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Hospital worker fired after Indigenous woman's death should be reinstated: arbitrator
An arbitration tribunal has ordered the reinstatement of an orderly who was fired after an Indigenous woman filmed Quebec hospital staff insulting her as she died. Arbitrator Serge Brault says that wh...
Aug 23, 2023
Brighter Together Food Journey returns to Lethbridge for second year
LETHBRIDGE, AB - The second Brighter Together Food Journey is taking place in Lethbridge this week.It's an initiative from Tourism Lethbridge, Lethbridge & District Exhibition, and Economic Develo...
Aug 23, 2023
CSPA clarifies statement on women's interim deal with Canada Soccer
The Canadian Soccer Players' Association has cleared the air on the interim deal the senior women's team struck with Canada Soccer in July. In a statement released Wednesday, the CSPA said that the co...
Aug 23, 2023
Officials say a jet crash in Russia kills 10 and Wagner chief was on passenger list
MOSCOW (AP) - A business jet en route from Moscow to St. Petersburg crashed Wednesday, killing all 10 people on board, Russian emergency officials said. Mercenary chief Yevgeny Prigozhin was on the pa...
Aug 23, 2023
CFL's mid-season report shows attendance up in B.C., Montreal and Toronto
TORONTO - Attendance in the CFL's three major markets is up through the first half of the 2023 regular season. The CFL announced Wednesday the average game-day revenue in Toronto, B.C. and Montreal is...
Aug 23, 2023
City of Lethbridge launches review of aging Land Use Bylaw
LETHBRIDGE, AB - The City of Lethbridge has launched its new Land Use Bylaw (LUB) Renewal project.The LUB regulates the development of private land throughout the city and impacts how neighborhoods ar...
Aug 23, 2023
Community Foundation opens grant applications for Fall 2023
LETHBRIDGE, AB - The Community Foundation of Lethbridge and Southwestern Alberta is issuing its second and final call for funding for 2023.Applications are open for the Community Priorities and Henry ...
Aug 23, 2023
As conservative premiers talk gender and kids, Poilievre's grassroots ask same of him
OTTAWA - As conservative premiers change the rules around pronoun use in schools, members of the federal Conservative grassroots want Pierre Poilievre to wade further into the debate around gender. A ...
Aug 23, 2023
Ford, Edmonton Elks look to break CFL-record 22-game home losing streak
It's one long losing streak down, one more to go for Tre Ford and the Edmonton Elks. Ford guided Edmonton to a 24-10 road win over the Hamilton Tiger-Cats last week. The Elks' first victory of the sea...
Aug 23, 2023
Ottawa looked at changes to land claims process, acknowledged issues: documents
OTTAWA - Newly released internal documents show Canada has been pondering a new way to settle First Nation land claims. In briefing materials prepared for the deputy minister of Crown-Indigenous Relat...
Aug 23, 2023