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Indigenous former justice minister outlines vision for 'true reconciliation'
VANCOUVER - Canada's former justice minister outlined her vision for "true reconciliation" during a mining industry conference in British Columbia Tuesday, saying the country needs to enact legislatio...
Feb 01, 2022
City of Lethbridge to examine possible ward system
LETHBRIDGE, AB - The City of Lethbridge will look into the possibility of moving to a 'ward' electoral system as early as the 2025 Municipal Election.In its Gateway to Opportunity 2022 Action Plan rel...
Feb 01, 2022
Mickey Guyton, Jhené Aiko, Mary Mary to sing at Super Bowl
LOS ANGELES - Country music star Mickey Guyton will hit this month's Super Bowl stage to sing the national anthem, while R&B hitmaker Jhen Aiko will perform "America the Beautiful." The performanc...
Feb 01, 2022
Quebec comedian Mike Ward facing new legal action for joke about disabled singer
MONTREAL - A Quebec comedian who won a high-profile Supreme Court of Canada human rights case last year is once again being taken to court by his accusers. Mike Ward is being sued in separate actions ...
Feb 01, 2022
Long-term Statistics Canada research shows cities across country losing green space
Joni Mitchell was right - they really are paving paradise and putting up parking lots. Statistics Canada's first survey of urban green space shows that, just as the singer-songwriter warned, cities ac...
Feb 01, 2022
Alberta Wheat Commission launches survey on drought impacts on grain contracts
LETHBRIDGE, AB. --- After hearing how the 2021 drought impacted farmers ability to deliver on contracted grain commitments, the Alberta Wheat Commission launched a survey to delve the into financial r...
Feb 01, 2022
Pfizer asks FDA to allow COVID-19 vaccine for kids under 5
WASHINGTON (AP) - Pfizer on Tuesday asked the U.S. to authorize extra-low doses of its COVID-19 vaccine for children under 5, potentially opening the way for the very youngest Americans to start recei...
Feb 01, 2022
Police: Man in custody in Colo. over alleged threats to UCLA
LOS ANGELES (AP) - A man who allegedly threatened the University of California, Los Angeles, and detailed potential violence against the prominent university over hundreds of pages has been taken into...
Feb 01, 2022
Lions quarterback Rourke feels he's ready to become full-time CFL starter
He'll miss Michael Reilly's wit and football acumen, but Canadian Nathan Rourke feels ready to be the B.C. Lions full-time starting quarterback. Reilly, 37, retired last week to end a solid 11-year CF...
Feb 01, 2022
Former fullback Justin Morrow joins TFC front office as technical development manager
Toronto FC has appointed former fullback Justin Morrow as the MLS club's technical development manager. Morrow will assist the "pathway development" between the club academy, Toronto FC II and first t...
Feb 01, 2022