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City of Lethbridge celebrating Environment Week
LETHBRIDGE, AB - The City of Lethbridge has put a twist on its Environment Week celebrations this year. Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the initiative is being recognized online from June 1 to 7."It is ...
Jun 01, 2020
Violence-stricken US cities clean up, brace for more unrest
WASHINGTON - A country convulsed by violent protests picked up the pieces Monday and braced for more trouble amid a coast-to-coast outpouring of rage over police killings of black people. President Do...
Jun 01, 2020
Province consulting industries on Stage 2 of COVID-19 relaunch this week
LETHBRIDGE, AB - The Government of Alberta is hosting four telephone town halls this week with a variety of industry stakeholders.Minister of Economic Development, Trade, and Tourism Tanya Fir says th...
Jun 01, 2020
Floods force evacuations in Fairmont Hot Springs
CRANBROOK, B.C. - At least one community in southeastern B.C. has been evacuated due to flooding.The Regional District of East Kootenay (RDEK) issued a state of local emergency Sunday evening for Fair...
Jun 01, 2020
Bird strike might have caused Snowbird crash, early investigation finds
OTTAWA, Ont. - The Royal Canadian Air Force says it's focusing on a bird strike as the reason a Snowbird plane crashed in British Columbia last month.A preliminary investigation report posted today sa...
Jun 01, 2020
Sentencing hearing for woman convicted in death of Edmonton toddler
EDMONTON - A woman convicted in the death of a toddler whose lifeless body was found outside an Edmonton church is back in court today for a sentencing hearing. Tasha-Lee Doreen Mack was convicte...
Jun 01, 2020
Trudeau rejects Trump suggestion to readmit Russia to G7, citing Crimea invasion
OTTAWA - Prime Minister Justin Trudeau says Russia is not welcome in the G7 any time soon. Trudeau is flatly rejecting today a suggestion by U.S. President Donald Trump to readmit Russia, which was ki...
Jun 01, 2020
Trudeau promises to speed $2.2 billion in funding for strapped cities
OTTAWA - Prime Minister Justin Trudeau says the federal government is rushing $2.2 billion in expected infrastructure funding to Canada's cities. He says sending gas-tax funds months sooner ...
Jun 01, 2020
Promising summer after lacklustre spring, Weather Network predicts
Most Canadians may have missed out on spring, but one of the country's most prominent weather forecasters says they'll likely get to enjoy a more seasonal summer. The Weather Network is calling for sl...
Jun 01, 2020
Trudeau promises to speed $2 billion in funding for strapped cities
OTTAWA - Prime Minister Justin Trudeau says the federal government is rushing $2.2 billion in expected infrastructure funding to Canada's cities.He says sending gas-tax funds months sooner than planne...
Jun 01, 2020