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High School Baseball Academy starting in Lethbridge
LETHBRIDGE, AB - Through the Prairie Baseball Academy (PBA), the Lethbridge High School Baseball Academy has been created.Unlike other local academies, this one will be open to all young baseball tale...
Jul 08, 2021
Kahnawake members set up protest camp south of Montreal to stop housing project
MONTREAL - Members of the Montreal-area First Nations territory of Kahnawake are occupying a disputed parcel of land beside their community in order to stop a proposed housing project. The encampment,...
Jul 08, 2021
UHN creates concussion calculator to ID those at high-risk for prolonged symptoms
Toronto researchers have developed a tool they say can help doctors determine who is most likely to suffer concussion symptoms that persist months after injury. The experts hope their calculator can h...
Jul 08, 2021
Biden says U.S. war in Afghanistan will end August 31
WASHINGTON (AP) - President Joe Biden on Thursday said the U.S. military mission in Afghanistan will conclude on Aug. 31, saying "speed is safety" as the United States seeks to end the nearly 20-year ...
Jul 08, 2021
Lethbridge defender signs with Kodiaks men’s soccer team
LETHBRIDGE, AB - Lethbridge College's men's soccer team has added another name to its roster.Defender Julio Vega has signed with the Kodiaks. The local athlete has experience with the Lethbridge Footb...
Jul 08, 2021
Lambda variant spreading in South America one of many Canada is monitoring: Tam
OTTAWA - Chief public health officer Dr. Theresa Tam says the latest variant of interest in the COVID-19 pandemic has popped up in Canada in small numbers. Tam says the Lambda variant first identified...
Jul 08, 2021
Two behind-the-scenes people from Lethbridge part of Tampa's Stanley Cup win
LETHBRIDGE, AB - The Tampa Bay Lightning won their second consecutive Stanley Cup Wednesday, and they were aided by two people from Lethbridge.READ MORE: Lightning strikes twice: Tampa Bay repeats as ...
Jul 08, 2021
Human rights complaint alleges First Nation adults with disabilities left behind
WINNIPEG - Three human rights complaints have been filed against the federal government alleging systemic discrimination and a failure to provide proper services to First Nations adults with disabilit...
Jul 08, 2021
Extending pandemic jobs program aimed to cost extra $600 million, PBO says
OTTAWA - The parliamentary budget officer says extending a pandemic measure designed to avoid layoffs at companies will cost the federal treasury almost $600 million over three years. Most of the extr...
Jul 08, 2021
Annamie Paul begins to raise the curtain on Green party's critic portfolios
OTTAWA - Green Leader Annamie Paul has begun to unveil her "shadow cabinet" nine months into her tenure. Paul revealed seven names Wednesday evening, with plans to roll out the rest this week. Neither...
Jul 08, 2021