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Canadian man with relatives in Gaza says his loved ones are starving, need water
An Ontario man says his father and other relatives are on the brink of starvation in Gaza and violence has broken out during scrambles for scarce essential supplies. Moayed Salim says his 66-year-old-...
Oct 18, 2023
YWCA Lethbridge & District's Week Without Violence 2023 focused on transit safety
LETHBRIDGE, AB - The Lethbridge & District YWCA is holding Week Without Violence 2023 this week.Week Without Violence is part of a global movement with YWCAs across the country and around the worl...
Oct 18, 2023
Assembly of First Nations climate strategy seeks collaboration between governments
OTTAWA - The Assembly of First Nations launched its new national climate strategy in Ottawa today, calling on federal, provincial, and territorial governments to work with First Nations to implement t...
Oct 18, 2023
Task force to tackle "lawlessness" in downtown Lethbridge
LETHBRIDGE, AB - The City of Lethbridge will work together with a downtown business group with the goal of improving safety in the area.At the regular meeting of city council on Tuesday, October 17, 2...
Oct 18, 2023
Caribbean leaders meeting in Ottawa to talk climate, trade and instability in Haiti
OTTAWA - Prime Minister Justin Trudeauhas welcomed a dozen leaders from across the Caribbean to Ottawa, as part of a two-day summit aimed at forming closer ties with Canada. The Caribbean Community in...
Oct 18, 2023
Canada coach calls up Miami Hurricanes 'keeper Melissa Dagenais for Brazil friendlies
Canada coach Bev Priestman has called up University of Miami goalkeeper Melissa Dagenais for women's soccer friendlies against Brazil later this month. The graduate student from Saint-Hubert, Que., re...
Oct 18, 2023
Sweden's Niklas Edin tops American John Shuster 9-4 at Grand Slam's Tour Challenge
NIAGARA FALLS, Ont. - Reigning Olympic champion Niklas Edin earned his first win at the HearingLife Tour Challenge on Wednesday with a 9-4 victory over American John Shuster. The veteran Swede, who dr...
Oct 18, 2023
Suspect in Natalee Holloway’s 2005 disappearance in Aruba revealed her fate as part of plea deal
BIRMINGHAM, Ala. (AP) - The chief suspect in Natalee Holloway's 2005 disappearance in Aruba had to reveal her fate as part of a plea deal in an extortion case. U.S. Judge Anna Manasco said the plea de...
Oct 18, 2023
NHL Notebook: Connor Bedard's handling of early whirlwind impresses NHL peers
Auston Matthews knows a little bit about what Connor Bedard has been going through to open his NHL career. A player dubbed as a potential "Next One" since age 13, the top pick at June's draft ran a ga...
Oct 18, 2023
US vetoes UN resolution condemning Hamas' attacks on Israel and all violence against civilians
UNITED NATIONS (AP) - The United States vetoed a U.N. resolution Wednesday that would have condemned Hamas' attacks against Israel and all violence against civilians and urged humanitarian aid to Pale...
Oct 18, 2023