, 2020
Lethbridge pub owner supporting local through new food ordering app
LETHBRIDGE, AB - A local pub manager is striving to support fellow area business owners.Kieran Meeks is the General Manager of The Duke Pub & Grill on the west side of Lethbridge. He's teamed up w...
Dec 23, 2020
'Cheer' star pleads not guilty to child porn, sex charges
NAPERVILLE, Ill. - "Cheer" star Jerry Harris has pleaded not guilty to federal child pornography charges and allegations that he solicited sex from minors at cheerleading competitions and convinced te...
Dec 23, 2020
Ontario's sport minister says NHL talks ongoing as league plans to announce schedule
TORONTO - The NHL plans to release its 2021 schedule today but Ontario's minister of sport says discussions are still ongoing about how the all-Canadian North division will operate. Ontario is schedul...
Dec 23, 2020
Pandemic dampening 'Tibb's Eve,' the unique N.L. holiday with folkloric origins
ST. JOHN'S, N.L. - In Newfoundland and Labrador, Dec. 23 - also known as Tibb's Eve - is an unofficial holiday unique to the province, born out of folklore and turned into a big night for St. John's b...
Dec 23, 2020