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Hussen says he wants Canada to accept more refugees as economic immigrants
OTTAWA - Immigration Minister Ahmed Hussen says he would like to increase the number of refugees Canada accepts and is pushing for higher refugee numbers every year. Speaking to participants in a...
Jun 20, 2019
David Ortiz shooting suspect charged with drug possession
NEWARK, N.J. - The man authorities say shot former baseball star David Ortiz was charged Thursday with drug and firearm possession in New Jersey. Rolfi Ferreira-Cruz was indicted on cocaine and heroin...
Jun 20, 2019
Canada captain Christine Sinclair scores goal No. 182 against Dutch at World Cup
REIMS, France - Canada captain Christine Sinclair collected career goal No. 182 Thursday, scoring against the Netherlands in preliminary-round play at the Women's World Cup. Sinclair, who turned 36 on...
Jun 20, 2019
Texas says DNA technology jeopardizes cases
AUSTIN, Texas - With a name that sounds like futuristic fiction, Rapid DNA machines roughly the size of an office printer have helped solve rape cases in Kentucky, identified California wildfire victi...
Jun 20, 2019
Lighthizer agrees to do whatever it takes to get new NAFTA passed
OTTAWA - Two days before Prime Minister Justin Trudeau's arrival at the Oval Office, U.S. trade czar Robert Lighthizer has pledged to work with Democrats to do whatever it takes to ratify the new Nort...
Jun 20, 2019
Confusion, bickering cloud of Senate committee's planned Norman inquiry
OTTAWA - Confusion and partisan bickering are clouding a Senate committee's plan to conduct an inquiry into the suspension and failed prosecution of Vice-Admiral Mark Norman. Conservative Sen. Je...
Jun 20, 2019
Canada's Christine Sinclair mingles with Dutch fans ahead of World Cup showdown
REIMS, France - Wandering around Reims on an off-day, Canada captain Christine Sinclair couldn't help but run into visiting Dutch fans ahead of Thursday's Group E showdown at the Women's World Cup. Du...
Jun 20, 2019
Who should bear the financial risk of flooding? Report lays out three options
OTTAWA - The federal government could help mitigate the cost of flood damage by creating a "high-risk" insurance pool to help lift the burden off the public purse, says a report released Tuesday by th...
Jun 20, 2019
Facebook plans its own currency for 2 billion-plus users
SAN FRANCISCO - Facebook already rules daily communication for more than 2 billion people around the world. Now it wants its own currency, too. The social network unveiled an ambitious plan Tuesday to...
Jun 20, 2019
Downtown Lethbridge Farmers' Market gears up for 13th Season
LETHBRIDGE, AB - Every Wednesday from July 3rd to September 4th will see dozens of food, craft, and other kinds of vendors flood Lethbridge's Festival Square.Exhibition Park Chief Operating Officer Mi...
Jun 20, 2019 Ted Stilson, the Executive Director of Downtown Lethbridge BRZ at the opening of the 2019 Downtown Lethbridge Farmers' Market season. (Lethbridge News Now)