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AHS confirms just two new COVID cases in South Zone, 139 provincially
LETHBRIDGE, AB - Alberta Health Services has released Tuesday's report on COVID-19, covering statistics compiled over the last 24 hours.139 cases were confirmed across the province, bringing the total...
Jun 08, 2021
Terrorism in Canada: A timeline of plots, attacks, and allegations
Four members of a Muslim family are dead and one child is in hospital after a hit-and-run in London, Ont. Sunday, in what Prime Minister Justin Trudeau called an act of terrorism. Police said 20-year-...
Jun 08, 2021
Exploding device at gender reveal party leads to wildfire in northern Alberta
FORT MCMURRAY, Alta. - A $600 fine has been issued after a gender reveal party led to a wildfire in Alberta. Travis Fairweather, a wildfire information officer, says the party was taking place about 1...
Jun 08, 2021
Paradise Canyon Open cancelled for 2nd straight year
LETHBRIDGE, AB - As part of the MacKenzie Tour and PGA TOUR Canada, the Paradise Canyon Open in Lethbridge is being cancelled for the second year in a row.Its 2021 tournament was set to go soon but wi...
Jun 08, 2021
Benfeito gets new Olympic medals to replace three lost in condominium fire
MONTREAL - Quebec diver Meaghan Benfeito lost everything in a fire earlier this year, but recovered some prized possessions on Tuesday as she gets ready to compete in the Tokyo Summer Games next month...
Jun 08, 2021
Trudeau says COVID mask-wearing may change Quebecers' opinions on religious symbols
OTTAWA - Prime Minister Justin Trudeau says the habit of wearing a mask during the COVID-19 pandemic might be changing Quebecers' views on the province's religious symbols ban. He was asked about Queb...
Jun 08, 2021
Irrigation research at Lethbridge College gets $420K grant
LETHBRIDGE, AB - A team of researchers at Lethbridge College will be looking into new ways of measuring available field water.Dr. Willemijn Appels, the college's Mueller Applied Research Chair in Irri...
Jun 08, 2021
Manitoba junior men's hockey team changes Indigenous name to Titans
NEEPAWA, MANITOBA - A junior men's hockey team in Manitoba is the latest to change its name following a push against the use of Indigenous names and caricatures as mascots. The team in Neepawa, a town...
Jun 08, 2021
Pandemics, climate change among new threats that demand security rethink: adviser
OTTAWA - The prime minister's intelligence adviser is calling for a expanded definition of national security in an era of global pandemics, climate change and cyberthreats. In a speech sponsored by th...
Jun 08, 2021
Muslim group wants direct action, more data on hate crimes to understand spike
A council member of the Muslim Association of Canada says thoughts and prayers are not enough. Rania Lawendy says government leaders need to take direct action instead of simply expressing condolences...
Jun 08, 2021