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Slovak court acquits businessman in retrial over 2018 murder of journalist
PRAGUE (AP) - A court in Slovakia has acquitted for a second time a businessman accused of masterminding the 2018 slaying of an investigative journalist and his fiance. The Specialized Criminal Court ...
May 19, 2023
US and allied naval commanders in Mideast transit Strait of Hormuz, in show of force against Iran
ABOARD THE USS PAUL HAMILTON IN THE STRAIT OF HORMUZ (AP) - The Mideast-based commanders of the U.S., British and French navies transited the Strait of Hormuz on Friday aboard an American warship, a s...
May 19, 2023
Ex-school trustee's defamation case can't proceed, Supreme Court of Canada says
OTTAWA - The Supreme Court of Canada says a defamation lawsuit initiated years ago by a school trustee against a teacher's union president should not proceed. Barry Neufeld, who was a trustee in Chill...
May 19, 2023
Convicted killer who escaped Quebec federal prison caught after 51 months on the lam
MONTREAL - Correctional authorities say a convicted killer who escaped from a federal prison in Quebec more than four years ago was recaptured this week. Denis Bgin had disappeared on Feb. 15, 2019, f...
May 19, 2023
Police officer charged with lying about leaks to Proud Boys leader
A police officer was arrested Friday on charges he lied about leaking confidential information to a leader of the far-right Proud Boys extremist group and obstructed an investigation after group membe...
May 19, 2023
What’s happening in Lethbridge this weekend: May 19, 2023
LETHBRIDGE, AB - It's another jam-packed weekend full of events in Lethbridge. Lethbridge News Now has you covered for all things happening around town. Canadian College World Series Tournament - May ...
May 19, 2023
Winter Light Festival at Nikka Yuko Japanese Garden welcomes over 30,000 people in 2022/23
LETHBRIDGE, AB - The Nikka Yuko Japanese Garden has shared the numbers behind the 2022/23 season with the City of Lethbridge Cultural and Social Standing Policy Committee.On May 18, 2023, Vice-Preside...
May 19, 2023
WestJet, pilots reach 11th-hour deal as strike averted
CALGARY, AB - WestJet and its pilots union say they have reached a last-minute deal, averting a strike ahead of the May long weekend.A statement from the Air Line Pilots Association says union leaders...
May 19, 2023
Canada's Kia Nurse makes WNBA return in new setting, joy but with familiar face
The 2023 WNBA season brings along new threads, teammates and joy for Kia Nurse. The six-foot guard from Hamilton will be suiting up for the Seattle Storm Saturday when they take on the defending champ...
May 19, 2023
Intentional Grounding: CFL coverage to take hit with fewer reporters on the road
When sports writer Darrell Davis was on the Saskatchewan Roughriders beat in his early days at the Regina Leader-Post, he felt like he was "on top of the world" as a journalist. "It was a small newspa...
May 19, 2023