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National handgun freeze key feature of Liberals' new firearm-control bill
OTTAWA, ON - A national freeze on importing, buying, or selling handguns is a central feature of firearm-control legislation tabled today by the federal Liberals.The government says the bill would als...
May 30, 2022
Lethbridge man charged in sexual assault and exploitation of 15-year-old girl
LETHBRIDGE, AB - The Lethbridge Police Service (LPS) has apprehended a man in connection to alleged sex-related offences involving a teenage girl.On April 28, 2022, a 16-year-old girl reported to poli...
May 30, 2022
Stone Pipe Pow Wow wraps up Lethbridge College convocation celebrations
LETHBRIDGE, AB - Lethbridge College hosted the two-day Stone Pipe Pow Wow May 28-29, 2022 in celebration of Lethbridge College Spring 2022 graduates. It was also a celebration of the Indigenous commun...
May 30, 2022
RCMP lay charges against two break and enter suspects
CLARESHOLM, AB - Claresholm and Nanton RCMP have laid multiple charges against two individuals after an early morning arrest on May 27, 2022. Just before 7 a.m. on May 27, RCMP received reports of a b...
May 30, 2022
First RCMP supervisor of N.S. mass shooting describes miscue in containing the killer
HALIFAX - The Mountie who led the early response to the Nova Scotia mass shooting testified Monday that his plans to block the killer's escape were thrown off by a subordinate's "misunderstanding" and...
May 30, 2022
Pacific season's 1st hurricane makes landfall in Mexico
MEXICO CITY (AP) - Agatha, the strongest hurricane on record to make landfall in May in the eastern Pacific, swept ashore on a stretch of tourist beaches and fishing towns in southern Mexico on Monday...
May 30, 2022
All in the family: Team Fernandez no longer just a party of two
PARIS - Can Canadian Leylah Fernandez win Roland Garros? "I hope so! But that victory is far away. I just want to appreciate this win, and concentrate on my next match," the 19-year-old from Montreal ...
May 30, 2022
Make your 'bark' heard on potential dog park locations
LETHBRIDGE, AB - The City is asking residents to give their opinions on future dog parks in Lethbridge. The dog park survey is open to all residents, even those who don't have dogs.City Council asked ...
May 30, 2022
Yukon supervised drug consumption site upgraded to allow indoor smoking
WHITEHORSE - Those who use illicit drugs may now smoke their substances at the supervised drug consumption site in Whitehorse, becoming one of the first facilities in Canada to allow inhalation indoor...
May 30, 2022
Ottawa's main Canada Day celebrations to be held at LeBreton Flats Park
OTTAWA - Large-scale Canada Day celebrations will return to the national capital July 1, with most of the action taking place in a park just west of Parliament Hill. Daytime and evening shows are sche...
May 30, 2022