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Canadian speedskaters Blondin, Belchos win World Cup mass start events
NAGANO, Japan - Canadians Ivanie Blondin and Jordan Belchos won mass start gold medals Friday at a World Cup speedskating event. Belchos's gold was the first for a Canadian male in the event, and it w...
Dec 13, 2019
AHS reminds residents of food safety during the holiday season
LETHBRIDGE, AB - You're at a party this holiday season; maybe you're the one hosting- maybe it's an office party or a gathering at someone else's home. There are all kinds of meats, seafoods, cheeses,...
Dec 13, 2019 Don't keep meat or seafood out for more than a couple of hours - Photo: Lara Fominoff
Canadian Blood Services in Lethbridge needs 240 donations by end of holiday season
LETHBRIDGE, AB - Several groups from Coaldale came out to the Canadian Blood Services (CBS) office on Friday to donate blood.The Coaldale Cares coalition consists of the Kinsmen Club, Kate Andrews Hig...
Dec 13, 2019 Coaldale Kinsmen member Jack Van Rijn donates blood. (Lethbridge News Now)
'Chicken Bones' liqueur made with distinctive Maritime candy a hit in N.B.
FREDERICTON - For generations, the pink hard candy known as Chicken Bones has been a Christmas treat in the Maritimes, and now a new drink that draws inspiration from the candy's distin...
Dec 13, 2019
Source: Captain Michael Bradley signs deal to stay with Toronto FC
TORONTO - Captain Michael Bradley, true to his word, is sticking with Toronto FC. A source, speaking on condition of anonymity because the agreement had not been announced, confirmed Wednesd...
Dec 13, 2019
Teenage forward Jonathan David named Canadian Player of the Year after record run
TORONTO - Teenage forward Jonathan David, who has scored a Canadian-record 28 goals for club and country this year, has been named Canadian Player of the Year. The Canadian Soccer Association, which a...
Dec 13, 2019
Family of man detained in Egypt urges Champagne to help bring him home
OTTAWA - The family of a Canadian man who has been in a Cairo prison for the last 10 months wants Foreign Affairs Minister Francois-Philippe Champagne, who is in Egypt this week, to sec...
Dec 13, 2019
Report suggests agriculture needs changes to save climate and farmers
Farming needs to change to help save the climate and farmers themselves, says a national agriculture group. A report released Wednesday by the National Farmers Union concludes that...
Dec 13, 2019
Liberal MPs won't empower themselves to turf Trudeau, control caucus membership
OTTAWA - Liberal backbenchers declined Wednesday to give themselves the power to turf their leader, Justin Trudeau. They also passed up the chance to control who gets expelled from - or...
Dec 13, 2019
Trump says US, China have reached deal; Sunday tariffs off
WASHINGTON - President Donald Trump said Friday that the U.S. has cancelled plans to impose new tariffs on $160 billion worth of Chinese imports Sunday as part of a modest interim agreement that de-es...
Dec 13, 2019