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Sanction Chinese officials over human-rights violations, senators urge Trudeau
OTTAWA - A group of senators is calling on the Liberal government to impose sanctions on Chinese officials over China's treatment of its Muslim minority, its increasing restriction of freedoms in Hong...
Jun 24, 2020
Man sentenced to five years for impaired driving death near Coalhurst
LETHBRIDGE, AB - A Lethbridge man has learned his fate almost exactly two years after an impaired driving collision.Douglas Wilbur Bagnall, 63, of Lethbridge, pleaded guilty to impaired driving causin...
Jun 24, 2020
Canadian international Dan Moor, captain of Toronto Arrows, retires from rugby
TORONTO - Canadian international winger Dan Moor, captain of the Toronto Arrows, has retired from professional rugby. The 29-year-old Toronto native won 14 caps for Canada and is the Arrows' franchise...
Jun 24, 2020
Plans for 'Atlantic bubble' on July 3 as cases of COVID-19 stabilize
HALIFAX - The four Atlantic provinces have announced plans to ease interprovincial travel restrictions, creating a so-called "bubble" as the region has reported relatively few new ...
Jun 24, 2020
Building inspections allowed to resume in private dwellings and commercial units
LETHBRIDGE, AB - Residents of private dwellings and tenants of commercial and industrial units can once again have their building inspected.The City of Lethbridge says its Building Inspection unit wil...
Jun 24, 2020
Don DeLillo novel 'The Silence' coming in October
NEW YORK - Don DeLillo will have something to say this fall about fear and isolation. The 83-year-old author known for imagining disaster in "White Noise," "End Zone" and other works has a novel comin...
Jun 24, 2020
M.D. of Taber donates $30,000 to HALO Air Ambulance, firefighters launch fundraiser
TABER, AB - The support for HALO Air Ambulance continues to swell.This week, the M.D. of Taber invited members of HALO for a presentation where they gave them a cheque for $30,000."HALO is a very impo...
Jun 24, 2020
CP NewsAlert: Charges expected to be dropped against chief in violent arrest
FORT MCMURRAY, Alta. - Charges are expected to be dropped against a prominent northern Alberta First Nations chief who was the subject of a violent arrest earlier this year. The case of Chief Allan Ad...
Jun 24, 2020
For openers: MLB tries again with short season, skewed rules
NEW YORK - So, where were we? Mid-March, a spring training exhibition between the St. Louis Cardinals and Miami Marlins at Roger Dean Stadium in Jupiter, Florida. Even before the final out, both sides...
Jun 24, 2020
Baseball's back: MLB sets 60-game sked, opens July 23 or 24
NEW YORK - Major League Baseball issued a 60-game schedule Tuesday night that will start July 23 or 24 in empty ballparks as the sport tries to push ahead amid the coronavirus pandemic following month...
Jun 24, 2020