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CP NewsAlert: NASA delays Artemis II moon mission that includes Canadian astronaut
NASA says it will be delaying the Artemis moon mission that includes Canadian astronaut Jeremy Hansen, initially scheduled for November of this year. The U.S. space agency provided an update today on ...
Jan 09, 2024
New Hurricane Tschigerl excited for first game with new team
LETHBRIDGE, AB - One of the newest Lethbridge Hurricanes is set to make his team debut on January 9, 2024.On Monday, the Hurricanes acquired forward Sean Tschigerl from the Calgary Hitmen in exchange ...
Jan 09, 2024
RCMP to begin collecting, analyzing race-based data in pilot project
OTTAWA - The RCMP says it will begin collecting race-based data in select locations this month to better understand interactions between police and people in various communities. The pilot project fol...
Jan 09, 2024
Sweden will send 'reduced battalion' to join Canadian-led NATO force in Latvia
OTTAWA - Sweden's prime minister says his country plans to join a Canadian-led NATO brigade force in Latvia. In a speech Monday to a national security conference, Ulf Kristersson said his government i...
Jan 09, 2024
Blinken dismisses South Africa genocide case against Israel as 'meritless'
TEL AVIV, Israel (AP) - U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken has dismissed the South African genocide case against Israel as "meritless." Speaking to reporters Tuesday in Tel Aviv, Blinken said the ...
Jan 09, 2024
B.C. launches Canada's first self-screening cervical cancer plan, with at-home tests
VANCOUVER - British Columbia is phasing out the pap test for cancer screening in favour of mail-in kits collected by patients. The government says trials have shown that screening for the human papill...
Jan 09, 2024
White House orders Cabinet secretaries to notify when they can't perform duties after Austin illness
WASHINGTON (AP) - The White House chief of staff on Tuesday ordered Cabinet heads to notify his office if they ever can't perform their duties, as the Biden administration, reeling from learning of De...
Jan 09, 2024
City highlights dangers of improperly disposing batteries
LETHBRIDGE, AB - The City of Lethbridge Waste and Environment department would like to remind the public to keep batteries out of waste collection carts.This reminder was issued because in the past we...
Jan 09, 2024
Kimmel says he'd accept an apology from Aaron Rodgers but doesn't expect one
NEW YORK (AP) - Jimmy Kimmel said he'd accept an apology from New York Jets quarterback Aaron Rodgers for inappropriate comments associating the comic with Jeffrey Epstein, but doesn't expect one. "A ...
Jan 09, 2024
Shohei Ohtani's Dodgers deal prompts California controller to ask Congress to cap deferred payments
SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) - California Controller Malia M. Cohen wants Congress to change the tax code to cap deferred payments, a change that could ensure the state is owed more money from Shohei Ohtan...
Jan 09, 2024