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Deal reached in Vancouver to help the homeless; and work to close park encampment
VANCOUVER - A formal agreement has been signed by British Columbia, the city and parks board to work together to end a 10-month encampment in Vancouver that has frustrated residents who lost access to...
Apr 6, 2021
Quebec university postpones intimate photo lawsuit against student
MONTREAL - A Montreal university has postponed the legal action it took against a student who posted on social media semi-nude photos of herself posing with a diploma featuring the school's logo. Univ...
Apr 6, 2021
Lethbridge's mask bylaw extended to December 31
LETHBRIDGE, AB - Face masks will continue to be required in Lethbridge until the end of 2021.City council voted 6-3 Tuesday in favour of extending the Temporary Mandatory Face Covering Bylaw until Dec...
Apr 6, 2021
Chicago Cubs set to honour Canadian Ferguson Jenkins with statue
CHICAGO - The Chicago Cubs will erect a statue of Ferguson Jenkins outside Wrigley Field to honour the Canadian pitcher. The Cubs say a likeness of the Hall of Famer could be unveiled as early as next...
Apr 6, 2021
Improve your fertilizer efficiency this spring
LETHBRIDGE, AB. -- The principles of 4R fertilizer management will help farmers improve plant uptake of their fertilizer inputs. This will improve farm profitability and also reduce losses to the air ...
Apr 6, 2021
Old-growth advocates say they are digging in after B.C. court grants injunction
Advocates for old-growth forests say they are digging in as they try to protect parts of a valley on southwest Vancouver Island from logging. A dozen or more people who belong to the Rainforest Flying...
Apr 6, 2021
Parts of Alberta's draft school curriculum plagiarized, academic finds
CALGARY - An expert in plagiarism says parts of Alberta's proposed curriculum for kindergarten and elementary school children were copied from other sources without credit.Sarah Elaine Eaton, a profes...
Apr 6, 2021
Lethbridge sees its strongest-ever quarter for home sales
LETHBRIDGE, AB - The global recession continues, yet people are buying houses in Lethbridge in great numbers.Cathy Maxwell, CEO of the Lethbridge and District Association of Realtors, says, in just th...
Apr 6, 2021
Saskatchewan budget: Drivers and power customers win; vapers lose
REGINA - Saskatchewan tabled its 2021-22 spending plan on Tuesday, the second budget prepared during the COVID-19 pandemic. Here's a look at some of the winners and losers: WINNERS Drivers: Motorists ...
Apr 6, 2021
Vapour tax and rebate cheques: Highlights of the Saskatchewan budget
REGINA - Premier Scott Moe's Saskatchewan Party government tabled its 2021-22 budget on Tuesday. Here's a look at some of the highlights: - A $2.6- billion deficit with revenue projected at $14.5 bill...
Apr 6, 2021