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Man charged after vehicle collison leads to seizure of drugs, weapons
LETHBRIDGE, AB- The Lethbridge Police Service has charged a Coaldale man with drug, weapons, and driving-related charges. An LPS Community Peace Officer was stopped in traffic on Highway 3 and 28 Stre...
May 10, 2021
Province looking to improve K-12 student transportation
EDMONTON, AB- Lethbridge-East MLA Nathan Neudorf is leading a team to improve K-12 student transportation in Alberta.Officials say the first phase of this K-12 student transportation action plan begin...
May 10, 2021
Migrant arrivals by sea on Italian island swell past 2,100
ROME - Several hundred more migrants reached a tiny Italian island before dawn on Monday, swelling to past 2,100 the number of arrivals in around 24 hours and fueling calls from across the political s...
May 10, 2021
Amid outcry, NBC says it will not air Golden Globes in 2022
NEW YORK - Amid growing pressure on the Hollywood Foreign Press Association, NBC said Monday that will not air the Golden Globes in 2022. In a statement, the network said it believes the press associa...
May 10, 2021
Iqaluit elders home evacuated after staff member tests positive for COVID-19
IQALUIT, Nunavut - An elders home in Iqaluit, Nunavut was evacuated on the weekend after a staff member tested positive for COVID-19, with some residents being sent out of the territory. Four of the h...
May 10, 2021
Canada's privacy watchdog investigating Pornhub over alleged non-consensual content
OTTAWA - A federal watchdog says he is investigating Pornhub over potential privacy breaches related to non-consensual content posted online. At a parliamentary committee today, privacy commissioner D...
May 10, 2021
Boost in near-term funds, risk should lure more social-finance investors, Hussen says
OTTAWA - Social Development Minister Ahmed Hussen says he expects changes to federal strategy to finance experimental ways to deliver social services should more easily, and quickly, bring in needed p...
May 10, 2021
Heritage committee to seek answers from ministers on C-10 changes
OTTAWA - Canada's justice and heritage ministers will be recalled to justify a change to the Broadcasting Act that critics warn could erode the rights of individuals users who upload content to social...
May 10, 2021
Vaccine rollouts expand, but COVID-19 caseloads still high in some provinces
There were signs of hope that Ontario and Quebec are making progress in the fight against COVID-19 on Monday, even as provinces to the east and west continued to struggle. Ontario's hospitalizations a...
May 10, 2021
Ontario likely to mix 1st and 2nd vaccine doses amid lack of AstraZeneca supply
TORONTO - Ontario will likely mix and match COVID-19 vaccine doses in light of uncertain future supply of all the shots approved for use in Canada. Health Minister Christine Elliott says it's likely t...
May 10, 2021