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UK COVID cases hit record; Top doctor warns of worse to come
LONDON (AP) - The U.K. recorded the highest number of confirmed new COVID-19 infections Wednesday since the pandemic began, and England's chief medical officer warned the situation is likely to get wo...
Dec 15, 2021
Blue Bombers quarterback Zach Collaros headlines list of CFL all-stars
TORONTO - Quarterback Zach Collaros of the Grey Cup champion Winnipeg Blue Bombers headlined Wednesday's list of Canadian Football League all-stars for the 2021 season. Collaros, the league's most out...
Dec 15, 2021
Equipment malfunction leads to odorous smells in North Lethbridge
LETHBRIDGE, AB - Residents in north Lethbridge may smell something a little funky.The City of Lethbridge stated that on October 27, the Wastewater Treatment Plant suffered a digester process upset. Th...
Dec 15, 2021
Critics still worried about immigration backlog after feds pledge $85M
OTTAWA - Opposition critics say they're still skeptical the federal government will be able to quickly plow through the massive backlog in immigration applications after Trudeau's Liberals promised to...
Dec 15, 2021
LPS announces new Deputy Chief
LETHBRIDGE, AB - The Lethbridge Police Service has a new Deputy Chief.Gerald Grobmeier will join the detachment on March 7, 2022. He has 28 years of experience of national and international service wi...
Dec 15, 2021
Lethbridge residents encouraged to prepay property taxes for 2022
LETHBRIDGE, AB - Residents in Lethbridge are being advised that if they make prepayments towards their 2022 property taxes in January or February, they will see a discount when 2022 tax bills are issu...
Dec 15, 2021
Seven Flames players, three coaches and seven support staff enter COVID-19 protocol
CALGARY - Seven players, three coaches and seven support staff with the Calgary Flames were the latest members of the organization to be added to the NHL's COVID-19 protocol list. The team, which has ...
Dec 15, 2021
Judge stays prosecution of man accused of trying to spy for China
OTTAWA - A judge has stayed criminal proceedings against a man accused of breaching Canada's secrets law because of an unreasonable delay in bringing the matter to trial. Ontario Superior Court Justic...
Dec 15, 2021
Father of murdered Quebec girl, 7, pleads guilty to forcible confinement charge
MONTREAL - The father of a seven-year-old girl from Granby, Que., whose 2019 murder shocked the province and led to an inquiry has pleaded guilty to a forcible confinement charge. He pleaded guilty be...
Dec 15, 2021
Blood service recommends Health Canada end gay blood donation ban
OTTAWA - Canadian Blood Services has today recommended an end to the ban on sexually active gay men donating blood in a submission to Health Canada. It submitted a proposal, backed by research, sugges...
Dec 15, 2021