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Canadian featherweight Tristan (Boondock) Connelly to fight in UFC 261 card
TORONTO - Canadian featherweight Tristan (Boondock) Connelly will face Pat Sabatini later this month at UFC 261 in Jacksonville, Fla. The 35-year-old from Victoria is coming off an upset win in his UF...
Apr 05, 2021
80% of new at-home workers want to keep working at home post-pandemic
LETHBRIDGE, AB - The COVID-19 pandemic has changed the ways in which many people do their jobs, and some would actually prefer that it stay that way.In February 2021, Stats Canada reported that about ...
Apr 05, 2021
Arkansas governor vetoes transgender youth treatment ban
LITTLE ROCK, Ark. - Arkansas Gov. Asa Hutchinson on Monday vetoed legislation that would have made his state the first to ban gender confirming treatments or surgery for transgender youth. The Republi...
Apr 05, 2021
Saskatchewan city plans $25M tribute centre to mark deadly Broncos bus crash
HUMBOLDT, SK -Saskatchewan city says it has a plan to permanently commemorate the deadly Broncos bus crash.The announcement by the City of Humboldt comes on the eve of the third anniversary of the cra...
Apr 05, 2021
Myanmar junta charges celebrities with promoting protests
YANGON, Myanmar - Myanmar's ruling junta stepped up its campaign against celebrities who support nationwide protests against its seizure of power, publishing wanted lists in the state press and warnin...
Apr 05, 2021
U-of-L researcher earns funding for critical studies within the beef industry
LETHBRIDGE, AB. - Alberta's new Results Driven Agricultural Research (RDAR) fund will be supporting the work of a University of Lethbridge researcher, with $700,000 over two years.Research Associate, ...
Apr 05, 2021
Blood Tribe members protest to halt outsourced work in Standoff
STANDOFF, AB- A petition has been started to stop outsourcing work on the Blood Tribe. Members of the Blood Tribe in Standoff have been protesting over the past weekend to make their situation known. ...
Apr 05, 2021
Oxygen cutoff that killed one at Quebec COVID ICU last summer blamed on human error
MONTREAL - A Montreal-area health authority is blaming human error after oxygen was cut off to nine intensive care COVID-19 patients last spring, leaving one dead. The news about the incident that occ...
Apr 05, 2021
Barnes backs away from "End the Lockdown" following founder's Hitler Tweet
MEDICINE HAT, AB - Cypress-Medicine Hat MLA Drew Barnes says he has ended his association with the End the Lockdown caucus after what he calls disturbing remarks made by the group's founder.On social ...
Apr 05, 2021
Andreescu to miss Canada's Billie Jean Cup tie, says foot injury is not serious
Canadian tennis star Bianca Andreescu says the foot injury she sustained in the final of the Miami Open is not serious, but it will keep her out of Canada's upcoming tie at the Billie Jean Cup. The 20...
Apr 05, 2021