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Quebec Crown drops case against ex-construction tycoon, citing lack of resources
MONTREAL - The Crown has dropped its fraud case against a former construction tycoon in Quebec and four co-accused following a nine-year legal battle. Prosecutor Franois Blanchette told a Quebec court...
Jul 09, 2021
Light up the sky: Stampede fireworks display in Lethbridge tonight
LETHBRIDGE, AB - Lethbridge is one of four Alberta communities celebrating the start of the Calgary Stampede tonight.On Friday night, July 9, Exhibition Park will host a fireworks display known as the...
Jul 09, 2021
Transport minister halts trains near Lytton, B.C. as evacuees make temporary return
OTTAWA - Transport Minister Omar Alghabra is ordering most trains in the vicinity of Lytton, B.C., to halt as residents return temporarily to the wildfire-scorched community. Alghabra says the Canadia...
Jul 09, 2021
Canada's border agency expecting travel spike on first weekend of eased restrictions
WASHINGTON - Canada's border agents are bracing for a spike in would-be travellers trying to enter the country on the first full weekend since travel restrictions began to ease. The Canada Border Serv...
Jul 09, 2021
Grizzly shot, killed after fatal attack of California woman
HELENA Mont. (AP) - Wildlife officials said they shot and killed a Montana grizzly bear Friday that had pulled a California woman from her tent and killed her earlier this week in the middle of a smal...
Jul 09, 2021
Grizzly shot, killed after fatal attack of California woman
HELENA Mont. (AP) - Wildlife officials say they've shot, killed Montana grizzly bear that pulled California woman from tent, killing her. Leah Davis Lokan of Chico, California, was an experienced outd...
Jul 09, 2021
Lethbridge-Medicine Hat’s jobless rate at 5.7% in June, lowest in Alberta
LETHBRIDGE, AB - The Lethbridge-Medicine Hat economic region has the lowest unemployment rate in all of Alberta.The latest jobless statistics have been released, and the local area's rate was 5.7 per ...
Jul 09, 2021
France to pull more than 2,000 troops from Africa's Sahel
PARIS (AP) - France will withdraw more than 2,000 troops from an anti-extremism force in Africa's Sahel region and pivot its military presence to specialized regional forces instead, President Emmanue...
Jul 09, 2021
Vancouver, Edmonton to host World Series rugby sevens tournaments in September
Pending local government approval, Vancouver and Edmonton will both host HSBC World Rugby Sevens Series events in September. The men's tournaments, scheduled for Sept. 18-19 in Vancouver and Sept. 25-...
Jul 09, 2021
Vatican: Pope to deliver Sunday blessing from Rome hospital
ROME (AP) - Pope Francis is walking, working and has celebrated Mass at a Rome hospital where he also will deliver his Sunday weekly blessing while recovering from intestinal surgery, the Vatican said...
Jul 09, 2021