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University students frustrated with U of L job action
LETHBRIDGE, AB - University of Lethbridge students say they are caught in the middle of ongoing job action at the U of L, and they have had enough. At a news conference on February 14, 2022, the U of ...
Feb 14, 2022
Pea leaf weevil – latest Alberta survey and map available
LETHBRIDGE, AB. -- Initial findings from the 2021 pea leaf weevil (PWL) survey maps for Alberta are out and showing lower numbers than what has been seen in previous years. This could be due to the dr...
Feb 14, 2022
'Had to act': RCMP arrest 11, seize weapons near Alberta-U. S. border crossing
COUTTS, Alta. - RCMP arrested 11 people near the main United States border crossing in southern Alberta on Monday after becoming aware of a cache of firearms and ammunition. RCMP Supt. Roberta McKale ...
Feb 14, 2022
Data provided by transparency site suggests
OTTAWA - A transparency group says it has received information on donors to antigovernment protests after a major fundraising platform for their efforts was reportedly hacked, and an analysis of the d...
Feb 14, 2022
Current event: Boat launched by US students lands in Norway
RYE, N.H. (AP) - A small boat launched in October 2020 by some New Hampshire middle school students and containing photos, fall leaves, acorns and state quarters has been found 462 days later - by a s...
Feb 14, 2022
RCMP cut fuel lines of excavators heading to Coutts protest
COUTTS, AB - RCMP are reiterating that they are not allowing people to enter the Coutts area unless they have a lawful purpose for being there.The reminder comes following a matter involving officers ...
Feb 14, 2022
Canada to give $500M loan, send $7.8M in lethal weapons to Ukraine: Trudeau
OTTAWA - Prime Minister Justin Trudeau says Canada will provide a $500-million loan and $7.8 million worth of lethal equipment and ammunition to Ukraine as the threat of a Russian invasion grows. He s...
Feb 14, 2022
Information needed on missing Taber teen
TABER, AB. -- The Taber Police Service needs the public's help in locating a missing 16-year old teen. Donovan Kast was last seen at his home in Taber on Saturday morning (Feb 12).Donovan is a Caucasi...
Feb 14, 2022
Trudeau invokes Emergencies Act to battle blockades
OTTAWA, ON - Prime Minister Justin Trudeau announced Monday afternoon the federal government is initiating the Emergencies Act against the convoy blockades across the country.The announcement comes as...
Feb 14, 2022
Teen who recorded Floyd's killing cries on witness stand
ST. PAUL, Minn. (AP) - The teenager who recorded the widely seen video of George Floyd's killing began crying Monday as she started testifying in the federal trial of three former Minneapolis police o...
Feb 14, 2022