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Hamlet in Northwest Territories lifts local state of emergency as floodwaters recede
FORT MCPHERSON, N.W.T. - A hamlet in the Northwest Territories' Beaufort Delta region has lifted a local state of emergency as floodwaters from the Peel River recede. The Hamlet of Fort McPherson decl...
May 23, 2023

Advance polls now open across Alberta
LETHBRIDGE, AB - Advance voting for the 2023 provincial election is now open across Alberta.Electors can cast their ballot starting Tuesday, May 23, 2023 until Saturday, May 27 at various advance poll...
May 23, 2023

Watchdog to probe how military police handled case against Maj.-Gen. Dany Fortin
OTTAWA - The military police watchdog is launching a probe into how investigators handled a historical sexual-assault allegation against a senior officer who was a central figure in Canada's COVID-19 ...
May 23, 2023

University of Calgary Dinos win Canadian College World Series
LETHBRIDGE, AB - The University of Calgary Dinos baseball team has come out victorious in Lethbridge at the 2023 Canadian College World Series.The tournament began on Thursday, May 18, 2023, at Spitz ...
May 23, 2023

Canada tops Czechs at men's hockey words, will face Finland in quarterfinals
RIGA, Latvia - Tyler Myers scored the winning goal just over four minutes into the third period as Canada ended preliminary-round play at the men's world hockey championship Tuesday with a 3-1 win ove...
May 23, 2023

Illinois AG probe: Catholic clergy sexual abuse of kids was far more common than church acknowledged
CHICAGO (AP) - Illinois' attorney general released the results of a sweeping investigation into allegations of sexual abuse by Catholic clergy on Tuesday, saying investigators found that 451 clergy se...
May 23, 2023

Calgary Flames set to announce next general manager, hockey ops changes
CALGARY - The Calgary Flames have called a news conference this afternoon to announce the club's general manager and changes to the hockey operations department. Former GM Brad Treliving departed the ...
May 23, 2023

City of Lethbridge mailing out property tax notices this week
LETHBRIDGE, AB - It is certainly every property owner's favourite time of the year, as the City of Lethbridge sends out property tax notices.The city said 2023 property tax notices are being sent out,...
May 23, 2023

Shelters fill, residents rush to safety as Super Typhoon Mawar approaches Guam
HONOLULU (AP) - President Joe Biden approved an emergency declaration as an intensifying Super Typhoon Mawar approached Guam, where anyone not living in a concrete house was warned to seek safety else...
May 23, 2023

Kyle Dubas releases statement in wake of firing by Maple Leafs: 'We roll from here'
TORONTO - Kyle Dubas is taking the high road. The former Maple Leafs general manager - fired last week to end a stunning five-day stretch in the wake of Toronto's second-round playoff exit - released ...
May 23, 2023