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Canadian figure skater Veronik Mallet announces retirement
OTTAWA - Canadian figure skater Veronik Mallet announced her retirement from competitive skating on Thursday. The 28-year-old from Sept-les, Que., Que. won silver in the women's single competition at ...
Jul 07, 2022
$50 million available to create childcare spaces in Alberta
LETHBRIDGE, AB - A significant step towards creating $10 per day childcare in Alberta has been reached.The Governments of Alberta and Canada have announced that applications are now open for non-profi...
Jul 07, 2022
Lethbridge real estate market could be more balanced by September
LETHBRIDGE, AB - Home prices in Lethbridge continue to rise but an industry insider says things could calm down a bit in the months ahead.Cathy Maxwell, CEO of the Lethbridge and District Association ...
Jul 07, 2022
B.C. Lions sign offensive lineman Perkins to two-year extension
VANCOUVER - The B.C. Lions have signed American offensive lineman Kent Perkins to a two-year contract extension. The six-foot-five, 306-pound Dallas native made his debut in Week 2 of the 2021 CFL sea...
Jul 07, 2022
Ousting of U.K. PM Boris Johnson won't affect ties with Canada, trade talks
OTTAWA - The Canadian government says the ousting of U.K. Prime Minister Boris Johnson by his party will not affect Canada's negotiations on a free-trade agreement. A spokeswoman for International Tra...
Jul 07, 2022
COVID hospitalizations down 30% in Alberta in one month
LETHBRIDGE, AB - The province has released its latest weekly report on COVID-19. The numbers reported in this update reflect data from June 28 to July 4, 2022.During that time, 1,124 cases were confir...
Jul 07, 2022
Driver who killed woman and three daughters seeks to appeal conviction, sentence
A driver who struck and killed a woman and her three young daughters in Brampton, Ont., two years ago is challenging his conviction on drug-impaired driving charges as well as his sentence. In a notic...
Jul 07, 2022
Péladeau family quarrel over inheritance ends as high court rejects brothers' appeal
OTTAWA - The Supreme Court of Canada is refusing to hear an appeal by Quebec media mogul Pierre Karl Pladeau and his brother of a ruling that awarded $36 million in inheritance to their sister. Canada...
Jul 07, 2022
Olympic medallist Sanchez switches swimming allegiance from Canada to the Philippines
TORONTO - Swimmer Kayla Sanchez, a relay Olympic medallist for Canada, has switched countries to represent the Philippines. The 21-year-old swam the leadoff leg for Canada in a silver-medal effort las...
Jul 07, 2022
Quebec enters 7th wave of COVID-19, officials urge prudence during summer vacations
MONTREAL - Quebec's public health director says the province is into a seventh wave of COVID-19. Despite the uptick in COVID-19 indicators, officials told a news conference today they don't plan to re...
Jul 07, 2022