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Report suggests agriculture needs changes to save climate and farmers
A national agriculture group says farming needs to change to help save the climate and the industry. The National Farmers Union says in a report that old-fashioned mixed farming needs t...
Dec 11, 2019
Family of man detained in Egypt urges Champagne to help bring him home
OTTAWA - Foreign Affairs Minister Francois-Philippe Champagne is raising the case of a Canadian man detained in Cairo with the Egyptian government today. Champagne's spokesman says Yasser Ah...
Dec 11, 2019
Liberal MPs won't empower themselves to turf Trudeau, control caucus membership
OTTAWA - Liberal backbenchers have declined to give themselves the power to turf their leader, Justin Trudeau. They've also passed on the chance to control who gets expelled from - or admitted to - th...
Dec 11, 2019
Canadiens say Hockey Hall of Famer Guy Lapointe diagnosed with oral cancer
MONTREAL - The Montreal Canadiens say that Hockey Hall of Famer Guy Lapointe has been diagnosed with oral cancer. The NHL team issued a statement this morning at the request of Lapointe and ...
Dec 11, 2019
Nova Scotia MP steps back from duties after death of newborn daughter
OTTAWA - An MP from Nova Scotia says he won't take his seat in the House of Commons right away after the death of his newborn daughter. Sean Fraser says he is taking time away from his duties in Ottaw...
Dec 11, 2019
Holiday Train provides another successful visit - on several fronts
LETHBRIDGE -- Photos abound from Tuesday (Dec 10) night's visit of the CP Holiday Train. It never fails to draw a crowd and hundreds of people showed up to see the festively decked-out train near Lond...
Dec 11, 2019 CP Holiday Train during stop in Lethbridge -- LNN
Stolen snowmobile chase suspect sentenced to 32 months in prison
LETHBRIDGE, AB - A 35-year-old man originally charged with 18 offences involving a police chase and a stolen snowmobile, will spend the next 32 months in a federal prison. Tyrone Emblau was found guil...
Dec 11, 2019 Lethbridge Courthouse
Nova Scotia premier likes CFL, but non-committal to provincial help for stadium
HALIFAX - Nova Scotia's premier is remaining non-committal when it comes to provincial help for a business group trying to bring a potential CFL franchise to Halifax. Stephen McNeil says the...
Dec 11, 2019
Real-to-scale solar system models to be spread around Lethbridge
LETHBRIDGE, AB - The Lethbridge Astronomy Society believes their latest project will provide great educational values and recreational opportunities to the city.President Tom Anderson wants to install...
Dec 11, 2019 The dome of the downtown clock tower would be "the sun" in the solar system project. (Lethbridge News Now)
Conservationists criticize Quebec plan to protect caribou by killing wolves
MONTREAL - A Quebec government plan to kill wolves that get too close to an endangered woodland caribou herd is raising concern among environmentalists, who accuse the government of sid...
Dec 11, 2019