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Feds working on new policies to stop illegal shipments of garbage
OTTAWA - The federal government expects to make some changes this year to keep Canada's garbage from illegally ending up on foreign shores, after needing to bring dozens of shipping containers of rott...
Jan 15, 2020
Andrew Weaver leaves B.C. Greens to sit as Independent, cites family health
VICTORIA - Andrew Weaver is leaving British Columbia's Green party to sit as an Independent. The former party leader says in a news release that he will continue to sit as the legislature member ...
Jan 15, 2020
Cold weather prompts AMA to answer over 30,000 calls for service since Sunday
EDMONTON, AB - The extreme cold weather across the province has led to a busy week for the Alberta Motor Association (AMA).The AMA says that between Sunday and Wednesday morning this week, they've rec...
Jan 15, 2020 Some extreme cold weather tips from the AMA (Photo courtesy the Alberta Motor Association)
Bolts G Vasilevskiy, Rangers D DeAngelo, Flames G Talbot named 3 stars of week
NEW YORK - Tampa Bay goaltender Andrei Vasilevskiy, New York Rangers defenceman Tony DeAngelo and Calgary goaltender Cam Talbot are the NHL's three stars of the week. Vasilevskiy won three games...
Jan 15, 2020
Canada's Marchak headed to Buckingham Palace for Rugby League World Cup draw
Mandy Marchak is headed to Buckingham Palace. The 35-year-old rugby international from Winnipeg, who now calls Victoria home, is representing Canada at Thursday's draw for the 2021 Rugby League W...
Jan 15, 2020
TSB chair says agency wants answers in deadly Ukraine airline crash
OTTAWA - Canadian air-crash investigators are being given access to the wreckage and have been tapped to help unlock the contents of the data recorders from a Ukraine International Airlines plane down...
Jan 15, 2020
Gigi Hadid among potential jurors for Weinstein's rape trial
NEW YORK - Supermodel Gigi Hadid is in the running to be a juror in Harvey Weinstein's New York City rape trial after telling a judge Monday that she thinks she'd be able to "keep an open mind on the ...
Jan 15, 2020
Plant to open in Lethbridge that would turn garbage into fuel
LETHBRIDGE, AB - Shovels are expected to hit the ground later this year for a company that not only wants to make "renewable diesel" but also to reduce the amount of waste going into the landfill.Ciel...
Jan 15, 2020 The test plant in Aldersyde, AB. (Supplied by Cielo Waste Solutions)
Avenatti arrested for new alleged crimes while on bail
LOS ANGELES - Michael Avenatti, the brash former attorney for the porn actress Stormy Daniels, was arrested for allegedly violating bail by committing numerous financial crimes to conceal assets from ...
Jan 15, 2020
Community Foundation opens grant applications
LETHBRIDGE, AB - Applications are open for the Community Foundation of Lethbridge and Southwestern Alberta's grants from various funds.Grants are available from the Community Priorities Fund, the Henr...
Jan 15, 2020 The Community Foundation's office in Lethbridge (Lethbridge News Now)