Author Archives:
MSNBC banned from Rittenhouse trial after bus incident
KENOSHA, Wis. (AP) - The judge at Kyle Rittenhouse's murder trial banned MSNBC from the courthouse Thursday after police said they briefly detained a man who had followed the jury bus and may have tri...
Nov 18, 2021
Presentation given about why youth are leaving Alberta
LETHBRIDGE, AB - Dr. David J. Finch of Mount Royal University's CityXLab reviewed the factors into why young Albertans aren't "purchasing a city."Finch gave a presentation to the Southern Alberta Coun...
Nov 18, 2021
Judge tosses convictions of 2 men in killing of Malcolm X
NEW YORK (AP) - More than half a century after the assassination of Malcolm X, two of his convicted killers were exonerated Thursday after decades of doubt about who was responsible for the civil righ...
Nov 18, 2021
'I don't know': Biden noncommittal on including Canadian vehicles in EV tax credit
WASHINGTON - U.S. President Joe Biden isn't making any promises about whether he's willing to alter his controversial tax credit proposal for new electric vehicles. Biden, meeting with Prime Minister ...
Nov 18, 2021
Agriculture sectors take hit from B.C. flooding after drought plagued growing season
LETHBRIDGE, AB. -- Catastrophic flooding in B-C has killed thousands of farm animals - everything from milk cows and beef cattle to poultry - in what`s being called an agricultural disaster. The Chick...
Nov 18, 2021
Lethbridge MP legally changes name to Rachael Thomas
LETHBRIDGE, AB - The Member of Parliament for Lethbridge has a new last name.After the now-former Rachael Harder got married back in June, she has legally changed her name to Rachael Thomas."I look fo...
Nov 18, 2021
Alberta coal policy panel accused of bias, U.S. influence in letters to ministers
A group of Albertans are attacking a panel charged with gathering public opinion on coal mining in the province, saying it's biased against industry and influenced by United States environmental group...
Nov 18, 2021
Water main break preventing Abbotsford farmers from accessing water for animals
ABBOTSFORD, B.C. - The mayor of a city heavily impacted by flooding in southern British Columbia says farmers who stayed with their animals desperately need water for livestock. Henry Braun said Thurs...
Nov 18, 2021
Lopez Obrador keen to engage Trudeau on Indigenous reconciliation challenges
OTTAWA - The Mexican ambassador to Canada says President Andrs Manuel Lopez Obrador is keen to engage Prime Minister Justin Trudeau on finding ways to heal relations with Indigenous Peoples in his cou...
Nov 18, 2021
Lethbridge above provincial average for full COVID-19 vaccination status
LETHBRIDGE, AB - Alberta's COVID-19 vaccination campaigns continue throughout the province, but the majority of communities in the southernmost region are below the average.Across Alberta, AHS reports...
Nov 18, 2021