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Lethbridge Police charge two Southern Albertans following drug bust
LETHBRIDGE, AB - Two people have been charged by Lethbridge Police after drugs, cash and stolen property were seized.Patrol members of the Lethbridge Police Service (LPS), the Crime Suppression Team a...
Apr 01, 2022
UN says Yemen's warring parties agree to 2-month truce
UNITED NATIONS (AP) - Yemen's warring sides have accepted a two-month truce, starting with the Muslim holy month of Ramadan, the U.N. envoy to Yemen said Friday. The envoy, Hans Grundberg, announced t...
Apr 01, 2022
Muslims ready to celebrate Ramadan together after COVID-19 restrictions lifted
TORONTO - Mohsin Patel has been working hard to prepare a program that will be providing free meals for those in need during the month of Ramadan. The member of the mosque committee at the Mecca Islam...
Apr 01, 2022
Politically charged US-Iran in first Middle East World Cup
DOHA, Qatar (AP) - The most controversial World Cup ever will feature in Qatar the most politically charged matchups. Just like in 1998, the United States will play Iran with diplomatic relations yet ...
Apr 01, 2022
Politically charged US-Iran in first Middle East World Cup
DOHA, Qatar (AP) - The most controversial World Cup ever will feature in Qatar the most politically charged matchups. Just like in 1998, the United States will play Iran with diplomatic relations yet ...
Apr 01, 2022
Canadian men to face Belgium, Croatia and Morocco in opening round at World Cup
Canada will face Belgium, Morocco and Croatia in Group F in the opening group stage of the World Cup in Qatar this November. The Canadian men are ranked 38th in the world compared to No. 2 for Belgium...
Apr 01, 2022
'Never losing hope:' Former national chief says apology reflects decades-long fight
ROME - Phil Fontaine says he had hoped a long-sought apology would finally come this week when an Indigenous delegation met with Pope Francis at the Vatican. But the former national chief says he was ...
Apr 01, 2022
Public health notice warns of norovirus outbreak linked to B.C. oysters
VANCOUVER - The Public Health Agency of Canada says raw oysters from British Columbia have been linked to hundreds of cases of norovirus in B.C., Alberta, Saskatchewan and Ontario. The agency has issu...
Apr 01, 2022
COVID-19 asylum limits at US-Mexico border to end May 23
WASHINGTON (AP) - The Centers for Disease Control announced Friday that it is ending a policy that limited asylum at the U.S.-Mexico border to prevent the spread of COVID-19. The use of public health ...
Apr 01, 2022
Future waves of COVID-19 likely as Canada undergoes "period of transition": Tam
OTTAWA - Canada's chief public health officer warned Friday the country is in a period of pandemic transition that might see further waves of COVID-19 cases this year. "We anticipate that progress wil...
Apr 01, 2022