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Lethbridge Police advise residents to avoid the Lethbridge Courthouse
LETHBRIDGE, AB - The Lethbridge Police Service (LPS) is advising the public to expect traffic delays and potential difficulty finding parking downtown this morning, October 4, 2022.Officers have close...
Oct 04, 2022
Queen's Plate champion Moira to run in $750,000 E.P. Taylor Stakes event
TORONTO - Queen's Plate champion Moira will run in the $750,000 E.P. Taylor Stakes on Saturday at Woodbine Racetrack. Woodbine Entertainment made the announcement Tuesday. The remainder of the field i...
Oct 04, 2022
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau announces $300-million Fiona relief fund
HALIFAX - Prime Minister Justin Trudeau is announcing a $300-million fund to help the East Coast recover from post-tropical storm Fiona. Trudeau says the fund will provide assistance over the next two...
Oct 04, 2022
Environment commissioner warns Canada failing to protect commercially valuable fish
OTTAWA - A new audit of Canada's efforts to protect aquatic species at risk of going extinct says the federal government is biased against listing commercially valuable fish as needing protection. The...
Oct 04, 2022
The AP Interview: Ukraine aims to restart occupied reactors
KYIV, Ukraine (AP) - Ukraine is considering restarting Europe's largest nuclear plant, which is occupied by Russian troops, to ensure its safety just weeks after fears of a radiation disaster prompted...
Oct 04, 2022
ParticipAction gives kids and youth a D for activity, F for screen time
TORONTO - A new study attempts to quantify what many parents likely already know: dismal activity levels for kids and youth fell even further during the pandemic, while screen use soared. ParticipActi...
Oct 04, 2022
Paris joins in TV boycott of World Cup games from Qatar
PARIS (AP) - Paris will not broadcast World Cup matches on giant screens in public fan zones amid concerns over rights violations of migrant workers and the environmental impact of the tournament in Q...
Oct 04, 2022
Indonesia police: Stadium exit gates too small for escape
MALANG, Indonesia (AP) - Indonesian police said Tuesday that the gates at the soccer stadium where police fired tear gas and set off a deadly crush were too small and could only accommodate two at a t...
Oct 04, 2022
Hockey Canada's board chairs to answer to feds, Nicholson deferred to later date
OTTAWA - Hockey Canada's board chairs, past and present, will answer to the federal government today on the hockey body's handling of alleged sexual assaults and how money was paid out in lawsuits. Fo...
Oct 04, 2022
Basketball players fleeing Ukraine find home with University of Lethbridge Pronghorns
The squeak of their shoes and the thump of the ball on the court feels blessedly normal for Vika Kovalevska and Vlada Hozalova. Basketball provides a brief sanctuary from the ceaseless undercurrent of...
Oct 04, 2022