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U of L Pronghorn alumnus headed to Beijing Olympic
LETHBRIDGE, AB - A University of Lethbridge Pronghorn Track and Field alumnus is all set to make his Olympic dream come true.Ryan Sommer is a member of the Canadian Olympic Bobsled team set to compete...
Feb 01, 2022
Lethbridge’s post-secondaries celebrate Black History Month
LETHBRIDGE, AB - February is Black History Month, and Lethbridge's two post-secondaries are hosting various initiatives in honour of the month.U OF LBack on November 18, 2021, the University of Lethbr...
Feb 01, 2022
Indigenous-led bid to bring 2030 Games to Vancouver and Whistler takes next step
VANCOUVER - An Indigenous-led partnership has taken the next step in exploring a potential bid to host the 2030 Winter Olympics and Paralympics. The agreement announced Tuesday between four First Nati...
Feb 01, 2022
Canada offering help as COVAX vaccine alliance pleads for more cash
OTTAWA - Canada is considering sending more money or ancillary vaccine supplies to the COVAX global vaccine sharing alliance after a plea from the organizers that it was running out of cash. COVAX cel...
Feb 01, 2022
Ontario will stick to reopening plan despite warning from science panel, premier says
Ontario and Quebec are each reporting 63 additional deaths linked to COVID-19, one day after the two provinces began relaxing pandemic-related restrictions. In Ontario, a panel of scientists that advi...
Feb 01, 2022
Former Toronto FC winger Tsubasa Endoh signs short-term deal with Melbourne FC
MELBOURNE, Australia - Former Toronto FC winger Tsubasa Endoh has joined Melbourne City FC, signing a six-month contract with the defending A-League champion. Melbourne City director of football Micha...
Feb 01, 2022
In U.S., Trump and his acolytes paying attention to ongoing protests in Canada
WASHINGTON - Ongoing protests in Canada over COVID-19 restrictions have been garnering attention south of the border. Donald Trump himself shouted out Ottawa's so-called "trucker convoy" during a spee...
Feb 01, 2022
Canada calls up Zachary Brault-Guillard for World Cup qualifier in El Salvador
Canada has called up defender Zachary Brault-Guillard ahead of its World Cup qualifier in El Salvador. The Canadian men will be without centre back Steven Vitoria, who picked up a second yellow card i...
Feb 01, 2022
Truck blockade continues at U.S. border as RCMP ready to make arrests, tow vehicles
COUTTS, AB - A blockade in southern Alberta at the United States border is entering its fourth day.A convoy of commercial trucks, vehicles and camper vans has been blocking the highway at the Coutts b...
Feb 01, 2022
'I'm just exhausted': Inside a Toronto hospital during the Omicron wave of COVID-19
TORONTO - Paula Abramcyzk sighs at the unknown her day will bring. Odds are, in the heart of the Omicron wave, someone will die in the intensive care unit at Humber River Hospital in Toronto. The ICU ...
Feb 01, 2022