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Quick Quotes: Reactions to Erin O'Toole voted out as federal Conservative leader
OTTAWA - Erin O'Toole was ousted as leader of the Conservative Party of Canada on Wednesday. Here is what some politicians and others had to say: "This country needs a Conservative party that is both ...
Feb 02, 2022

Mississippi governor signs law allowing medical marijuana
JACKSON, Miss. (AP) - Mississippi is legalizing medical marijuana for people with debilitating conditions such as cancer, AIDS and sickle cell disease. Republican Gov. Tate Reeves signed the legislati...
Feb 02, 2022

Convoy crawls up Highway 3 through Lethbridge
LETHBRIDGE, AB - After vehicle convoys Tuesday afternoon shut down traffic near Nobleford and on Highway-2 between Fort Macleod and Standoff, another convoy made an appearance Wednesday afternoon. Thi...
Feb 02, 2022

'All options on the table' to end protest ensnaring Ottawa, says police chief
OTTAWA - The head of the Ottawa police says "all options are on the table" when it comes to ending an ongoing - and potentially resurging - anti-vaccine mandate protest that some local councillors are...
Feb 02, 2022

No parking for wood splitter at centre of case against former B.C. clerk, court hears
VANCOUVER - The former facilities manager at the British Columbia legislature told a trial Wednesday that a wood splitter was being stored at the clerk's home while a parking spot was sorted out for i...
Feb 02, 2022

COVID hospitalizations continue to rise in Alberta
LETHBRIDGE, AB - The province has released its latest report on COVID-19 for Wednesday, covering statistics from the past 24 hours.3,024 cases were confirmed across the province, bringing the total to...
Feb 02, 2022

Manitoba RCMP in Toronto to track path migrant family took before dying at border
WINNIPEG - Investigators with Manitoba RCMP are in Toronto tracking tips and information related to an Indian migrant family who froze to death last month near the Canada-U. S. border. RCMP say they a...
Feb 02, 2022

Quebec bill would require some conjugal violence offenders to wear tracking bracelets
Quebec Public Security Minister Genevive Guilbault has introduced a bill that would require some domestic violence offenders to wear electronic tracking bracelets. Guilbault told reporters Wednesday t...
Feb 02, 2022

Credit Union donates to agriculture student awards
LETHBRIDGE, AB. -- 1st Choice Savings and Credit Union is investing in the future of agriculture students with a $55,000 gift to support agricultural student awards. The money will support both Lethbr...
Feb 02, 2022

MP Thomas calls for Coutts crossing to re-open, though still supporting movement
LETHBRIDGE, AB - Lethbridge's MP says she does not support protesters blocking highways and border crossings.Rachael Thomas issued a statement on Wednesday in regards to the ongoing blockade at the Co...
Feb 02, 2022