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Broke and broken: Report says Canada's public transit in critical funding state
OTTAWA - A new analysis warns that Canada's major cities are struggling to keep their transit systems running, and says public transit is heading for a "downward spiral" unless major new streams of op...
Aug 16, 2024
What’s Happening in Lethbridge this weekend: August 16, 2024
LETHBRIDGE, AB - There's plenty to do around Lethbridge this weekend, and LethbridgeNewsNow has the details.Food Truck Fridays - Every FridayGet your favourite Food Truck meals just outside Nikka Yuko...
Aug 16, 2024
Romanian gymnast Ana Barbosu presented Olympic bronze medal first awarded to American Jordan Chiles
BUCHAREST, Romania (AP) - Romanian gymnast Ana Barbosu received her Olympic bronze medal during a ceremony in the capital Bucharest on Friday that marked the conclusion of a swirl of controversy after...
Aug 16, 2024
Ottawa still mulling over bonus for CEO of CBC, but won't make decision public
OTTAWA - The Liberal government said today it has not yet made a decision on whether it will grant a bonus for the head of CBC after the public broadcaster eliminated hundreds of jobs. But because of ...
Aug 16, 2024
Medicine Hat & Lethbridge have Alberta's highest growth in housing prices
If you are looking to sell your home, being at the top of this list is certainly good news. For prospective home buyers, however, not so much.The Alberta Real Estate Association has released its Housi...
Aug 16, 2024
Ottawa says U.S. move to tighten border rules for asylum-seekers in line with law
WASHINGTON - The federal government says procedural changes planned by the United States to tighten rules for asylum seekers coming from Canada are in line with the Safe Third Country Agreement. Under...
Aug 16, 2024
'Geyser' in Montreal after major water main break floods streets and homes
MONTREAL - A break in a major underground water main near Montreal's Jacques Cartier Bridge sent water gushing down streets and inside homes on Friday morning, forcing the evacuation of nearby buildin...
Aug 16, 2024
Mediators to the Gaza War cease-fire talks say the two-day talks have wrapped up
JERUSALEM (AP) - Mediators to the Gaza War cease-fire talks said Friday the two-day talks wrapped up and they aim to reconvene in Cairo next week to seal a deal to stop the fighting. In a statement Fr...
Aug 16, 2024
Residents in Jasper, Alta., begin returning to homes following devastating wildfire
Residents of the Rocky Mountain tourist town of Jasper have begun returning to their homes more than three weeks after a wildfire forced them out and torched one-third of all town buildings.Cars, truc...
Aug 16, 2024
Canada women climb to No. 6 in new FIFA rankings in wake of scandal-ridden Olympics
The Canadian women, despite an Olympic spying scandal that cost the team its coach and a six-point penalty, have climbed two spots to No. 6 in the latest FIFA world rankings. Canada, which went to Par...
Aug 16, 2024