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Blood Tribe enters into growth investment for the on reserve forage operation
CALGARY, AB. -- It's a growth equity investment for the Blood Tribe.On September 30, Kainai Forage closed a $15 million Construction Credit with Farm Credit Canada and an operating Line of Credit with...
Oct 08, 2020
Senators acquire defenceman Gudbranson from Ducks for fifth-round pick in 2021
OTTAWA - The Ottawa Senators have acquired defenceman Erik Gudbranson from the Anaheim Ducks in exchange for a fifth-round selection in the 2021 NHL draft. Gudbranson, an Ottawa native, registered nin...
Oct 08, 2020
Saskatchewan First Nation locks down after COVID cases spread from religious meetings
REGINA - A northern Saskatchewan First Nation has been locked down and its schools closed over concerns of COVID-19 transmission following a series of religious services where participants were unmask...
Oct 08, 2020
Toronto FC goalkeeper Alex Bono shows class and maturity after record win
It was hard to see if Alex Bono was smiling under his face mask this week after entering the Toronto FC record book with his 29th career shutout and 52nd victory. But his class was hard to miss. As wa...
Oct 08, 2020
Tensions rise as virus cases surge in Wisconsin, Dakotas
SIOUX FALLS, S.D. - A surge of coronavirus cases in Wisconsin and the Dakotas is forcing a scramble for hospital beds and raising political tensions, as the Upper Midwest and Plains emerge as one of t...
Oct 08, 2020
Mali: 2 hostages freed by extremists on plane to capital
BAMAKO, Mali - Malis's presidency confirmed Thursday that prominent Malian politician Soumaila Cisse and French aid worker Sophie Petronin are aboard a flight to the capital, Bamako, after being freed...
Oct 08, 2020
Kodiaks Basketball welcomes Lethbridge-born Karson Valgardson
LETHBRIDGE, AB- Karson Valgardson, whose parents are both members of the Kodiaks Hall of Fame, has committed to the Kodiaks men's basketball team.The addition of Valgardson comes after a successful se...
Oct 08, 2020
U of L named Canada's second-best primarily-undergraduate school
LETHBRIDGE, AB - When it comes to undergraduate studies, the University of Lethbridge is one of the best in the country.Macleans has released its annual rankings of universities in Canada with several...
Oct 08, 2020
MD of Taber to receive $13M for flood mitigation projects
EDMONTON, AB. -- The Municipal District of Taber is in line for nearly $13 million to improve the Horsefly Regional Emergency Spillway to protect the region against overland flooding.Officials say upg...
Oct 08, 2020
NHL teams, players primed for uncertain free-agency period amid pandemic
The COVID-19 pandemic has created a long list of unknowns and worries across society. Questions thought unimaginable just seven months ago - about health, jobs and the economy - are now being asked on...
Oct 08, 2020