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'Alarming situation' but help slow in coming for struggling Kashechewan, chief says
TORONTO - Help for the struggling James Bay community of Kashechewan has been slow in coming, as COVID-19 infections surge through overcrowded homes and isolation facilities remain non-existent, Chief...
Jun 16, 2021
Quebec museum exhibit to wade into the history and potential of human waste
Quebec's museum of civilization has announced its newest exhibit will tackle one of society's messiest subjects: human excrement. The Muse de la civilisation in Quebec City says the upcoming exhibit t...
Jun 16, 2021
United Way opens more COVID relief funding for Lethbridge and southwestern Alberta charities
LETHBRIDGE, AB - Charitable organizations can apply for another funding shot from the United Way of Lethbridge & South Western Alberta.The United Way will be distributing about $80,000 to register...
Jun 16, 2021
Shoreline cleanup finds COVID-related trash increased during height of the pandemic
VANCOUVER - Organizers of a national conservation program aimed at removing trash from the country's many shorelines say the COVID-19 pandemic has even changed how we litter. The Great Canadian Shorel...
Jun 16, 2021
Groups ask government to prosecute alleged Guatemalan war criminal living in Canada
Two civil society groups are calling for the Canadian government to prosecute a man believed to be living in Canada who they say was involved in the massacre of more than 200 people in Guatemala in 19...
Jun 16, 2021
Trudeau can check out of quarantine hotel after overnight stay from Europe trip
OTTAWA - Prime Minister Justin Trudeau is being allowed to check out from his quarantine hotel roughly 12 hours after checking in. Trudeau's office says he received his negative COVID-19 test Wednesda...
Jun 16, 2021
Travel prizes added to Alberta’s “Open for Summer Vaccine Lottery”
LETHBRIDGE, AB - The province has added a few more incentives to the "Open for Summer Vaccine Lottery".Days ago, the Alberta Government announced a lottery open to those 18 and older who have received...
Jun 16, 2021
Coalition Avenir Québec boots Claire Samson from caucus over donation to rival party
QUEBEC - The governing Coalition Avenir Qubec has dumped one of its members over a political donation she made to a rival party. The party led by Premier Franois Legault announced late Tuesday it had ...
Jun 16, 2021
Council votes to advance Lethbridge’s Indigenous Place-making Strategy
LETHBRIDGE, AB - Lethbridge City Council has voted unanimously to advance the Indigenous Place-making Strategy a year ahead of schedule.The strategy was previously approved by council as part of the 2...
Jun 16, 2021
Lethbridge’s average rental rate dropped slightly in May
LETHBRIDGE, AB - Lethbridge saw a slight dip in the average rent price last month.The latest National Rent Report from Rentals.ca and Bullpen Research & Consulting is out. Lethbridge's average apa...
Jun 16, 2021