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Wrangling waste: Calgary Stampede setting the example
CALGARY -- More than 20,000 people chowed down on pancakes last weekend during a family breakfast on the Calgary Stampede grounds. That's an awful lot of disposable forks, knives and plates - not to m...
Jul 11, 2019 Stampede breakfast - The Canadian Press
Nominations open for Lethbridge's Business of the Year Awards
LETHBRIDGE, AB - If you know of a truly exceptional business in Lethbridge, you can nominate them for an award through the Chamber of Commerce."Every year, the Chamber recognizes the contributions of ...
Jul 11, 2019 Business of the Year Award image. (Supplied by Lethbridge Chamber of Commerce)
Federer, Nadal to play at Wimbledon for 1st time since 2008
WIMBLEDON, England - All these years later, Roger Federer and Rafael Nadal will meet again at Wimbledon for the 40th installment of their terrific rivalry - and first at the All England Club since the...
Jul 11, 2019
NDP's Singh says Canada needs a national cycling strategy
OTTAWA - NDP leader Jagmeet Singh is a well-known cycling enthusiast whose folding bike seems to travel almost everywhere he does. Singh now wants to bring his love for two-wheeled-transportation to C...
Jul 11, 2019
All-Star Game television rating sets record low
NEW YORK - Baseball's All-Star Game had a record low television rating. The American League's 4-3 win over the National League on Tuesday night in Cleveland had a 5.0 rating on Fox, according to Niels...
Jul 11, 2019
Twitter investigating widespread outage that lasted more than an hour
SAN FRANCISCO - Twitter is investigating a problem that affected service to its users in the United States, Canada and Europe for more than an hour Thursday. The disrupti...
Jul 11, 2019
Falls are leading cause for seniors hospitalized due to injury: report
TORONTO - Falls appear to be the leading cause of injuries that land seniors in hospital, according to newly released data from the Canadian Institute for Health Information that has experts...
Jul 11, 2019
Forward Joel Armia agrees to two-year deal with Montreal Canadiens
MONTREAL - Joel Armia signed a two-year deal with the Montreal Canadiens on Thursday afternoon. The contract has an average annual value of US$2.6 million and covers the 2019-20 and 2020-21 seasons. A...
Jul 11, 2019
Bernie Sanders plans trip to Canada with group seeking cheaper insulin
TORONTO - American presidential hopeful Bernie Sanders said on Thursday that he would soon be coming to Canada with a group of diabetics to buy cheaper insulin. The Vermont senator said in a tweet tha...
Jul 11, 2019
Hamilton's Kia Nurse named a starting guard for the WNBA all-star game
NEW YORK - Hamilton's Kia Nurse has been named as one of the starting guards for the WNBA All-Star Game. Nurse is averaging 16 points, 2.1 assists, 2.7 rebounds and one steal over 15 games, all s...
Jul 11, 2019