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Lethbridge County warning of soil erosion
LETHBRIDGE COUNTY, AB - The soil in Lethbridge County has become quite vulnerable to erosion.The county says that's because of recent weather conditions, citing a cycle of freezing and thawing paired ...
Mar 11, 2020 The Lethbridge County office (Photo: Lethbridge News Now)
CFL announces its 2020 Touchdown Atlantic game in Halifax has been sold out
TORONTO - The CFL's 2020 edition of Touchdown Atlantic is a sellout, with all 10,000 tickets currently available purchased. The CFL made the announcement Wednesday, a day after tickets to the July 25 ...
Mar 11, 2020
Kalen Schlatter testifies he did not sexually assault or kill Tess Richey
TORONTO - A Toronto man accused of sexually assaulting and strangling a young woman he had just met testified Monday that she initiated their early-morning sexual encounter and was alive when he ...
Mar 11, 2020
Joe Biden has another big primary night, wins 4 more states
WASHINGTON - Joe Biden decisively won Michigan's Democratic presidential primary, seizing a key battleground state that helped propel Bernie Sanders' insurgent candidacy four years ago. The former vic...
Mar 11, 2020
AP VoteCast: A state-by-state look at Democratic primaries
WASHINGTON - The Associated Press surveyed voters in three of the six states that held Democratic presidential contests on Tuesday. Here's a snapshot of voters in Michigan, Missouri and Mississippi - ...
Mar 11, 2020
Gas-powered vehicles contribute more to city pollution than thought: research
Research suggests cars and other gasoline-powered vehicles are responsible for a share of two highly toxic contaminants in downtown city air that's at least five times larger than previously thought. ...
Mar 11, 2020
New recruit for Pronghorns rugby
LETHBRIDGE, AB - The University of Lethbridge Pronghorns women's rugby team has added a new player to its ranks.Sam Ganske will join the team for the 2020-2021 season. Earlier, the team announced the ...
Mar 11, 2020 Sam Ganske has committed to the U of L Pronghorns (Photo courtesy Pronghorn Athletics and Recreation)
The latest developments on COVID-19 in Canada
The latest news on the novel coronavirus and the illness dubbed COVID-19 (all times Eastern): 7:50 p.m. Ontario confirmed one more novel coronavirus case on Monday evening, bringing the total i...
Mar 11, 2020
Surprise retirement leaves military searching for sixth vice-chief in four years
OTTAWA - Canada's military is searching for its sixth second-in-command in under four years following Lt.-Gen. Jean-Marc Lanthier's surprise decision to retire this summer. In a statement, Lanthier sa...
Mar 11, 2020
Trudeau promises $1 billion for COVID-19 research, resilience
OTTAWA - The federal government is rolling out a $1 billion funding package to help provincial health-care systems cope with the increasing number of new coronavirus cases and to help Canadian workers...
Mar 11, 2020 Prime Minister Justin Trudeau (Photo: The Canadian Press)