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Alberta tightening bonus-payment rules after hefty COVID-19 payout to health chief
EDMONTON, AB - The Alberta government is tightening the rules around employee bonuses in light of the six-figure payout to the chief medical officer of health during COVID-19.Finance Minister Jason Ni...
Aug 05, 2022
Government to use regulation to ban handgun imports in two weeks
OTTAWA, ON - The federal government plans to fast-track a ban on the import of handguns into the country without the approval of Parliament using a regulatory measure that comes into effect in two wee...
Aug 05, 2022
Doctor critical of lax COVID rules wins Tenn. Dem gov race
NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) - Jason Martin, a Nashville doctor critical of Republican Gov. Bill Lee's hands-off approach to the COVID-19 pandemic, won the Democratic nomination for governor Friday and will ...
Aug 05, 2022
Coach Bob Bradley believes Toronto FC now has framework in place to build off
Bob Bradley knew what he was getting into at Toronto FC. An astute soccer brain with a vested interest in Toronto given son Michael has called it home since 2014, the veteran coach had watched the clu...
Aug 05, 2022
Canola Council recommends cutting canola later for higher yield
LETHBRIDGE, AB - Growers who give canola crops time for all seeds to reach maturity can see a 10 per cent increase in yield. That is why the Canola Council of Canada (CCC) recommends swathing when the...
Aug 05, 2022
Lethbridge Police need help identifying theft suspect
LETHBRIDGE, AB - The Lethbridge Police Service is investigating the theft of a laptop that occurred on August 3, 2022.The male suspect is also believed to be responsible for two other thefts from arou...
Aug 05, 2022
After papal apology in Canada, U.S. sets sights on missing, murdered Indigenous women
WASHINGTON - The president of the National Congress of American Indians says Canada's progress on Indigenous issues is helping to push the United States in the same direction. Fawn Sharp says it's no ...
Aug 05, 2022
Toronto FC completes two side deals to seal return of Richie Laryea on loan
Toronto FC confirmed the return of Canadian fullback/wingback Richie Laryea on Friday on loan from England's Nottingham Forrest. To get Laryea, Toronto made side-deals involving at least US$350,000 in...
Aug 05, 2022
LPS seeks assistance locating missing Lethbridge teen
LETHBRIDGE, AB - Lethbridge Police Service is seeking the public's assistance in locating a missing 13-year-old boy.Cash Alan Macauley was last seen at his residence on August 2, 2022, and it is belie...
Aug 05, 2022
Suspect who killed 3 in Montreal area represented 'significant risk' to public safety
MONTREAL - A recent ruling by a mental health review board said the man suspected of randomly shooting dead three people in the Montreal area this week represented a "significant risk" to public safet...
Aug 05, 2022