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Economic Development Lethbridge hosts pitch competition for new website
LETHBRIDGE, AB - Economic Development Lethbridge (EDL) hosted a pitch competition this week to design their new website.The meeting was held on Tuesday, November 21, 2023 at Tecconnect, with four comp...
Nov 22, 2023
Canadian Triple Crown kicks off Aug. 17 with King's Plate at Woodbine
TORONTO - The drive to the Canadian Triple Crown will begin in August at Woodbine Racetrack. Woodbine Entertainment announced Wednesday the $1-million King's Plate, the opening leg of the Triple Crown...
Nov 22, 2023
Police, Senate investigating threat over carbon pricing bill: Senate leader
OTTAWA - Two members of the Independent Senators Group say police and Senate security are investigating a threat that forced one of them to leave her home last weekend, following a social-media post t...
Nov 22, 2023
Border crossing closed after vehicle explosion on bridge connecting New York and Canada
NIAGARA FALLS, N.Y. (AP) - A border crossing between the U.S. and Canada has been closed after a vehicle exploded at a checkpoint on a bridge near Niagara Falls. The FBI's field office in Buffalo said...
Nov 22, 2023
Quebec court orders pause to ratification of McGill student union pro-Palestine vote
MONTREAL - Quebec Superior Court has issued an order temporarily blocking a McGill University student society from moving forward with a pro-Palestine policy approved in a recent referendum. The order...
Nov 22, 2023
Canada's Tremblay shoots medal-winning bull's-eye for bronze at Parapan Am Games
SANTIAGO, Chile - Canadian para archer Kyle Tremblay hit a bull's-eye in the shoot-off to win the bronze-medal match in the men's individual compound open Wednesday at the 2023 Parapan American Games....
Nov 22, 2023
Washington asks India about alleged assassination plot against US-Canadian activist
WASHINGTON - The U.S. government says it asked Indian authorities about allegations of a foiled assassination plot targeting a U.S.-Canadian citizen and it expects anyone deemed responsible to be "hel...
Nov 22, 2023
Non-binary Montrealer on hunger strike to get 'X' gender marker on Quebec health card
QUEBEC - Non-binary Montrealer Alexe Frdric Migneault is on Day 3 of a hunger strike to pressure Quebec's public health insurance board to add a third gender option to health cards. Migneault, whose p...
Nov 22, 2023
Debate begins on replacement workers bill, as Poilievre stays mum on Tory position
OTTAWA - A government bill banning the use of replacement workers in federally regulated workplaces is putting a spotlight on the federal Conservatives, who have yet to state their position in a debat...
Nov 22, 2023
Lethbridge Salvation Army launches 2023 Christmas Kettle campaign
LETHBRIDGE, AB - The Salvation Army in Lethbridge has announced the launch of its 2023 Christmas Kettle campaign. The campaign starts on Thursday, November 23 and runs until Saturday, December 23. The...
Nov 22, 2023