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New measures announced to protect North Atlantic right whales
OTTAWA - The federal government has announced new measures to protect North Atlantic right whales in the Gulf of St. Lawrence that have been dying from ship strikes and getting caught in fishing ...
Jul 10, 2019
B.C. mother recalls last words of love for two girls found dead Christmas 2017
VANCOUVER - A mother says she "screamed like never before" when police told her that her two young daughters had been found dead in their father's apartment in Oak Bay, B.C., in December 2017. Sarah C...
Jul 10, 2019
Man with knife arrested in Taber after allegedly making threats
TABER, AB - In the early morning hours of Sunday, July 7th, Taber Police Service was called out for help.A taxi driver told them that the man they were giving a ride to had a knife and was threatening...
Jul 10, 2019 Taber Police Service vehicle. (Lethbridge News Now)
Duceppe family seeks $1.1 million from seniors residence over mother's death
MONTREAL - The family of former Bloc Quebecois leader Gilles Duceppe is seeking $1.14 million from the luxury seniors' residence where their 93-year-old mother perished after being trapped in a c...
Jul 10, 2019
Quebec premier affirms support for carbon price and Saskatchewan court challenge
SASKATOON - Quebec's premier is clarifying his province's carbon price isn't going anywhere, despite its entry into Saskatchewan's legal challenge of Ottawa's carbon tax. Francois Legault an...
Jul 10, 2019
US Rep. Swalwell ends presidential bid, will seek reelection
WASHINGTON - Rep. Eric Swalwell on Monday became the first candidate in the crowded 2020 Democratic presidential primary to exit the campaign, saying he would run for reelection to his California cong...
Jul 10, 2019
Provincial funding for $11.2-million rehabilitative housing project in Lethbridge "under review"
LETHBRIDGE, AB - Any change in provincial governments inevitably means that all previously-promised cheques are no longer a guarantee.Back in December 2018, the Alberta NDP announced $1.6-million for ...
Jul 10, 2019 Lethbridge City Hall. (Lethbridge News Now)
'I just want to be like them': Fans fete World Cup champs
NEW YORK - Adoring fans packed New York City's Canyon of Heroes on Wednesday amid a blizzard of confetti to praise the World Cup-winning U.S. women's national soccer team as athletic leaders on the fi...
Jul 10, 2019
U.S.-Iran tension has implications for Canadian troops in Iraq: analysts
OTTAWA - The escalating tensions in the Persian Gulf between Iran and the United States have implications for the future safety of Canadian troops in Iraq, analysts suggested Monday. Canada has about ...
Jul 10, 2019
'I just want to be like them': Fans fete World Cup champs
NEW YORK - Adoring fans packed New York City's Canyon of Heroes on Wednesday amid a blizzard of confetti to praise the World Cup-winning U.S. women's national soccer team as athletic leaders on the fi...
Jul 10, 2019