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OJ Simpson, Las Vegas Strip hotel settle defamation case
LAS VEGAS - O.J. Simpson and a Las Vegas hotel-casino have settled a lawsuit alleging that unnamed employees defamed Simpson by telling a celebrity news site he had been banned from the property in No...
Apr 08, 2021
Amazon takes early lead as union vote count gets underway
Vote counting in the union push at an Amazon warehouse in Bessemer, Alabama, is underway but a winner may not be determined until Friday. By Thursday evening, the count was tilting heavily against the...
Apr 08, 2021
Northern Ireland leaders seek calm after violence escalates
BELFAST, Ireland - Authorities in Northern Ireland sought to restore calm Thursday after Protestant and Catholic youths in Belfast hurled bricks, fireworks and gasoline bombs at police and each other....
Apr 08, 2021
The Daily with LNN – April 8, 2021
LETHBRIDGE, AB - Take Lethbridge News Now on the go anytime, anywhere.The Daily with LNN is a podcast-style news update, detailing some of the local, regional, and national stories we have been workin...
Apr 08, 2021
Liberals hope for 'tame' convention, in contrast to rival parties' controversies
OTTAWA - Thousands of federal Liberals will gather online Thursday night for the start of a three-day national convention that promises to be downright dull compared to similar events held by the Cons...
Apr 08, 2021
Vancouver Canucks sign forward Tanner Pearson to three-year extension
VANCOUVER - The Vancouver Canucks have locked up Tanner Pearson, signing the left-winger to a three-year extension. The team announced the deal, worth an average of US$3.25 million per year, Thursday....
Apr 08, 2021
South Zone sees 124 new COVID cases, among highest single-day total yet
LETHBRIDGE, AB - Alberta Health Services has released its update on COVID-19 for Thursday, covering statistics compiled over the past 24 hours.1,429 cases were confirmed across the province, bringing ...
Apr 08, 2021
Kenney tells UCP caucus COVID-19 dissent OK, breaking health rules means expulsion
EDMONTON, AB - Alberta Premier Jason Kenney is drawing a line in the sand on the 18 members of his United Conservative Party caucus openly criticizing his COVID-19 health restrictions.Kenney says diss...
Apr 08, 2021
Caucus dissent over COVID OK, breaking health rules means expulsion: Alberta premier
EDMONTON - Alberta Premier Jason Kenney is drawing a line in the sand for 18 of his backbenchers who are openly criticizing public-health restrictions meant to face down COVID-19. Kenney says dissent ...
Apr 08, 2021
Ottawa mulls exempting more workers from Canada-U.S. border shutdown: Garneau
OTTAWA - Foreign Affairs Minister Marc Garneau says Ottawa is looking at expanding the categories of essential workers allowed to travel across the Canada-U.S. border. He told a parliamentary committe...
Apr 08, 2021