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Province to provide temporary funding for displaced Ukrainians
EDMONTON, AB - The provincial government is providing additional support to Ukrainians fleeing their home country to come to Alberta.Premier Jason Kenney was at the Ukrainian Cultural Heritage Village...
Jul 4, 2022
'Vital' victims of crime ombudsman job still vacant after nine months
OTTAWA - The federal government has now left a key victim-rights watchdog role vacant for more than nine months. There has been no federal ombudsman for victims of crime since Oct. 1, and the Departme...
Jul 4, 2022
U of L study focuses on connection between social interaction and brain health
LETHBRIDGE, AB - Social interaction is linked to better learning, better mental health, healthy aging, and brain development. That's according to a study from the University of Lethbridge (U of L). Dr...
Jul 4, 2022
Olympic luge champ Natalie Geisenberger expecting 2nd baby
German slider Natalie Geisenberger, who has won the last three Olympic women's luge gold medals and is considered by many to be the most dominant athlete in her sport's history, is pregnant with her s...
Jul 4, 2022
Prominent Radio-Canada personalities urge broadcaster to fight CRTC N-word decision
MONTREAL - Dozens of prominent Radio-Canada personalities are urging their employer to fight back against a recent CRTC decision ordering the public broadcaster to apologize over the on-air use of the...
Jul 4, 2022
Road maintenance to close lanes on Whoop-Up Drive this week
LETHBRIDGE, AB - Drivers in Lethbridge are being advised of some maintenance work along Whoop-Up Drive this week.Maintenance, washing and matching on westbound Whoop-Up will begin Tuesday, July 5, 202...
Jul 4, 2022
Canadian star forward Cyle Larin leaves Turkey's Besiktas for Belgium's Club Brugge
Forward Cyle Larin is joining fellow Canadian Tajon Buchanan at Belgium's Club Brugge. Larin, who leads all Canadian men with 24 goals internationally, said farewell to Turkey's Besiktas in a social m...
Jul 4, 2022
NHL draft prospect understands pressure-packed situations in the crease, off the ice
Tyler Brennan knows a thing or two about being in the middle of pressure-packed situations. The top-ranked North American goaltender ahead of the upcoming NHL draft saw plenty of rubber in his first f...
Jul 4, 2022
US: Shot that killed journalist likely fired from Israelis
WASHINGTON (AP) - U.S. officials have concluded that gunfire from Israeli positions likely killed Al-Jazeera journalist Shireen Abu Akleh but that there was "no reason to believe" her shooting was int...
Jul 4, 2022
Virginia law stops early inmate releases, angering families
RICHMOND, Va. (AP) - Christopher Ford was a baby when his father was sentenced to 28 years in prison for participating in a murder-for-hire scheme that led to the killings of two people at a car deale...
Jul 4, 2022