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AHS reports 21 COVID deaths this weekend, 1,345 COVID cases/day
LETHBRIDGE, AB - The province has released its latest report on COVID-19 for Monday, covering statistics from the past three days.In that time, 4,037 cases were confirmed across the province with a da...
Oct 04, 2021
Ex-minister denounces racism against senator he called mouthpiece for China
OTTAWA - A former diplomat and cabinet minister is denouncing the anti-Asian racism directed at a Canadian senator he's called a mouthpiece for China. Chris Alexander says he has serious concerns that...
Oct 04, 2021
NDP to request recount in Toronto's Davenport riding, where Liberals won by 76 votes
OTTAWA - The NDP is to ask a judge for a recount in a Toronto seat where it lost to the Liberals by 76 votes. The New Democrats say they will go before a judge on Tuesday to ask for a recount in Daven...
Oct 04, 2021
Missouri governor denies clemency to death row inmate
Missouri Gov. Mike Parson on Monday declined to grant clemency to death row inmate Ernest Johnson, despite requests for mercy from the pope, two federal lawmakers and thousands of petition signers. Jo...
Oct 04, 2021
Blue Jays come up painfully short of playoff spot despite September surge
TORONTO - A storybook ending to a most unusual regular season was within reach for the Toronto Blue Jays, who used a September surge to make things very interesting down the stretch. The Boston Red So...
Oct 04, 2021
Veteran McLeod Bethel-Thompson to start at quarterback for Argonauts versus Redblacks
TORONTO - McLeod Bethel-Thompson wants to help the Toronto Argonauts achieve something they've yet to do this year. Bethel-Thompson will make a second straight start Wednesday night when Toronto (4-3)...
Oct 04, 2021
LPS warns public as two motorcycles caught going over 200 km/h
LETHBRIDGE, AB - Lethbridge Police are urging residents to have caution as they say a photo radar operator recently clocked two motorcycles going 206 and 209 km/h on a roadway with a set speed limit o...
Oct 04, 2021
Saskatchewan Roughriders sign veteran receiver D'haquille (Duke) Williams to CFL deal
REGINA - The Saskatchewan Roughriders signed free-agent receiver D'haquille (Duke) Williams on Monday. The six-foot-three, 225-pound Williams returns to the CFL after spending time with the NFL's Buff...
Oct 04, 2021
Canada invokes pipeline treaty with U.S. in dispute over Line 5 pipeline
OTTAWA - Canada is formally invoking a 1977 pipeline treaty with the United States in a bid to prevent Michigan from turning off the taps to Enbridge's Line 5 pipeline. The dispute stems from a nearly...
Oct 04, 2021
$783K investment in Alberta AgTech venture with Sunterra Greenhouses and Lethbridge College
LETHBRIDGE, AB. -- A producer-public-private partnership with Lethbridge College and Sunterra Farms in Brooks, is about to boost Alberta's crop output during times of limited supply and low import qua...
Oct 04, 2021