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Lethbridge man charged after recovery of two stolen generators
LETHBRIDGE -- A 31-year-old Lethbridge man faces property crime charges after police recovered two stolen generators worth $80,000.Following an investigation into the theft of two generators from cons...
Jun 18, 2019 stolen generators - Photo credit to LPS
124 children affected by January gas leak that forced evacuation of Montreal school
Montreal public health officials say 124 children suffered symptoms of carbon monoxide poisoning after a gas leak last January forced the evacuation of their elementary school. The report pu...
Jun 18, 2019
BREAKING: Trans Mountain Pipeline Expansion Approved by Federal Government
LETHBRIDGE, AB - Prime Minister Justin Trudeau's administration has given its thumbs up to the Trans Mountain Pipeline expansion.Senior government officials said in a technical briefing Tuesday aftern...
Jun 18, 2019 Trans Mountain Pipeline (Photo courtesy of Canadian Press)
Who should bear the financial risk of flooding? Report lays out three options
OTTAWA - A new report co-authored by the government and the insurance industry says Canada can do a better job of protecting homeowners from the escalating financial risks of flooding. ...
Jun 18, 2019
Crown won't appeal case of Quebec man who killed Alzheimer's-stricken wife
MONTREAL - The Crown says it won't be appealing a sentence handed down last month to a Quebec man who killed his Alzheimer's-stricken wife in 2017. Quebec's director of criminal and penal&nb...
Jun 18, 2019
Canadian sports fans have changed since the Blue Jays' World Series wins
TORONTO - After more than a quarter century since one of the country's major pro sports teams took home a championship, Canadian sports fans will finally be able to celebrate on Monday with a par...
Jun 18, 2019
China suspends imports from Canadian pork company over food safety issues
MONTREAL - China is targeting another Canadian pork producer by temporarily halting imports allegedly over food safety issues at a time when diplomatic tensions are intensifying between the two countr...
Jun 18, 2019
Liberals to reject Senate changes to solitary confinement bill
OTTAWA - The Liberals are poised to reject the Senate's amendments to a bill that aims to end the practice of solitary confinement. The government's response to the Senate's package of amendments deta...
Jun 18, 2019
New award announced by Lethbridge Sport Council
LETHBRIDGE, AB - When nominations open for the Lethbridge Sport Council Achievement Awards next month, voters will notice a new title on the ballot.The LSC has announced the creation of the Dr. Gary B...
Jun 18, 2019 Nominations for the 2019 Achievement Awards open July 2 (Image courtesy Lethbridge Sport Council on Facebook)
Federal cabinet decision on fate of Trans Mountain pipeline due Tuesday
OTTAWA - The Liberal government's $4.5 billion gamble to buy the Trans Mountain pipeline in a bid to get it expanded will come to a head on Tuesday when the federal cabinet decides whether to sig...
Jun 18, 2019