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Google signs deal with organization to distribute $100M to Canadian news companies
OTTAWA - Google announced today it has selected an organization to distribute the $100 million the tech giant has promised to Canadian news companies. The Canadian Journalism Collective will be respon...
Jun 07, 2024

Five tornadoes confirmed in central Alberta on June 3
Environment and Climate Change Canada (ECCC) is now confirming that five - up from the two reported on June 5 - tornadoes touched down in central Alberta on Monday, June 3, 2024.The updated conclusion...
Jun 07, 2024

Bombers kicker Castillo critical of CFL's use of chipped footballs
One game into the 2024 season, and the CFL has a kicking controversy to deal with. Winnipeg kicker Sergio Castillo took issue with the league's chipped footballs Thursday night following the Bombers' ...
Jun 07, 2024

Putin repeats that Russia will consider sending weapons to adversaries of the West
ST. PETERSBURG, Russia (AP) - President Vladimir Putin said Friday that Russia will consider sending weapons to adversaries of Western countries that supply arms to Ukraine, repeating a warning made d...
Jun 07, 2024

South Lethbridge school gets significant gift from Costco
LETHBRIDGE, AB - Students at a local school are celebrating after receiving a big gift.On Thursday, June 6, 2024, learners gathered outside of Lakeview Elementary School in south Lethbridge to mark Sp...
Jun 07, 2024

Lethbridge's unemployment rate sees big improvement in May
LETHBRIDGE, AB - A big gain in employment helped to boost Lethbridge's jobs numbers up this past month.Statistics Canada has released its Labour Force Survey for May 2024, painting a brighter picture ...
Jun 07, 2024

Canada’s jobless rate rises to 6.2% in May as labour market disappoints jobseekers
OTTAWA, ON - Canada's unemployment rate continued its upward climb in May, rising slightly to 6.2 per cent as opportunities became harder to find for prospective jobseekers.Statistics Canada's latest ...
Jun 07, 2024

Jury trial of two men charged with conspiracy to commit murder hearing RCMP evidence
LETHBRIDGE, AB - Jurors at the trial of two men charged with conspiracy to commit murder at the Coutts, Alta., border blockade two years ago will get to hear their first full day of evidence today.Ant...
Jun 07, 2024

Biden looks to Pointe du Hoc to inspire push for democracy abroad - and at home
POINTE DU HOC, France (AP) - President Joe Biden on Friday looked to summon Americans to defend democracy from threats at home and abroad - and draw an implicit contrast with Donald Trump - by drawing...
Jun 07, 2024

CP NewsAlert: Supreme Court partly allows appeal by media over Quebec 'secret trial'
MONTREAL - The Supreme Court of Canada has partly upheld an appeal from the media over a so-called secret trial in Quebec involving a police informant. The high court ruled today that the trial judge ...
Jun 07, 2024