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Month-long Art Days Lethbridge festival underway
LETHBRIDGE, AB - People in Lethbridge are celebrating the local arts scene.The Allied Arts Council of Lethbridge (AAC) is hosting the 2024 Art Days Lethbridge, which runs from September 5-28.AAC Execu...
Sep 05, 2024
Calgary Green Line LRT in political crossfire, as Alberta minister blames NDP leader
Alberta's government says it's pulling $1.53 billion in funding from a massive Calgary Green Line light rail transit project already deep in sunk costs.Premier Danielle Smith's United Conservative gov...
Sep 05, 2024
The first 100,000 doses of mpox vaccine reach Congo. But it's a fraction of what is needed
KINSHASA, Congo (AP) - The first batch of mpox vaccine arrived in Congo's capital on Thursday, the country's authorities said, three weeks after the World Health Organization declared mpox outbreaks i...
Sep 05, 2024
Macron names EU former Brexit negotiator Michel Barnier as France’s new prime minister
PARIS (AP) - President Emmanuel Macron named EU former Brexit negotiator Michel Barnier as France's new prime minister on Thursday after more than 50 days of caretaker government. The appointment of t...
Sep 05, 2024
Canadian long jumper Noah Vucsics ready to launch at Paralympic Games
Noah Vucsics got into trouble for jumping over garbage cans in the halls of Calgary's James Fowler High School when he was in Grade 12. A happy offshoot of that clash with authority was the suggestion...
Sep 05, 2024
In the news today: NDP holds key to timing of next election after ending Liberal deal
Here is a roundup of stories from The Canadian Press designed to bring you up to speed... What's next for Singh and his broken political pact with Trudeau? NDP Leader Jagmeet Singh may hold the key to...
Sep 05, 2024
Police shoot suspicious person near a museum and Israeli Consulate in Munich
BERLIN (AP) - Police in Munich said officers fired shots at a suspicious person on Thursday in an area near the Israeli Consulate and a museum on the city's Nazi-era history. Police said on the social...
Sep 05, 2024
No photos of Trudeau on campaign signs in Montreal riding ahead of byelection
MONTREAL - One familiar face is conspicuously absent from a federal byelection campaign in Montreal that could have major implications for the Liberal government. As candidates embark on the home stre...
Sep 05, 2024
What's next for Singh and his broken political pact with Trudeau?
OTTAWA - NDP Leader Jagmeet Singh may hold the key to trigger the next election now that he's axed his political pact with the Liberals, but strategists say that could prove to be both an asset and a ...
Sep 05, 2024
B.C. will stand up to 'unfair' duties after sawmill closures: Forests minister
British Columbia's forests minister says the province will fight against "unfair duties and stand up for forestry workers" after Canfor Corp. announced the closure of two northern B.C. sawmills, partl...
Sep 05, 2024