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Drug overdose deaths in Lethbridge declining
LETHBRIDGE, AB - A new report shows that the number of people who are dying from illicit drug use in Lethbridge remains high, but is falling.The Government of Alberta has updated its Alberta Substance...
Jul 22, 2024
US-Russian journalist convicted in a rapid, secret trial, court records show
A court has convicted Alsu Kurmasheva, a Russian-American journalist for the U.S. government-funded Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty, of spreading false information about the Russian army and sentenced...
Jul 22, 2024
Assailant kills 6 people and wounds 6 others at a care home in central Croatia, officials say
ZAGREB, Croatia (AP) - An armed assailant entered a care home for older people in central Croatia Monday and opened fire, killing six people and wounding six others, police said. Croatia's police chie...
Jul 22, 2024
Heat warning remains in effect across Alberta
High temperatures will continue to persist in Alberta.Environment Canada says the province-wide heat warning remain in effect.Daytime highs are expected to be between 28 and 37 degrees Celsius while o...
Jul 22, 2024
Markets bet on second Bank of Canada interest rate cut coming this week
Economists and market watchers are betting the Bank of Canada will deliver another interest rate cut this week amid mounting evidence that inflation is sustainably easing. Expectations that the bank w...
Jul 22, 2024
Israel orders evacuation of part of Gaza humanitarian zone
DEIR AL-BALAH, Gaza Strip (AP) - The Israeli military on Monday ordered the evacuation of part of an area in the Gaza Strip it has designated a humanitarian zone. The military said it is planning to b...
Jul 22, 2024
A PhD student at a top Chinese university publicly accuses her supervisor of sexual harassment
HONG KONG (AP) - A female PhD student at one of China's top universities took social media by storm after accusing her academic supervisor of sexual harassment and said he threatened to stop her from ...
Jul 22, 2024
In the news today: Interest rate cut possible this week: Economists
Here is a roundup of stories from The Canadian Press designed to bring you up to speed... Interest rate cut possible this week: Economists Economists and market watchers are betting the Bank of Canada...
Jul 22, 2024
Mom wants quicker reform on disaster preparations, one year after flood took son
HALIFAX - The mother of a boy who died a year ago in a Nova Scotia flood says her grief returns daily, along with frustration over what she considers the province's slow pace in reforming its preparat...
Jul 22, 2024
Maier throws for three touchdowns, leads Stampeders to 25-24 win over Lions
CALGARY - Clarke Barnes caught a five-yard touchdown pass from quarterback Jake Maier in the fourth quarter and the Calgary Stampeders hung on for a 25-24 win over the B.C. Lions on Sunday at McMahon ...
Jul 21, 2024