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Contractor defends work on ArriveCan app, says conflict concerns were addressed
OTTAWA - A contractor that worked on ArriveCan is defending its integrity after Ottawa suspended its federal contracts following a report that its founder was a government employee. Dalian Enterprises...
Mar 08, 2024
RNC votes to install Donald Trump's handpicked chair as former president tightens control of party
HOUSTON (AP) - The Republican National Committee voted Friday to install Donald Trump's handpicked leadership team, completing his takeover of the national party as the former president closes in on a...
Mar 08, 2024
Alberta RCMP say no charges after voter fraud probe into 2017 UCP leadership race
EDMONTON - Alberta RCMP say there will be no charges following a probe into potential voter identity fraud in the 2017 United Conservative Party leadership race that saw former premier Jason Kenney el...
Mar 08, 2024
Former president of Honduras convicted in US of aiding drug traffickers
NEW YORK (AP) - Former Honduran President Juan Orlando Hernndez was convicted Friday in New York of charges that he conspired with drug traffickers and used his military and national police force to e...
Mar 08, 2024
Manitoba government urged to keep promise to search of landfill for women's remains
WINNIPEG - The families of two slain First Nations women are continuing to press the Manitoba government to search a landfill for their remains. The families, along with supporters and Indigenous lead...
Mar 08, 2024
2010 NL MVP Joey Votto agrees to non-roster invite with hometown Blue Jays
TORONTO - Joey Votto has agreed to a non-roster invite with the Toronto Blue Jays, the former National League MVP said on social media. The 40-year-old first-baseman from Toronto joins the Blue Jays a...
Mar 08, 2024
What's Happening in Lethbridge this weekend: March 8, 2024
LETHBRIDGE, AB - There are plenty of events in Lethbridge this weekend, and Lethbridge News Now has the details.Big Screen Video Games - March 8, 2024The main branch of the Lethbridge Public Library i...
Mar 08, 2024
More local politicians in Quebec report facing harassment, intimidation: survey
MONTREAL - A survey of hundreds of elected municipal officials across Quebec shows a rise in the last decade in the percentage of politicians who report facing harassment and intimidation. Thirty-nine...
Mar 08, 2024
Leafs' McCabe, Oilers' Kane among players fined Friday by NHL
NEW YORK - Toronto Maple Leafs defenceman Jake McCabe and Edmonton Oilers forward Evander Kane were among the players issued fines by the NHL on Friday. McCabe was fined the maximum of US$5,000 allowa...
Mar 08, 2024
Rotary Club of Lethbridge East celebrates 2024 agricultural scholarship winners
LETHBRIDGE, AB - On the eve of International Women's Day, the Rotary Club of Lethbridge East celebrated three young women as recipients of the 2024 Agricultural Scholarships.The program celebrated its...
Mar 08, 2024