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Class-action lawsuit alleges Cargill in High River failed to take COVID-19 precautions
CALGARY - A class-action lawsuit has been filed against Cargill Ltd. that claims the meat-packing company failed to take reasonable precautions to protect its workers in Alberta during the COVID-19 pa...
Jul 10, 2020
Toronto FC pre-game meal set for 5:30 a.m. before 9 a.m. Florida morning kickoff
TORONTO - The 9 a.m. kickoff is daunting. So is the 5:30 a.m. pre-game meal. Toronto FC gets one heck of an early start to the MLS is Back Tournament on Sunday when it faces D.C. United at ESPN's Wide...
Jul 10, 2020
All 5 former winners in same half of Champions League draw
GENEVA - All five former Champions League winners were put into the same half of the draw on Friday, setting up a possible semifinal pairing between Cristiano Ronaldo and Lionel Messi. Real Madrid, Ju...
Jul 10, 2020
13 new COVID cases for South Zone, including five in Lethbridge County
LETHBRIDGE, AB - The Government of Alberta has released its report on COVID-19 for Friday, July 10.77 new cases were confirmed across Alberta, which is the highest single-day increase in at least a mo...
Jul 10, 2020
Pandemic has Curling Canada facing Olympic trials qualifying complications
OTTAWA - Curling Canada has been forced to re-think qualification for the Olympic team and mixed doubles trials after cancellations and postponements due to the COVID-19 pandemic. Teams and mixed...
Jul 10, 2020
Community Futures Network of Alberta to offer free Succession matching and planning workshop
LETHBRIDGE, AB. -- A need for succession planning and education resources within rural business communities, prompted eight Community Futures offices in southern Alberta develop a Succession Matching ...
Jul 10, 2020
Judge halts 1st federal execution in 17 years, citing virus
A federal judge in Indiana on Friday halted the first federal execution planned in 17 years scheduled three days from now over COVID-19 concerns. Daniel Lee had been scheduled to die by lethal injecti...
Jul 10, 2020
Justice Minister talks Alberta Police Force, downtown Lethbridge, investing/divesting in police
LETHBRIDGE, AB - Doug Schweitzer's office is certainly one of the busier provincial ministries with several major, high-profile initiatives underway.The Minister of Justice and Solicitor General for A...
Jul 10, 2020
Grocers defend pandemic pay cut decisions as independently made despite emails, calls
OTTAWA - Executives from three of Canada's largest grocery chains onFriday defended their decision to end temporary wage increases for grocery store workers during COVID-19 on the same day, even ...
Jul 10, 2020
Canadian forward Tesho Akindele signs contract extension with Orlando City
Canadian international forward Tesho Akindele has agreed to a contract extension with Orlando City SC that includes options for the 2022 and '23 seasons. The 28-year-old's previous contract was to end...
Jul 10, 2020