Author Archives:
Friday's LOTTO MAX draw to hit record $75 million
Somebody could walk away with the largest lottery jackpot in Canadian history.The Western Canada Lottery Corporation (WCLC) says the LOTTO MAX draw on Friday, September 13, 2024, is $75 million.If the...
Sep 13, 2024
Telesat Lightspeed: Canada, Quebec give billions of dollars for satellite production
MONTREAL - The Canadian government has announced a loan of $2.14 billion to satellite operator Telesat, to help the company build its broadband satellite constellation. Quebec's government, meanwhile,...
Sep 13, 2024
Allegations of animal abuse at Lethbridge care provider
LETHBRIDGE, AB - Lethbridge News Now is working to learn more about a situation at a local facility that cares for dogs.A former employee of the business posted a video to social media that contains s...
Sep 13, 2024
Congo court sentences 3 Americans and 34 others to death on coup charges
KINSHASA, Congo (AP) - A military court in Congo handed down death sentences Friday to 37 people, including three Americans, after convicting them on charges of taking part in a coup attempt. The defe...
Sep 13, 2024
Congo court sentences 3 Americans and 34 others to death on coup charges
KINSHASA, Congo (AP) - A military court in Congo on Friday convicted 37 people, including three Americans, on charges of taking part in a coup attempt and sentenced them to death. The defendants, who ...
Sep 13, 2024
Former world No. 1 Sharapova wins fan vote for International Tennis Hall of Fame
NEWPORT, R.I. (AP) - Maria Sharapova, a five-time Grand Slam singles champion, led the International Tennis Hall of Fame's fan vote her first year on the ballot - an important part to possible selecti...
Sep 13, 2024
Ontario's top court dismisses application for bail from Jacob Hoggard
TORONTO - A justice with Ontario's Appeal Court has dismissed an application for bail from Canadian musician Jacob Hoggard as he tries to appeal his sexual assault conviction at the country's top cour...
Sep 13, 2024
IS militants kill 14 in a Shiite area of Afghanistan in one of the deadliest attacks this year
ISLAMABAD (AP) - Islamic State militants killed 14 people in a Shiite-majority area in central Afghanistan in one of the deadliest attacks in the country this year. The militant group claimed responsi...
Sep 13, 2024
NDP caving to Poilievre on carbon price, has no idea how to fight climate change: PM
OTTAWA - Prime Minister Justin Trudeau says the NDP is caving to political pressure from Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre when it comes to their stance on the consumer carbon price. Trudeau says h...
Sep 13, 2024
Trudeau says Ukraine can strike deep into Russia with NATO arms, Putin hints at war
OTTAWA - Prime Minister Justin Trudeau says Ukraine should be allowed to strike deep inside Russia, regardless of Moscow threatening that this would draw Canada and its allies into direct war. Russian...
Sep 13, 2024