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U of L student and musician receives two prestigious research grants
LETHBRIDGE, AB - A University of Lethbridge student has been awarded two research grants.Ryland Chambers-Moranz is a Digital Audio Arts (DAA) student and researcher who also takes the stage as a music...
Jul 09, 2019 Ryland Chambers-Moranz in studio (University of Lethbridge photo)
Dems want Acosta to quit for role in financier's sex plea
WASHINGTON - Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer and a growing number of other congressional Democrats declared Tuesday that President Donald Trump's labour secretary should quit because of his role ...
Jul 09, 2019
Muslim, civil liberties groups begin court battle against Quebec secularism law
MONTREAL - A national Muslim organization and a civil liberties group have begun making their case in court against Quebec's secularism law. Lawyer Catherine McKenzie argues that Bill 21 - which ...
Jul 09, 2019
Willie Nelson brings Farm Aid 2019 to Wisconsin's dairy land
EAST TROY, Wis. - Willie Nelson, John Mellencamp, Neil Young and the Dave Matthews Band will headline Farm Aid 2019 when the music and food festival visits Wisconsin's dairy country in September. Tick...
Jul 09, 2019
MPs not running again will get paid around $1.6 million in severance
OTTAWA - Members of Parliament who have decided not to run for re-election this fall will cash in a cumulative $1.6 million in severance payments, and millions more will likely be paid out after ...
Jul 09, 2019
After arrest, Epstein challenges victims in Florida court
FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. - Jeffrey Epstein is challenging victims of his underage sexual abuse in a Florida court, hours after he was indicted on sex trafficking charges in a separate case. Epstein's law...
Jul 09, 2019
Federal court: Trump can't ban critics from Twitter account
NEW YORK - A federal appeals court says President Donald Trump can't ban critics from his Twitter account. The 2nd U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals in Manhattan ruled Tuesday. A three-judge panel agreed ...
Jul 09, 2019
NewsAlert: H. Ross Perot, Texas billionaire who twice ran for president, has died
DALLAS - H. Ross Perot (pur-OH'), the colorful, self-made Texas billionaire who twice ran for president, has died. Family spokesman James Fuller says Perot died early Tuesday. He was 89. Perot rose fr...
Jul 09, 2019
Former prime minister Chretien hospitalized in Hong Kong as a 'precaution'
OTTAWA - Organizers of a trade conference in Hong Kong say former Liberal prime minister Jean Chretien has been taken to hospital there. Tung Chee-hwa, a former leader of the semi-independent Chi...
Jul 09, 2019
Toronto FC signs South American winger as MLS transfer window re-opens
Toronto FC has signed 22-year old Venezuelan winger Erickson Gallardo. The announcement came on the first day of the secondary MLS transfer window. Gallardo has won one cap for Venezuela, making his n...
Jul 09, 2019