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Taxpayer watchdog tracking CRA efforts to collect on overpayment of COVID-19 benefits
OTTAWA - The office of Canada's Taxpayers' Ombudsperson says it is monitoring complaints from people who say they've continued to receive collection letters from the Canada Revenue Agency despite havi...
May 04, 2023
Liberal convention 'essential' to help send optimistic message to Canadians: Trudeau
OTTAWA - Federal Liberals are billing their party convention this week as a chance to contrast what they say is their more positive vision for Canada with the "politics of anger" being stoked by their...
May 04, 2023
Brandon Montour shining for surprising Panthers: 'I just wanted to run with it'
TORONTO - Brandon Montour unloaded a one-timer and watched the puck hit the back of the net before dropping to one knee and sweeping his glove over the ice in celebration. The third-period goal on a d...
May 04, 2023
Volunteers sought for Target Hunger campaign in Lethbridge
LETHBRIDGE, AB - An annual food drive campaign is set to get underway next month, and organizers hope to get prepared in advance.The Lethbridge Food Bank and Interfaith Food Bank will hold the Target ...
May 04, 2023
B.C. flooding, mudslides prompt evacuation orders, highway closures in the Interior
CACHE CREEK, B.C. - The first spell of summer-like weather in British Columbia has accelerated Mountain snowmelt, causing flooding and mudslides that have prompted evacuation orders and highway closur...
May 04, 2023
Canadian rider Derek Gee looks forward to testing himself at Giro d'Italia
Derek Gee feels a mix of emotions heading into Saturday's start of the Giro d'Italia. Gee, the lone Canadian rider in the field, is excited to be taking part in his first Grand Tour event (the other t...
May 04, 2023
Local businesses to partner with City of Lethbridge to promote green cart use
LETHBRIDGE, AB - With green cart distribution nearing completion, the City of Lethbridge has rolled out a new initiative to teach residents about the curbside organics program. Locally-owned business ...
May 04, 2023
Annual Motorcycle Awareness and Teddy Bear Parade set for May 6 in Lethbridge
LETHBRIDGE, AB - Residents in Lethbridge might notice a group of motorcycles driving around the city on Saturday, May 6, 2023.The annual Motorcycle Awareness and Teddy Bear Parade, hosted by Southern ...
May 04, 2023
Attorney general alerts online companies to B.C.'s new image-sharing law
VICTORIA - British Columbia's attorney general has sent a letter to technology companies warning they could face orders to stop the distribution of intimate images of B.C. residents that have been sha...
May 04, 2023
Lethbridge residents invited to participate in Red Dress Day event
LETHBRIDGE, AB - An event will be held in Lethbridge this week to mark Red Dress Day.Red Dress Day is an initiative aimed at honouring the memories of Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women and Girls a...
May 04, 2023