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Hurricanes sign 18-year-old Yegor Klavdiev to contract
LETHBRIDGE, AB - The Lethbridge Hurricanes have signed forward Yegor Klavdiev to a Western Hockey League Standard Player Agreement.Klavdiev, 18, was selected by the Hurricanes with the 11th overall se...
Jul 14, 2021
Haiti missing seven players due to COVID-19 ahead of Canada game at Gold Cup
Canada will face a depleted Haiti at the Gold Cup on Thursday with seven Haitian players sidelined by COVID-19. Haiti dressed just 17 players Sunday in a 1-0 loss to the U.S. after five players and on...
Jul 14, 2021
Business owners in Alberta seeing the light at the end of the tunnel
CALGARY - Alberta business owners say they are starting to see light at the end of a long tunnel.The sun is shining on the world-famous Calgary Stampede this week for the first time since 2019. The ev...
Jul 14, 2021
Montreal police officer charged with sexual assault takes stand, denies it happened
MONTREAL - A Montreal police officer on trial for sexual assault denied groping the alleged victim and told a judge on Wednesday he was only trying to be benevolent by driving her back to her hotel in...
Jul 14, 2021
More than 1,400 properties ordered to evacuate in central B.C. due to wildfires
VANCOUVER - More than 1,400 properties in British Columbia's Cariboo region have been placed on evacuation order as wildfires rage across the province. The order from the Cariboo Regional District cov...
Jul 14, 2021
Officers cleared of misconduct in takedown of Alberta teen in 'Star Wars' costume
LETHBRIDGE, Alta. - Three southern Alberta police officers have been cleared of misconduct after a restaurant worker in a "Star Wars'' storm-trooper costume and carrying a plastic gun ended up with a ...
Jul 14, 2021
Crews respond to "intentional" apartment fire in South Lethbridge
LETHBRIDGE, AB - Fire crews from three stations responded to reports of an apartment fire along the Ashgrove Road area in the south of the city Tuesday.At approximately 8:40 pm, crews were able to qui...
Jul 14, 2021
Ethics watchdog reviews request to investigate Trudeau over Data Sciences payments
OTTAWA - The federal ethics watchdog is reviewing a request to investigate Prime Minister Justin Trudeau over payments his MPs offices made to a company owned by his friend. Conservative MP Michael Ba...
Jul 14, 2021
Green party executive launches membership review of its own leader, Annamie Paul
OTTAWA - Green party executives have taken a first step toward suspending Annamie Paul's membership in the party she leads. Three senior party sources say Dana Taylor, interim executive director of th...
Jul 14, 2021
LPS officers who arrested "Stormtrooper" on Star Wars Day cleared of misconduct
LETHBRIDGE, AB - The investigation into an arrest in Lethbridge that went viral online has now been completed.Lethbridge Police Service (LPS) Chief Shahin Mehdizadeh says that no officers involved are...
Jul 14, 2021