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Jimmy Cobb, 'Kind of Blue' drummer for Miles Davis, dies
Jimmy Cobb, a percussionist and the last surviving member of Miles Davis' 1959 "Kind of Blue" groundbreaking jazz album which transformed the genre and sparked several careers, died Sunday. His wife, ...
May 25, 2020

LPS clamps down on excessive speeding in the city
LETHBRIDGE, AB. -- Excessive speeding violations, primarily along Mayor Magrath Drive over the weekend, continues to be an issues in the city.On Friday (May 22), LPS apprehended two drivers racing alo...
May 25, 2020

Packed parks like Bellwoods avoidable with better communication, experts say
Images of a downtown Toronto park packed with young people seemingly flaunting physical distancing guidelines designed to slow the spread of COVID-19 have drawn sharp criticism from both politicians a...
May 25, 2020

Payments for CERB top $40 billion as feds open doors for commercial rent help
OTTAWA - A key federal benefit for Canadians out of work, or seeing large drops in their earnings, in the COVID-19 pandemic has paid out over $40 billion in emergency aid.Federal figures posted Monday...
May 25, 2020

Council of the Federation: COVID-19 prompts Quebec to put off premiers' meeting
Quebec is postponing the Council of the Federation meeting it was set to host this summer because of COVID-19. The summer premiers' gathering was set to take place from July 22 to July 24 at the Chate...
May 25, 2020

Canadian Martial Arts Centre reopening doors June 1
LETHBRIDGE, AB- Lee Mein, owner of the Canadian Martial Arts Centre (CMAC) in Lethbridge is opening up shop again in light of Stage 1 of the COVID-19 relaunch.Mein, father of Canadian Professional MMA...
May 25, 2020

Whitecaps 'keeper Maxime Crepeau dreaming about being back on the soccer pitch
It's been 80 days since the Vancouver Whitecaps last saw action, so goalkeeper Maxime Crepeau can be forgiven for dreaming about soccer. But for the 26-year-old Canadian international from Candiac, Qu...
May 25, 2020

Gathering limits make a ‘great time to be building a pipeline:’ Alberta minister
EDMONTON - Alberta's energy minister says it's a good time to build a pipeline because public health restrictions limit protests against them.Sonya Savage made the comment Friday in a podcast hosted b...
May 25, 2020

Brian May reveals recent heart attack, says he's good now
LONDON - Queen guitarist Brian May says he recently had three stents put in after experiencing "a small heart attack." May said Monday in an Instagram video that the stents were put in after his docto...
May 25, 2020

German court ruling clears the way to settle VW diesel cases
KARLSRUHE, Germany - A German court has ruled that Volkswagen must buy back cars from owners of its diesel cars equipped with software that evaded emissions testing - but consumers must accept the cur...
May 25, 2020