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B.C. drug death toll passes 10,000 since declaration of emergency in 2016: coroner
VICTORIA - British Columbia's chief coroner says the province has lost more than 10,000 lives to illicit drugs since the province declared a public health emergency in April 2016. Lisa Lapointe says t...
Aug 16, 2022

Environmental groups expressing concern about Calgary-to-Banff passenger train plan
CALGARY, AB - Conservation advocates and experts are concerned that a proposal for a Calgary-to-Banff passenger train is chugging along without addressing some key environmental issues in and around B...
Aug 16, 2022

Community Foundation grants now open for applications
LETHBRIDGE, AB - Applications are now open for two grant programs from the Community Foundation of Lethbridge and Southwestern Alberta.The Community Priorities Fund is the foundation's largest grantin...
Aug 16, 2022

Quebec Cardinal Marc Ouellet accused of sexual assault in class-action lawsuit
MONTREAL - Quebec Cardinal Marc Ouellet is being accused of sexual assault in a class-action lawsuit against the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Quebec. In court documents introduced today in Superior C...
Aug 16, 2022

Restricted free agent Jalen Harris reinstated by NBA after drug suspension
TORONTO - Jalen Harris has been reinstated by the NBA and the National Basketball Players Association after serving a one-year suspension for a positive drug test. The Toronto Raptors hold the guard's...
Aug 16, 2022

Home rental prices rise approximately 10% in one year in Lethbridge
LETHBRIDGE, AB - The cost of renting a home in Lethbridge continues to outpace inflation.The National Rent Report for July 2022 has been released by Rentals.ca and Bullpen Research and Consulting.In L...
Aug 16, 2022

Vulcan RCMP investigate multiple trespassing complaints
VULCAN, AB - RCMP members in Vulcan are investigating several complaints of trespassing.On August 12, 2022 at around 4:00 p.m., police responded to a complaint of a woman trespassing on private proper...
Aug 16, 2022

Nova Scotia mass shooting inquiry: Advice given to witnesses worries former judge
HALIFAX - A former Supreme Court of Canada judge working with the inquiry into the 2020 Nova Scotia mass shooting says he's worried that the federal Justice Department has been discouraging witnesses ...
Aug 16, 2022

Lions QB Rourke named CFL's top performer for a third straight week
TORONTO - Another week, another CFL top performer honour for B.C. Lions quarterback Nathan Rourke. Rourke was named the CFL's top performer Tuesday for the third straight week and fifth time this seas...
Aug 16, 2022

Boston police boat comes to rescue of stranded groom
BOSTON (AP) - Officers with the Boston Police Department's harbor patrol unit are used to helping boaters in distress, but last weekend Officer Joe Matthews came to the rescue of a groom in danger of ...
Aug 16, 2022