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Judge to rule on whether rights of mom accused of abducting her child were violated
LETHBRIDGE, AB - A Lethbridge woman, accused of abducting her child in 2014 and taking him to Belize, will find out in about a month, whether a judge agrees with the argument that her Charter rights w...
Oct 23, 2019 Lethbridge Courthouse
Whoop-Up Drive construction to be finished by the weekend
LETHBRIDGE, AB - By this weekend, Whoop-Up Drive will be construction-less.The City says crews are expected to finish up bridge coating along Whoop-Up by the end of this week.Contractors will reduce w...
Oct 23, 2019 Construction on Whoop-Up Drive will be completed by Oct. 26 (Lethbridge News Now)
Authorities charge officer who opened fire on couple's car
HARTFORD, Conn. - A Connecticut police officer who opened fire on an unarmed couple's car, seriously wounding a woman, was charged Monday with assault and reckless endangerment. State's Attorney Patri...
Oct 23, 2019
No defence from suspect on trial in Edmonton police officer stabbing
EDMONTON - The trial for a man accused of stabbing an Edmonton police officer and striking four pedestrians with a van is coming to an end. Crown prosecutor Elizabeth Wheaton said Monday tha...
Oct 23, 2019
Winnipeg Jets claim veteran defenceman Luca Sbisa off waivers from Anaheim Ducks
WINNIPEG - The Winnipeg Jets scooped up some blue-line help Wednesday, claiming defenceman Luca Sbisa off waivers. The 29-year-old signed a contract with the Anaheim Ducks on Tuesday, but needed to pa...
Oct 23, 2019
NewsAlert: Trudeau says new cabinet to be sworn in on Nov. 20
OTTAWA - Prime Minister Justin Trudeau says he will unveil his new cabinet on Nov. 20 and is vowing to work with opposition parties - his first public comments since election night when voters handed ...
Oct 23, 2019
Halifax ceremony marks 50th anniversary of Navy's worst peacetime accident
HALIFAX - A ceremony was held today to commemorate the worst peacetime accident in the history of the Royal Canadian Navy, which happened 50 years ago in seas off England. An explosion ...
Oct 23, 2019
'Everything is interrelated:' Scientists write family tree for tree of life
Scientists have written the family tree for the tree of life. Researchers from around the world and several Canadian universities say it's taken nine years of work to analyze the genetics of 1,100 pla...
Oct 23, 2019
Former Ottawa Rough Riders head coach George Brancato dead at age 88
OTTAWA - George Brancato, who won Grey Cups with the Ottawa Rough Riders as a player, assistant coach and head coach, has died. He was 88. The Redblacks, Ottawa's current CFL team, confirmed...
Oct 23, 2019
Upstart People's Party had little impact on election results: Analysis
OTTAWA - Conservatives worried the upstart People's Party of Canada would result in a vote-split on the right can rest a little easier. A riding-by-riding analysis by The Canadian Press shows while th...
Oct 23, 2019