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As federal workers threaten to strike, tonight's deadline for a deal looms large
OTTAWA - The clock is ticking for the government and Canada's largest federal public-service union to reach an agreement by a deadline of 9 p.m. EDT tonight. If they don't, some 155,000 workers are pr...
Apr 18, 2023
City of Lethbridge opens applications for Community Event Support Grant
LETHBRIDGE, AB - The City of Lethbridge is looking to support not-for-profit organizations that are wanting to host special events. The Community Event Support Grant (CSEG) provides funding to initiat...
Apr 18, 2023
Regina Pats phenom Connor Bedard remains top North American prospect for NHL Draft
NEW YORK - Canadian junior hockey phenom Connor Bedard remains the No. 1 North American prospect for the upcoming NHL Draft, according to the final rankings released Tuesday by the NHL Central Scoutin...
Apr 18, 2023
Weston to step back from day-to-day operations at Loblaw as company announces new CEO
Galen Weston is stepping aside from day-to-day operations of Loblaw Companies Ltd. in a senior leadership shuffle that will see a European retail executive take over as president and CEO.Canada's larg...
Apr 18, 2023
Canada’s inflation rate falls to lowest level since August 2021, hits 4.3% in March
OTTAWA, ONTARIO - Canada's annual inflation rate fell to 4.3 per cent in March, reinforcing the expectation that it will continue to fall rapidly this year. In its consumer price index report released...
Apr 18, 2023
Littlest intruder: Toddler crawls through White House fence
WASHINGTON (AP) - A toddler on Tuesday earned the title of one of the tiniest White House intruders after he squeezed through the metal fencing on the north side of the executive mansion. U.S. Secret ...
Apr 18, 2023
U.S. crackdown on fentanyl trade underway as Canada vows 'public health approach'
WASHINGTON - Senior members of President Joe Biden's cabinet will be in Ottawa in the coming weeks to meet with their Canadian counterparts about cracking down on fentanyl. The timing of this year's C...
Apr 18, 2023
University of Lethbridge researchers receive funding for potato-focused projects
LETHBRIDGE, AB - Researchers at the University of Lethbridge (U of L) have received funding for new work focused on potatoes.Through the Agriculture Funding Consortium, the U of L researchers are gett...
Apr 18, 2023
UN says leaving Afghanistan would be 'heartbreaking'
UNITED NATIONS (AP) - The United Nations is ready to take the "heartbreaking" decision to pull out of Afghanistan in May if it can't persuade the Taliban to let local women work for the organization, ...
Apr 18, 2023
Teen pleads guilty in Iowa teacher's beating death
DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) - One of two Iowa teenagers charged in the beating death of an Iowa high school teacher has pleaded guilty to first-degree murder Willard Miller changed his plea to guilty Tuesda...
Apr 18, 2023