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U of L project receives boost from Canada Foundation for Innovation
LETHBRIDGE, AB - A project out of the University of Lethbridge is one of 332 across the country receiving a funding shot.More than $77 million in funding will go to initiatives at 50 Canadian universi...
Aug 11, 2021
No injuries in bizarre South Lethbridge collision
LETHBRIDGE, AB - At around 2:00 pm Tuesday, Lethbridge Police pulled up to a collision on 13 Street and 9 Ave. South with the car suspended on a pole.Police says two vehicles collided, pushing the veh...
Aug 11, 2021
Chiefswood GM Landry says that Weyburn won't be running in $1-million Queen's Plate
There are few people who better understand and appreciate the prestige and significance of the $1-million Queen's Plate than Rob Landry. The general manager of Chiefswood Stables won Canada's most pre...
Aug 11, 2021
Oilers sign hometown prospect Tyler Benson to one-year, two-way contract extension
EDMONTON - The Edmonton Oilers have signed hometown prospect Tyler Benson to a one-year, two-way contract extension worth US$750,000 at the NHL level. The 23-year-old forward was Edmonton's second-rou...
Aug 11, 2021
CDC urges COVID vaccines during pregnancy as delta surges
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention urged all pregnant women Wednesday to get the COVID-19 vaccine as hospitals in hot spots around the U.S. see disturbing numbers of unvaccinated mothers-t...
Aug 11, 2021
More than 20 million COVID-19 vaccine doses now stockpiled in Canadian freezers
OTTAWA - Canada has gone from being desperate for every dose of vaccine it could get to stockpiling millions of them in freezers across the country. Data on vaccine deliveries, distribution and inject...
Aug 11, 2021
Three people in hospital after polar bear attack near Nunavut community
IQALUIT, Nunavut - Three people are in hospital after they were attacked by a polar bear in Nunavut's Baffin region. RCMP say the three were badly injured but are expected to recover. Officers were di...
Aug 11, 2021
Former Indigenous relations minister says Premier Brian Pallister made right decision
WINNIPEG - Manitoba's former Indigenous relations minister says Premier Brian Pallister made the right decision not to seek re-election. Eileen Clarke says in a statement on social media that she feel...
Aug 11, 2021
Jets sign veteran defencemen Neal Pionk to four-year, $23.5M deal
WINNIPEG - The Winnipeg Jets have signed veteran defenceman Neal Pionk to a four-year contract worth roughly $23.5 million. The team made the announcement in a statement, noting the 26-year-old blue l...
Aug 11, 2021
New this week: 'CODA,' Chance the Rapper film and 'Heels'
Here's a collection curated by The Associated Press' entertainment journalists of what's arriving on TV, streaming services and music platforms this week. MOVIES - One of the year's most winning and c...
Aug 11, 2021