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Canadian swimmer Penny Oleksiak narrowly misses eighth world championship medal
BUDAPEST, Hungary - Penny Oleksiak narrowly missed out on a third medal at the 2022 world aquatics championships with a fourth-place finish Thursday in the women's 100-metre freestyle. Oleksiak, from ...
Jun 23, 2022
U of L researchers receive federal funding
LETHBRIDGE, AB - The Government of Canada has announced funding awards through the Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council of Canada (NSERC).Researchers from the University of Lethbridge's (...
Jun 23, 2022
Property taxes due in Lethbridge June 30
LETHBRIDGE, AB - The City of Lethbridge is reminding property owners that 2022 property taxes are due on June 30, 2022.Property owners who did not yet receive their 2022 Tax Notice should call 311. Du...
Jun 23, 2022
Patrick Brown requests party probe 'misleading' membership email from Poilievre
OTTAWA - Patrick Brown's leadership campaign is the latest to raise concerns about what it calls "misleading" emails sent to party members by his main rival. Brown's national campaign co-chair John Re...
Jun 23, 2022
Officials: US to send rocket systems, other aid to Ukraine
WASHINGTON (AP) - The U.S. will send another $450 million in military aid to Ukraine, including some additional medium-range rocket systems, U.S. officials said Thursday. The latest package will inclu...
Jun 23, 2022
Gun bill on road to passage as Senate overcomes GOP delays
WASHINGTON (AP) - The Senate pushed a bipartisan gun violence bill to the brink of passage Thursday as it voted to halt a Republican filibuster against the measure, clearing the way for Congress' most...
Jun 23, 2022
Prime Minister Trudeau says he still has confidence in RCMP Commissioner Brenda Lucki
OTTAWA - Prime Minister Justin Trudeau says he still has confidence in RCMP Commissioner Brenda Lucki. The head of the Mounties - and the Liberal government - have come under scrutiny in Ottawa over a...
Jun 23, 2022
Ex-Liberal MP Raj Grewal invited lenders to private meet-and-greet with Trudeau
OTTAWA - A pair of Ontario businessmen say they each loaned former Liberal MP Raj Grewal $200,000 before being invited to join a 2018 trip to India with Prime Minister Justin Trudeau. Brampton tire ce...
Jun 23, 2022
Senators named preferred bidder for LeBreton Flats site as team eyes downtown arena
OTTAWA - The dream of a downtown arena for the Ottawa Senators is back on. The National Capital Commission announced Thursday a group led by the NHL franchise is the preferred bidder for LeBreton Flat...
Jun 23, 2022
Uvalde victim's sister pleads for gun safety measures
AUSTIN, Texas (AP) - The sister of a 9-year-old girl killed in the Uvalde school rampage tearfully pleaded on Thursday with Texas lawmakers to pass gun safety legislation and questioned why so many se...
Jun 23, 2022