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Residents of NW Syria flee new government offensive
BEIRUT - Syrian government forces pressed ahead Monday with a new military assault on the country's last rebel stronghold that began last week, an offensive that has set off a mass exodus of civilians...
Dec 23, 2019
Canadian 'whistleblower' detained for years in Middle East to learn fate Tuesday
MONTREAL - The family of a Canadian geologist jailed in Dubai on fraud charges is cautiously optimistic he'll be exonerated in a court hearing scheduled for Tuesday. Andre Gauthier...
Dec 23, 2019
Judge authorizes plan to transform six Quebec dailies into employee cooperatives
MONTREAL - Quebec's Superior Court has authorized a plan that transforms six insolvent regional French-language newspapers across the province into employee cooperatives and reduces pen...
Dec 23, 2019
Company seeks injunction: Co-op, union in court over pickets at Regina refinery
REGINA - A nearly three-week labour dispute between a Saskatchewan petroleum refinery and hundreds of its workers moved from the picket line into the courtroom Monday, with the company seeking an inju...
Dec 23, 2019
What to do & what the City of Lethbridge does when a water main breaks
LETHBRIDGE, AB - The City of Lethbridge's crews deal with water main breaks year-round, but it does become a more common problem in the winter. On average, they deal with anywhere from 50-100 per year...
Dec 23, 2019 City of Lethbridge emergency water supply trailer. (Lethbridge News Now)
Avalanche Canada issues warning for mountains across southern B.C. and Alberta
REVELSTOKE, B.C. - A special public avalanche warning has been issued for southern Alberta and B.C. going into the holiday season. The warning is intended for recreational users of backcountry and fro...
Dec 23, 2019 Avalanche Control
Chinese embassy takes swipe at 'some politicians' over talk of freeing Canadians
OTTAWA - The Chinese embassy is taking a swing at "some Canadian politicians" over what it describes as "erroneous remarks" about the relationship between the two countries and the cases of two Canadi...
Dec 23, 2019
N.S. sawmills seeking new markets in wake of announced Northern Pulp closure
HALIFAX - Nova Scotia sawmill operators say their outlook after the closure of Northern Pulp is one of troubling uncertainties and, so far, few answers from the provincial government&nb...
Dec 23, 2019
Conservative party's fundraising boss takes over temporary helm of party
OTTAWA - The director of fundraising for the federal Conservatives has taken over as acting director of the party as it continues to grapple with the fallout from the resignation of leader Andrew Sche...
Dec 23, 2019
City of Lethbridge adjusts hours for the holidays
LETHBRIDGE, AB - The holiday season is upon us and with that, the City of Lethbridge is notifying residents of changes to their hours of operation this week.LETHBRIDGE 311The city's phone help-line, L...
Dec 23, 2019 File photo of Lethbridge City Hall (Lethbridge News Now)