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Farm laborer convicted in 2018 stabbing death of Iowa runner
IOWA CITY, Iowa (AP) - A jury found a farm laborer guilty of murder Friday in the abduction and killing of a University of Iowa student who vanished while out for a run in 2018. The 12-member jury una...
May 28, 2021
Bill Cosby refuses sex offender program, so is denied parole
PHILADELPHIA (AP) - Actor Bill Cosby won't be paroled this year after refusing to participate in sex offender programs during his nearly three years in state prison in Pennsylvania. The 83-year-old Co...
May 28, 2021
John Davis, real singer behind Milli Vanilli, dies at 66
COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) - John Davis, one of the real singers behind the lip-synching pop duo Milli Vanilli, died of the coronavirus this week, according to his family. He was 66. Davis died on Monday in ...
May 28, 2021
Natural resources minister says U.S. 'unwilling' to negotiate on softwood lumber
OTTAWA - Natural Resources Minister Seamus O'Regan says Canada is trying to reach a new deal with the United States over softwood lumber, but it's the Americans who are "not willing to reach an agreem...
May 28, 2021
Coaldale Town Council selects 2021 Community Grant recipients
COALDALE, AB- The Town of Coaldale Community Grant fund is providing $35,000 to local user groups to fund community-oriented projects. The program is designed to help finance projects, programs, or ev...
May 28, 2021
Manslaughter charge laid against Fort MacLeod man
FORT MACLEOD, AB - RCMP have laid a charge of manslaughter following a suspicious death from earlier this week.Early in the morning on Monday, May 24, Linden Blair Grier, 33, of Brocket, was found inj...
May 28, 2021
Echaquan inquiry: ex-health boss says he was unaware of racism problem at hospital
MONTREAL - The former head executive who oversaw the Quebec hospital where an Indigenous patient was mocked and insulted before she died says he wasn't aware of a racism problem at the institution. Da...
May 28, 2021
Mother convicted of smothering disabled daughter wins new first-degree murder trial
TORONTO - A mother found guilty of smothering her severely disabled daughter won a new first-degree murder trial on Friday because of faulty instructions to the jury that convicted her. In a unanimous...
May 28, 2021
More schools to offer free feminine hygiene products thanks to provincial grant
LETHBRIDGE, AB - The United Way is launching a two-year pilot project to ensure women and girls in Alberta have access to feminine hygiene products.The Government of Alberta is giving $260,000 to the ...
May 28, 2021
Lethbridge City Hall re-opening to the public Monday
LETHBRIDGE, AB - Starting May 31, residents of Lethbridge will be able to access city services in person once again.However, only services on the first floor will be open. The rest of city hall will t...
May 28, 2021