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Police asking for help to locate unique items stolen from west Lethbridge
LETHBRIDGE, AB - Lethbridge Police are asking for the public's help to locate some distinctive items stolen during a break and enter on the west side.Police say the break-in occurred at a residence on...
Jul 12, 2022

Senate report says government must implement rights-based Indigenous fisheries
OTTAWA - A new report from the Senate is calling on the federal government to implement Mi'kmaq, Wolastoqiyik and Peskotomuhkati rights-based fisheries on Canada's East Coast and overhaul its approach...
Jul 12, 2022

Trump mulled seizing voting machines; Cippolone called it 'terrible idea' for U.S.
WASHINGTON - The Jan. 6 committee is hearing how an "unhinged" White House meeting in December 2020 prompted Donald Trump to summon his Twitter followers to a protest that turned into the riots on Cap...
Jul 12, 2022

Kicker McCallum, offensive lineman Olafioye enter B.C. Lions' Wall of Fame
VANCOUVER - The names of kicker Paul McCallum and offensive lineman Jovan Olafioye are being added to the B.C. Lions' Wall of Fame. The former Leos will be honoured at B.C. Place Stadium on Aug. 6, wh...
Jul 12, 2022

Jan. 6 panel probes Trump's 'call to arms' to extremists
WASHINGTON (AP) - The Jan. 6 committee on Tuesday focused on ways violent far-right extremists answered Donald Trump's tweet for a big Washington rally as a "call to arms," as the panel probed whether...
Jul 12, 2022

Warner aiming for elusive world track and field championship gold
Damian Warner stood on the long jump runway during last summer's Tokyo Olympics, and raised his arms for the audience to clap. Except there was no audience. In a poignant moment that said everything a...
Jul 12, 2022

Provinces still haven't received $2B in health top-ups announced by Liberals in March
OTTAWA - As premiers gathered in British Columbia try again to make their case for a permanent increase in federal health transfers, they're also waiting on $2 billion they were promised back in March...
Jul 12, 2022

'Extremely motivated' Matt Murray excited for opportunity with Maple Leafs
TORONTO - Matt Murray is excited about the opportunity. He also knows there are more than a few doubters among his new team's fan base. The Toronto Maple Leafs acquired the goaltender from the Ottawa ...
Jul 12, 2022

Federal government has not created system to source safe supply to reduce overdoses
OTTAWA - Over a year since the federal government's expert task force recommended it create a safe supply of substances to reduce people's reliance on toxic street drugs, the government has not create...
Jul 12, 2022

Quebec reports 23 more COVID-19 deaths, rise of 54 hospitalizations as wave continues
MONTREAL - Quebec is reporting 23 more deaths attributed to the novel coronavirus and a 54-patient rise in COVID-19 hospitalizations. The Health Department says there are 1,663 people hospitalized wit...
Jul 12, 2022