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Justice Minister threatens to use "extraordinary authorities" against LPS if reforms not made
LETHBRIDGE, AB - Lethbridge Police Service (LPS) is in hot water with Alberta's Ministry of Justice.The service will be given three weeks to come up with a comprehensive plan for how they can make sig...
Mar 24, 2021

Flying the flag: UK govt tells ministries to wave Union Jack
LONDON - The British government said Wednesday that the national flag should fly on all government buildings, the latest move in a highly visible embrace of the Union Jack by Conservative Prime Minist...
Mar 24, 2021

Veteran Hamilton Tiger-Cats cornerback Delvin Breaux announces retirement
HAMILTON - Cornerback Delvin Breaux Sr., who played in three Grey Cups with the Hamilton Tiger-Cats despite suffering a near-fatal neck injury in high school, announced his retirement Wednesday. Breau...
Mar 24, 2021

Report into shooting of Indigenous man heightens desire for change in RCMP: minister
REGINA - Indigenous Services Minister Marc Miller says Canadians are impatient to see action from the RCMP after a report that said officers in Saskatchewan racially discriminated against the mother o...
Mar 24, 2021

Canadian Palmer allows himself to visualize about what life could be like in the NFL
Josh Palmer remains firmly entrenched in the grind that is preparing for the NFL draft, but Canadian receiver still allows himself the luxury of thinking about what might lie ahead. "Of course, I visu...
Mar 24, 2021

Canadian masters sprinter Karla Del Grande earns female athlete of the decade award
TORONTO - Karla Del Grande decided to take up hurdling a couple of years ago. The multi-world record-holder thought it looked fun. She was 66 years old at the time.The Toronto sprinter, who turns 68 o...
Mar 24, 2021

Desmond inquiry: former soldier was never given two assessments considered essential
PORT HAWKESBURY, N.S. - An inquiry investigating why Lionel Desmond killed three family members and himself in 2017 heard today from a health-care professional who said the former soldier required two...
Mar 24, 2021

South Zone doctors hosting COVID Community Conversation Thursday
LETHBRIDGE, AB - Alberta Health Services officials will provide a zone-specific COVID-19 update on Thursday, March 25.Dr. Vivien Suttorp, the lead Medical Officer of Health, along with medical directo...
Mar 24, 2021

Mustard Seed leaving Lethbridge after sober shelter denied
LETHBRIDGE, AB- After City Council shot down the proposed "sober shelter" from the Mustard Seed and the Lethbridge Soup Kitchen, the Mustard Seed appears to be giving up on Lethbridge.Executive Direct...
Mar 24, 2021

Quebec deputy premier condemns rise in femicides as shelters claim underfunding
Quebec deputy premier Genevieve Guilbault held a news conference today to call for an end to violence against women, without announcing anything new to address the problem. Seven femicides have been r...
Mar 24, 2021