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Colorado father gets 48 years in death of 13-year-old son
DURANGO, Colo. (AP) - A Colorado father has been sentenced to a maximum 48 years in prison after being convicted of second-degree murder and child abuse resulting in death in the disappearance of his ...
Oct 08, 2021
Hurricanes trade Sadhra-Kang to Swift Current for conditional pick in 2023 draft
LETHBRIDGE, AB - Kayden Sadhra-Kang has been traded by the Lethbridge Hurricanes.The 2003-born defenseman was selected 195th overall (ninth round) in the 2018 WHL Draft. He's been moved to the Swift C...
Oct 08, 2021
Second intake still open for Re-Imagine Downtown Activation grants in Lethbridge
LETHBRIDGE, AB - Local business, entrepreneurs, organizations and community-minded individuals can apply for the second intake stream of the Re-Imagine Downtown Activation Grant.A project spearheaded ...
Oct 08, 2021
Canucks centre Jason Dickinson not afraid to speak up for what he believes
Jason Dickinson isn't exactly sure where the feeling comes from. The Vancouver Canucks centre has a burning desire - a need, really - to stand up for what he believes. "I don't know," Dickinson said a...
Oct 08, 2021
Public health measures working, reason for optimism in fight against fourth wave: Tam
OTTAWA - Canada's chief public health officer has shot a dose of optimism into the country's fight against the fourth wave of COVID-19. Dr. Theresa Tam says the efforts made to slow the spread where t...
Oct 08, 2021
Biden is first president to mark Indigenous Peoples' Day
WASHINGTON (AP) - President Joe Biden on Friday issued the first-ever presidential proclamation of Indigenous Peoples' Day, lending the most significant boost yet to efforts to refocus the federal hol...
Oct 08, 2021
Elections Canada confirms Bloc win over Tories in Trois-Rivières after recount
OTTAWA - The Bloc Qubcois is being confirmed as the winner of the Quebec riding of Trois-Rivires after a judicial recount. Elections Canada says the Bloc beat the Conservatives by 83 votes, after vote...
Oct 08, 2021
Lethbridge-Medicine Hat’s unemployment rate jumps to 5.7 per cent in September
LETHBRIDGE, AB - The Lethbridge-Medicine Hat economic region saw a small jump in its unemployment rate last month.In September, the rate was at 5.7 per cent, up from 4.9 per cent in August. Nonetheles...
Oct 08, 2021
New Brunswick coroner's jury says 2020 police killing of Rodney Levi was a homicide
MIRAMICHI, N.B. - A coroner's jury in New Brunswick examining the 2020 fatal police shooting of Rodney Levi has ruled his death a homicide. The 48-year-old man from the Metepenagiag First Nation was s...
Oct 08, 2021
Canada adds 157,000 jobs in September, returning to pre-pandemic levels
OTTAWA, ON - Statistics Canada says the economy added 157,000 jobs in September, bringing employment back to pre-pandemic levels for the first time.The unemployment rate fell to 6.9 per cent, down fro...
Oct 08, 2021