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Ex-MP says no 'backroom' dealings involved in subcontract for 10,000 ventilators
OTTAWA - A former Liberal MP whose medical company was subcontracted as part of a $237-million ventilator deal with the federal government says no "backroom" business factored into the agreement. Fran...
Dec 04, 2020
COVID outbreak declared at Lethbridge's Park Meadows Elementary
LETHBRIDGE, AB - The Lethbridge School Division has been informed of a COVID-19 outbreak at a local school.Alberta Health Services (AHS) has confirmed three COVID cases at Park Meadows Elementary Scho...
Dec 04, 2020
Farm groups hoping AgriStability changes are implemented
GRANDE PRAIRIE, AB. - Farm groups are welcoming possible changes to AgriStability.Federal agriculture minister Marie-Claude Bibeau told her provincial and territorial counterparts during their meeting...
Dec 04, 2020
Three major infrastructure projects to begin in Lethbridge
LETHBRIDGE, AB- Lethbridge will see three new upgrades and projects about to begin in the city.$900,000 in provincial money will go towards upgrades for Festival Square Market Plaza in downtown Lethbr...
Dec 04, 2020
Black federal public servants file lawsuit alleging systemic discrimination
OTTAWA - A group of current and former Black federal workers has filed a class-action lawsuit against the federal government, alleging systemic discrimination in how it hired and promoted thousands of...
Dec 04, 2020
Wayward wallaroo rescued from river after chase in Illinois
PERU, Ill. - Police in Peru, Illinois, are no strangers to chases - unless what they're after hops away on two legs. Officers in the city about 95 miles (152 kilometres) southwest of Chicago were join...
Dec 04, 2020
Canadian indoor soccer star Ian Bennett headed to the Florida Tropics
Canadian indoor soccer star Ian Bennett has joined the Florida Tropics for the 2020-21 Major Arena Soccer League season. The 37-year-old from Hamilton has been with the Milwaukee Wave since 2009 but f...
Dec 04, 2020
Grey Cup MVP, top Canadian Harris among Winnipeg Blue Bombers potential free agents
TORONTO - Running back Andrew Harris, who was instrumental in the Winnipeg Blue Bombers ending their Grey Cup drought in 2019, tops the CFL team's list of potential free agents. Harris is among 329 pl...
Dec 04, 2020
Toronto Raptors open 72-game season with home game in Tampa against New Orleans
TORONTO - The Toronto Raptors will play host to the New Orleans Pelicans on Dec. 23 in their NBA season opener in their temporary home of Tampa, Fla. The league unveiled the first half of its schedule...
Dec 04, 2020
Mustard Seed looks to rezone Lethbridge's Ramada for supportive housing
LETHBRIDGE, AB - More details are emerging on the Mustard Seed's plans for permanent supportive housing in Lethbridge.LNN reported earlier this week that the Christian non-profit looks to open both a ...
Dec 04, 2020