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One-year sentence for Saskatchewan man convicted of hate speech against Jews
ESTEVAN, Sask. - The former leader of the Canadian Nationalist Party was handed a one-year sentence Thursday on a hate speech charge after he called for the genocide of Jewish people in a video posted...
Oct 20, 2022
ACAC Soccer Championships to be held in Raymond
RAYMOND, AB - Lethbridge College has been named the host school for the 2022 Alberta Colleges Athletics Conference (ACAC) Soccer Championships. The collegiate soccer tournament will be held at Comet S...
Oct 20, 2022
Truss resignation likely to stall Canada-U.K. trade deal, experts say
OTTAWA - More political tumult in Britain is likely to further stall trade talks with Canada, experts say. U.K. Prime Minister Liz Truss stepped down today after a mere six weeks in office following m...
Oct 20, 2022
U of L Pronghorns to host Huskies to close soccer season
LETHBRIDGE, AB - The University of Lethbridge Pronghorns men's soccer team will play its final game of the 2022 Canada West season on Saturday, October 22.Saturday's game will be three Pronghorn playe...
Oct 20, 2022
Security forces kill at least 60 as protests engulf Chad
N'DJAMENA, Chad (AP) - Chadian security forces opened fire on anti-government demonstrators in the country's two largest cities Thursday killing at least 60 people, the government spokesman and a morg...
Oct 20, 2022
Alberta man not criminally responsible for mother's death, court told
AIRDRIE, AB - The lawyer of a man charged in the death of his mother says his client is not criminally responsible.Alexander James Thorpe pleaded not guilty to second-degree murder in a Calgary court ...
Oct 20, 2022
Liberals want House speaker to investigate hidden tags on Poilievre YouTube account
OTTAWA - The federal Liberals are demanding a formal investigation into the use of hidden tags embedded in Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre's YouTube videos. A letter to House Speaker Anthony Rota...
Oct 20, 2022
Ticats in control of their playoff destiny against Redblacks
HAMILTON, Ohio - Dane Evans and the Hamilton Tiger-Cats did more than just exorcise a few demons with last week's road win in Calgary. They also reclaimed control of their playoff destiny. Evans's sev...
Oct 20, 2022
Quebec City mosque that was targeted by gunman wants firearms-control bill adopted
OTTAWA - A spokesman for the Quebec City mosque where six men were shot to death in 2017 is calling on Ottawa to pass a gun-control bill being studied by MPs. Boufeldja Benabdallah told the House of C...
Oct 20, 2022
Canada's Sophie Schmidt, Allysha Chapman get new deals with NWSL's Houston Dash
HOUSTON - The Houston Dash have signed veteran Canadian internationals Sophie Schmidt and Allysha Chapman to contract extensions. The NWSL club said Schmidt has signed a two-year contract to remain wi...
Oct 20, 2022