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Dalhousie law professors ask premier to launch public inquiry into mass shooting
HALIFAX - More than 30 faculty members at Dalhousie University's law school have signed a letter urging Nova Scotia's premier to call an independent public inquiry into the shooting rampage ...
May 15, 2020

City launches back lane rehabilitation program
LETHBRIDGE, AB - The City of Lethbridge is starting its paved back lane rehabilitation program.It's designed to address paved back lanes that have deteriorated and need reconstruction. 13 different pa...
May 15, 2020

Industrial production plunges unprecedented 11.2% in April
WASHINGTON - American industry recorded the biggest drop on record last month as factories, mines and utilities were all battered by the economic fallout from the coronavirus pandemic. The Federal Res...
May 15, 2020

Had enough of 'Contagion'? Here are some warm blanket movies
When many were rushing to rewatch "Contagion," the eerily prophetic 2011 Steven Soderbergh film about the outbreak of an easily transmitted virus, I was searching for more comforting escapes. I reache...
May 15, 2020

Next phase of University Drive twinning project set to start May 19
LETHBRIDGE, AB - New details have been announced regarding the University Drive twinning project.The next phase of the work is set to start on Tuesday, May 19, weather permitting. The City of Lethbrid...
May 15, 2020

Citizens being reminded of travel restrictions still in place at Canada’s border crossings
LETHBRIDGE, AB - With this weekend being a holiday, Canadians are being reminded that travel restrictions are still in place at all of the country's international border crossings.The federal governme...
May 15, 2020

German economy shrinks 2.2% in 1st quarter as virus hits
BERLIN - The German economy shrank by 2.2% in the first quarter compared with the previous three-month period as shutdowns in the country and beyond started to bite, official data showed Friday. The f...
May 15, 2020

Islamic call to prayer being heard for the first time across Canada
OTTAWA - The Al Rashid Mosque has stood in Edmonton since 1938, but no one there today can remember ever hearing the daily call to prayer ring out through the loudspeakers. Usually the musical ch...
May 15, 2020

Walkerton 20 years on: A lingering tinge of grief amid community pride
TORONTO - As the May long weekend approached 20 years ago, an invisible killer began stalking the unsuspecting town of Walkerton, Ont., preparing to unleash an epidemic that would damage or destroy ma...
May 15, 2020

'Complicated' grief during pandemic has group calling for federal funding
Entertaining people with his stories, jokes and musical talents on multiple instruments like the drums, saxophone and keyboards made Gord Kudlak a magnet for a large community...
May 15, 2020