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Beckett Cypher, 21-year-old son of Melissa Etheridge, dies
LOS ANGELES - Melissa Etheridge said Wednesday that her son Beckett Cypher has died. Etheridge released a statement saying opioid addiction was behind Cypher's death. "Today I joined the hundreds of t...
May 14, 2020
Rare baby owl now being reared by its parents in unique B.C. breeding program
LANGLEY, B.C. - Members of a unique program in Langley, B.C., are celebrating the successful hatching of a northern spotted owl chick, bolstering a population that numbers fewer than 10 of the bi...
May 14, 2020
City of Lethbridge announces Craig Dalton as new City Manager
LETHBRIDGE, AB - A new permanent City Manager has been hired for Lethbridge.Craig Dalton is from Victoria, PEI where he was most recently the Veterans Ombudsman. Dalton led a team of 35 people "charge...
May 14, 2020
Kashechewan residents return from the land as flooding risk is downgraded
OTTAWA - Residents of a First Nation in northern Ontario plagued by annual spring flooding are being flown back to their community now that the threat of flooding has been downgraded. About 1,200 peop...
May 14, 2020
Toronto Zoo pivots to 'drive-thru experience' as safe alternative in COVID era
TORONTO - The Toronto Zoo will be a "drive-thru experience" when it gets the green light to open its gates to visitors, a spokeswoman said Thursday, while other zoos eye numerous options as they ...
May 14, 2020
Dark stain: Minister says Indigenous ceremonies to continue despite COVID-19
OTTAWA - Canada's Indigenous services minister says banning sacred ceremonies is a "dark stain" on the country's history and they will be allowed to continue despite restrictions put in place due...
May 14, 2020
International deal to protect ozone layer behind new contaminant problem: study
EDMONTON - A landmark environmental agreement that helped close the ozone hole in the 1990s may have led to new chemical contaminants. The Montreal Protocol, which came into force in 1989, banned the ...
May 14, 2020
Virus whistleblower tells lawmakers US lacks vaccine plan
WASHINGTON - Whistleblower Rick Bright warned on Thursday that the U.S. lacks a plan to produce and fairly distribute a coronavirus vaccine when it becomes available. The nation could face "the darkes...
May 14, 2020
Lethbridge opens select amenities
LETHBRIDGE, AB- The City of Lethbridge is reopening certain municipally-owned facilities as part of stage one of the province's relaunch strategy. Not everything is back to normal, however, these sele...
May 14, 2020
Victoria to remain host of Olympic basketball qualifying tournament
VICTORIA - Canada's men's basketball team will still get a chance to qualify at home for an Olympic berth. FIBA announced Thursday that four Olympic qualifying tournaments for the Tokyo Games, includi...
May 14, 2020