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Judge orders railway to pay Washington tribe nearly $400 million for trespassing with oil trains
SEATTLE (AP) - BNSF Railway must pay nearly $400 million to a Native American tribe in Washington state, a federal judge ordered Monday after finding that the company intentionally trespassed when it ...
Jun 17, 2024

Fire ban lifted for Lethbridge River Valley
LETHBRIDGE, AB - The outdoor fire pits in the coulees can be used once again.The ban was enacted earlier this month due to high temperatures and winds, but recent rainfall and cooler weather has signi...
Jun 17, 2024

Phones banned from Alberta classrooms starting fall 2024
The Alberta government is banning the use of mobile phones during class time in elementary and high schools as of the fall 2024 term but school boards will have some autonomy over the restrictions.WAT...
Jun 17, 2024

2 of 9 people wounded in Michigan mass shooting at splash pad remain hospitalized, sheriff says
PONTIAC, Mich. (AP) - Two of the nine people wounded in a weekend shooting at a suburban Detroit splash pad remain hospitalized in critical condition, including an eight-year-old boy who has "made ama...
Jun 17, 2024

Duane Kesler named Whoop-Up Days Parade Marshal
LETHBRIDGE, AB - The Lethbridge & District Exhibition has announced who will be at the helm of this summer's parade.Duane Kesler will serve as the Honourary Parade Marshall. Kesler is a third-gene...
Jun 17, 2024

Sask Party MLAs deflect committee attempt to call witnesses into gun in Legislature
REGINA - Members of the governing Saskatchewan Party are rebuffing an Opposition attempt to call witnesses to answer questions on weapons allegations against a cabinet minister. In a meeting of the Ho...
Jun 17, 2024

Canada's Milos Raonic sets record with 47 aces in three-set match
LONDON - Milos Raonic was at his peak when he reached the Wimbledon final in 2016 before injuries decimated his promising career. On Monday, the 33-year-old from Thornhill, Ont., served notice that he...
Jun 17, 2024

Belgium stunned by Slovakia 1-0 with VAR denying Lukaku twice at Euro 2024
FRANKFURT, Germany (AP) - Two Romelu Lukaku goals were ruled out by video review and Belgium fell to a stunning 1-0 loss to Slovakia in wild Group D at the European Championship on Monday. Slovakia st...
Jun 17, 2024

'Revolutionary youth summer program' gets underway at McGill pro-Palestine encampment
MONTREAL - A so-called "revolutionary" summer school is starting this afternoon at a pro-Palestinian encampment at McGill University's downtown Montreal campus. The program includes lectures on Palest...
Jun 17, 2024

'Stupid' or 'unethical': Green leader suggests MPs should have asked more questions
OTTAWA - Green Party Leader Elizabeth May says MPs identified in a secret parliamentary report on foreign interference should have asked more questions when offered help in their nomination races from...
Jun 17, 2024