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Hungry caterpillars stripping trees in Quebec, Ontario and on Montreal's Mount Royal
MONTREAL - Biologists are tracking the spread of a bumper crop of hungry caterpillars that are eating their way through some of Quebec and Ontario's best-known green spaces. An entomologist with the M...
Jul 07, 2021
Officers called to Victoria apartment to corral boa constrictor on the loose
Victoria police say they are looking for the owner of a large snake found on the loose at a downtown apartment complex. Const. Cam MacIntyre says police were called Tuesday night after a resident repo...
Jul 07, 2021
Ryley Van Maanen added to Kodiaks soccer team
LETHBRIDGE, AB - The Lethbridge College Kodiaks men's soccer team has added Coaldale local Ryley Van Maanen.Van Maanen is a centre-forward who grew up playing in the Coaldale Thunder system, before sp...
Jul 07, 2021
Alberta Skeleton Association hosting recruitment day at U of L this weekend
LETHBRIDGE, AB - The Alberta Skeleton Association is coming to Lethbridge this weekend.Skeleton is a winter sliding sport in which an athlete rides a small sled down a frozen track while lying face-do...
Jul 07, 2021
Stampeders assistant coach named to board of directors for local football club
LETHBRIDGE, AB - The Lethbridge Vipers have added an assistant coach in the CFL to its ranks.Mark Kilam has been named to the football team's board of directors. Kilam is entering his 17th season with...
Jul 07, 2021
Nova Scotia premier responds to new questions about drunk driving charge in 2005
HALIFAX - Nova Scotia's premier faced fresh questions today about what happened in the summer of 2005 when he was arrested for allegedly driving drunk. Iain Rankin confirmed Monday he had been convict...
Jul 07, 2021
'Melted, incinerated' infrastructure found as wildfire damage rated in Lytton, B.C.
LYTTON, B.C. - A statement issued on behalf of the wildfire-ravaged Village of Lytton underscores the extreme challenges facing the Fraser Canyon community as its rebuilds. It says flames tore through...
Jul 07, 2021
Canadians Chris and Cory Johnston proving to be a winning combination as a team
Individually, Chris Johnston and his older brother, Cory, are serious contenders on the Bassmaster Elite Series circuit. Together, the Canadians are even tougher to beat. The Johnstons have fished fou...
Jul 07, 2021
Trudeau condemns assassination of Haiti's President Jovenel Moïse, offers assistance
OTTAWA - Prime Minister Justin Trudeau says he strongly condemns the assassination of Haitian President Jovenel Mose at his home. Trudeau says in a Twitter post that he denounces the "appalling assass...
Jul 07, 2021
Calgary Zoo upgrading arctic habitats, aiming to save several species from extinction
CALGARY, AB - Alberta's largest zoo is undertaking a significant project that aims to protect numerous species that live in Canada's arctic.In total, $31.5 million will be spent on upgrading the Canad...
Jul 07, 2021