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Canada's professional golfers on the upswing headed into 2025
Golf continued to be on the upswing in Canada in 2024, and Brooke Henderson expects even more in the new year. Calgary hosted the CPKC Women's Open, Hamilton welcomed the RBC Canadian Open, and Montre...
Jan 02, 2025
Firefighters respond to south Lethbridge vehicle fire
Lethbridge Fire & Emergency Services was called out to a vehicle fire Thursday morning.Crews from four stations attended the 2800 block of 26 Avenue South just after 7:00 a.m.They say a parked veh...
Jan 02, 2025
B.C. research suggests road salt linked to death and deformities in salmon
Researchers at the University of British Columbia say they've found evidence suggesting high levels of road salt in B.C. streams can cause death and deformities in young salmon. Zoology students Carle...
Jan 02, 2025
Calgary army reservist and museum curator killed while ice climbing in B.C.
CALGARY - A Calgary army reserve officer was killed in an ice-climbing accident in eastern British Columbia over the holidays. Maj. Dave Peabody died while off duty on Dec. 26 in Kootenay National Par...
Jan 02, 2025
Benevides named defensive co-ordinator on new head coach Buck Pierce's staff
VANCOUVER - Mike Benevides is back as the B.C. Lions defensive co-ordinator. Benevides assumes the role on new head coach Buck Pierce's staff, the Lions announced Thursday. Benevides had spent the las...
Jan 02, 2025
Famous orca mother carrying another dead calf after losing second infant: researchers
A mother killer whale who famously pushed the body of her dead newborn for 17 days in 2018 has lost another calf, and researchers say she is again carrying the body. The Center for Whale Research says...
Jan 02, 2025
Playoff picture coming into focus at mixed doubles curling trials
LIVERPOOL, N.S. - Lisa Weagle and John Epping locked up second place in Pool B at the Canadian mixed doubles curling trials, while the father-daughter team of Jim and Jaelyn Cotter also advanced to th...
Jan 02, 2025
Philadelphia Union hire Bradley Carnell as coach as MLS team tries to return to playoffs
CHESTER, Pa. (AP) - The Philadelphia Union named Bradley Carnell as the fourth head coach in the Major League Soccer team's history on Thursday. The 47-year old Carnell spent two seasons as manager of...
Jan 02, 2025
City of Lethbridge sending out property assessment notices this week
LETHBRIDGE, AB - The City of Lethbridge has mailed out its 2025 property assessment notices.The notices will arrive in the coming days, and those who signed up for eNotices would have received their a...
Jan 02, 2025
Possible scenarios that could play out in Ottawa as the Liberal government teeters
OTTAWA - Prime Minister Justin Trudeau is said to be reflecting on his future over the holidays after the resignation of his top cabinet minister, Chrystia Freeland, in mid-December. The bombshell mov...
Jan 02, 2025