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Biden nominates tech exec, political adviser David Cohen as U.S. ambassador to Canada
WASHINGTON - President Joe Biden has nominated David Cohen, a tech executive who once served as chief of staff to the mayor of Philadelphia, to be his ambassador to Canada. Cohen, a lawyer, lobbyist a...
Jul 21, 2021
Sadlier reaches Lacombe in Lethbridge-Edmonton "Walk to Breathe"
LACOMBE, AB - Chris Sadlier is about four-fifths of the way done his 500 km journey.He is walking from Lethbridge to Edmonton to raise awareness and funds for the Lung Association of Alberta & Nor...
Jul 21, 2021
Taylor leaves ESPN after failing to reach contract extension
Maria Taylor is leaving ESPN after the two sides were unable to reach an agreement on a contract extension. Taylor had been with ESPN since 2014 but her contract expired Tuesday. Her last assignment f...
Jul 21, 2021
Green party execs end ceasefire with leader Annamie Paul, as battle heads to court
OTTAWA - Court filings show the Green party is trying to overturn arbitration orders that stymied threats to Annamie Paul's leadership, ending a brief ceasefire between warring factions. In a notice o...
Jul 21, 2021
Calls for drought relief prompts ABP to move as quickly as possible
LETHBRIDGE, AB. -- There's little need to explain the situation - intense heat is wreaking havoc on crops across the west and ranchers to locate feed for their cattle. Alberta Beef Producers (ABP) Cha...
Jul 21, 2021
50-year war on drugs imprisoned millions of Black Americans
Landscaping was hardly his lifelong dream. As a teenager, Alton Lucas believed basketball or music would pluck him out of North Carolina and take him around the world. In the late 1980s, he was the ri...
Jul 21, 2021
Three charged in connection to multiple frauds in Southern AB & Saskatchewan
FOREMOST, AB - It took the combined efforts of a few law enforcement jurisdictions to apprehend three people who allegedly committed multiple cases of fraud.The incidents of fraud and theft reportedly...
Jul 21, 2021
Quebec rejects $14-billion natural gas project in Saguenay over environmental issues
Quebec is rejecting a $14-billion natural gas project proposed for the province's Saguenay region. Environment Minister Benoit Charette told reporters today the government is not convinced the project...
Jul 21, 2021
Infrastructure bill fails first vote; Senate to try again
WASHINGTON (AP) - Senate Republicans rejected an effort Wednesday to begin debate on a big infrastructure deal that a bipartisan group of senators brokered with President Joe Biden. But supporters in ...
Jul 21, 2021
LPS investigating motorcycle - truck collision
LETHBRIDGE, AB. -- Police continue to investigate a truck-motorcycle collision, which happened on Whoop-Up Drive around 5:15 Tuesday (July 20) afternoon. One person was sent to hospital.The incident h...
Jul 21, 2021