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Review of federal prison isolation units 'not adequate,' new report says
OTTAWA - A study has found shortcomings with the process intended to serve as a check on new units for isolating federal prisoners from the general jail population. In response to criticism of solitar...
May 10, 2021
Lethbridge's post-secondaries on whether students will need COVID vaccines to attend in person
LETHBRIDGE, AB - A growing number of colleges in the U.S.A. will require that students planning to attend classes in person this fall will need to be vaccinated against COVID-19.This naturally made us...
May 10, 2021
LPS searching for missing 16-year-old Amie Savard
LETHBRIDGE, AB - Lethbridge Police are asking for your help in finding a missing youth.Amie Savard was last seen near the downtown core in Lethbridge and is missing from Calgary.Attempts to locate the...
May 10, 2021
Trial starts for Lethbridge man charged with assault, kidnapping
LETHBRIDGE, AB- A trial has begun for Cory Ray Williams, 41, of Lethbridge, in relation to more than 20 offences dating back to 2019 including: kidnappingpossession of a weapon for a dangerous purpose...
May 10, 2021
Students receive awards for entrepreneurial, commercial potential at STEM fair
MEDICINE HAT, AB - 61 high school students across Canada have won a Ted Rogers Innovation Award through Canada's regional STEM fair.This year's virtual STEM fair wrapped up on April 29 at the Southeas...
May 10, 2021
RCMP investigating after Albertan found dead on Southeastern B.C. highway
RADIUM HOT SPRINGS, B.C. - The B.C. RCMP is asking for the public's help after a 35-year-old woman was found dead on Thursday, May 6th in Kootenay National Park.The body of 35-year-old Brenda Ware was...
May 10, 2021
Police seize fentanyl and meth from man reportedly “dealing in the downtown”
LETHBRIDGE, AB - Police in Lethbridge had a busy weekend.The LPS Crime Suppression Team (CST) arrested a man Saturday night who was allegedly "dealing in the downtown." Police seized fentanyl and meth...
May 10, 2021
Americans set another pandemic-era record for air travel
Americans set a record for pandemic-era air travel, then broke it again over the Mother's Day holiday weekend. The Transportation Security Administration said that slightly more than 1.7 million peopl...
May 10, 2021
US opens probe of steering problems in Honda Accord sedans
DETROIT - The U.S. government's auto safety agency is investigating multiple complaints about steering failures that could affect more than 1.1 million Honda Accord sedans. In documents posted Monday,...
May 10, 2021
Vaccine maker BioNTech says no need to waive patents
BERLIN - The head of German pharmaceutical company BioNTech said Monday that there is no need to waive patents on coronavirus vaccines because manufacturers will be able to produce enough shots to sup...
May 10, 2021