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Workers who were trapped deep in Saskatchewan mine now safely back on surface
SASKATOON - A fertilizer company says all 34 people who were trapped deep in a Saskatchewan potash mine for more than a day are now safely above ground. Will Tigley, a spokesman with Nutrien Ltd., sai...
Jul 05, 2019
McLeod Bethel-Thompson to start at quarterback for Toronto Argonauts
TORONTO - McLeod Bethel-Thompson has another shot at being the Toronto Argonauts No. 1 quarterback. Bethel-Thompson will start Saturday night when Toronto (0-2) hosts the B.C. Lions (0-3)&nb...
Jul 05, 2019
Lethbridge Police investigating death threats against local business owner relating to local SCS Facebook post
LETHBRIDGE, AB - Call it what you want - a feud, disagreement, or a battle. But an escalation of tensions appears to have occurred in recent weeks between the owner of a small business near downtown L...
Jul 05, 2019 Hamilton's Carpet One (Lethbridge News NOW)
Fed repeats pledge to act to sustain economic expansion
WASHINGTON - The Federal Reserve on Friday repeated its pledge to "act as appropriate" to sustain the current economic expansion, now the longest in U.S. history, while noting that most Fed officials ...
Jul 05, 2019
Federal government quietly ends asylum seeker triage pilot program
OTTAWA - The Liberals have quietly ended a much-touted "triage" program that aimed to redirect asylum seekers away from crowded shelters in Montreal and Toronto. The federal govern...
Jul 05, 2019
Exhibition Park finalizing policies for cannabis consumption at Whoop Up Days
LETHBRIDGE, AB - There is only about a month and a half before Lethbridge's largest annual festival gets underway and organizers are working on a few new key policies.Namely, the recreational consumpt...
Jul 05, 2019 Whoop Up Days. (Lethbridge News Now)
Scheer calls for more inspections on Chinese imports, possible tariffs
OTTAWA - Conservative Leader Andrew Scheer is urging Prime Minister Justin Trudeau to step up inspections on all products from China and to consider slapping tariffs on imports from the...
Jul 05, 2019
Jay-Z's companies sue NYC licensing company for fraud
NEW YORK - Jay-Z's business entities sued a New York City licensing firm, claiming it cheated the companies as part of a "colossal accounting scandal." The lawsuit accuses Iconix Brand Group Inc. of l...
Jul 05, 2019
Organizers lower ticket prices for CFL game in Moncton, N.B.
MONCTON, N.B. - The group trying to bring a CFL team to Halifax has lowered ticket prices for a regular-season game between the Montreal Alouettes and Toronto Argonauts next month in Moncton, N.B...
Jul 05, 2019
Federal government commits $2.8 million to anti-workplace harassment project
OTTAWA - The federal government is committing nearly $2.8 million to a project aimed at reducing workplace harassment and promoting accountable work environments. The funding will go to a project...
Jul 05, 2019