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Taber councillor resigns to accept new job
TABER, AB - A member of Taber town council is stepping down.Alf Rudd announced his resignation from council at the regular meeting on June 26, 2023, which is effective immediately.He said he has accep...
Jun 27, 2023
Assistant general manager Jason Hernandez promoted as changes continue at TFC
Toronto FC announced on Tuesday that assistant general manager Jason Hernandez has been promoted to general manager. Hernandez previously played as a player for Toronto in 2017 and 2018 before making ...
Jun 27, 2023
NASA says smoke from Quebec fires covering parts of southwestern Europe
MONTREAL - NASA is reporting that smoke from wildfires in northern Quebec has reached Europe. The American space agency says satellite imagery from Monday showed smoke extending across the North Atlan...
Jun 27, 2023
Dolphin moms use baby talk to call to their young, recordings show
WASHINGTON (AP) - You know instantly when someone is speaking to an infant or small child. It turns out that dolphin mothers also use a kind of high-pitched baby talk. A study published Monday found t...
Jun 27, 2023
A scientist's 4-decade quest to save the biggest monkey in the Americas
CARATINGA, Brazil (AP) - The emerald-green canopy shifts and rustles as a troop of willowy, golden-gray monkeys slides through a tropical ecosystem more threatened than the Amazon. Karen Strier starte...
Jun 27, 2023
Cougar sighting reported in Mountain View Cemetery
LETHBRIDGE, AB - The Lethbridge Police Service (LPS) is warning the public that a cougar could possibly be around Scenic Drive South. On June 27, 2023, at approximately 1:30 a.m. police responded to a...
Jun 27, 2023
Provinces with existing dental coverage got smaller share of federal kids' benefit
OTTAWA - Provinces that already cover dental-care services for children have been given a smaller share of federal dollars from the Canada Dental Benefit, further driving concerns that governments wil...
Jun 27, 2023
Supreme Court upholds North Carolina ruling that congressional districts violated state law
WASHINGTON (AP) - The Supreme Court on Tuesday ruled that North Carolina's top court did not overstep its bounds in striking down a congressional districting plan as excessively partisan under state l...
Jun 27, 2023
No evidence of political interference in McKinsey contracts: Treasury Board report
OTTAWA - The Treasury Board says it has found no evidence of political interference in federal contracts with consulting firm McKinsey & Company. Treasury Board President Mona Fortier and Procurem...
Jun 27, 2023
Court date postponed for Trump valet Walt Nauta in classified documents case
MIAMI (AP) - A court appearance has been postponed for a valet for Donald Trump charged with helping the former president hide classified documents that the Justice Department wanted back. A lawyer fo...
Jun 27, 2023