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'Heartland' actress Amber Marshall to lead Calgary Stampede parade
CALGARY - Canadian actress Amber Marshall has been chosen to lead the Calgary Stampede parade this year. Marshall, 31, is best known for starring as horse-whisperer Amy Fleming, whose family...
Jun 05, 2019
Lethbridge nationally recognized as Clean Shoreline Community
LETHBRIDGE, AB - The City of Lethbridge has been designated a national Clean Shoreline Community.The announcement was made Wednesday morning at the Helen Schuler Nature Centre. Resource Development Co...
Jun 05, 2019 Curtis Goodman of the Helen Schuler Nature Centre at Wednesday morning's announcement (Lethbridge News Now)
Winnipeg to host NFL pre-season game between Raiders and Packers
WINNIPEG - The NFL is coming to Winnipeg. A pre-season game between the Oakland Raiders and Green Bay Packers will be played at IG Field - home of the CFL's Winnipeg Blue Bombers - in the th...
Jun 05, 2019
Big Brothers Big Sisters receives $50,000 grant donation to help with renovations from Home Depot
LETHBRIDGE, AB - When you're looking to create more space through renovations to assist more kids in need, any help goes a long way.For Big Brothers Big Sisters Lethbridge and District, help came in t...
Jun 05, 2019 All smiles for the cheque presentation
Kool & The Gang to be honoured with Marian Anderson Award
PHILADELPHIA - Funk-soul band Kool & The Gang is being honoured with an award named for pioneering opera singer Marian Anderson. Kool & The Gang, known for hits like "Get Down on It," ''Celebr...
Jun 05, 2019
RCMP, CBSA say they never searched Meng Wanzhou's phones or electronic devices
VANCOUVER - Lawyers for the RCMP and Canadian Border Services Agency deny allegations their officers searched Huawei executive Meng Wanzhou's phones and electronic devices after a borde...
Jun 05, 2019
After Iron Man, Robert Downey Jr. aims to clean up the earth
LAS VEGAS - After playing Iron Man for more than a decade, Robert Downey Jr. has found a real-life villain he wants to defeat: pollution. The movie star says he plans to start an organization next yea...
Jun 05, 2019
Northern Alberta residents start returning home after evacuation due to fires
Some residents in northern Alberta have started to return home after wildfires forced them to leave their communities two weeks ago. An evacuation order was lifted for residents of High Level, the sur...
Jun 05, 2019
Oil lobby group calls for parties to campaign on regulatory help for pipelines
OTTAWA - The country's largest oil-and-gas lobby group is urging political parties to ensure their campaign platforms include support for major pipeline and LNG projects and a regulatory regime that w...
Jun 05, 2019
Thai coup leader uses ballot box to stay as prime minister
BANGKOK - When Prayuth Chan-ocha led a military coup to take over Thailand's government five years ago, he wore a dowdy officer's uniform. A five-year makeover transformed him into a politician, now s...
Jun 05, 2019