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16 new COVID-19 deaths in Quebec as province's largest cities enter partial lockdown
Quebec is reporting 16 new deaths attributed to the novel coronavirus as its two biggest cities enter a partial lockdown. Health officials said today two deaths occurred in the past 24 hours, 12 occur...
Oct 01, 2020
Google to pay $1 billion over 3 years for news content
LONDON - Google will pay publishers $1 billion over the next three years for their content, the company's latest effort to diffuse tensions over its dominance of the news industry. The company said Th...
Oct 01, 2020
Prince Harry speaks about race, marks UK Black History Month
LONDON - Prince Harry has spoken about his "awakening" to race issues as he and his wife, Meghan, launched an anti-racism campaign to mark Black History Month in the U.K. In a video interview with the...
Oct 01, 2020
Lethbridge's Mallory Kristjanson honoured by Alberta Northern Lights Volunteer Recognition Program
LETHBRIDGE, AB - The Government of Alberta is formally recognizing the volunteer work of one woman from Lethbridge.Several Albertans were nominated for the Alberta Northern Lights Volunteer Recognitio...
Oct 01, 2020
Military base housing Canadian troops attacked as U.S.-Iraq tensions escalate
OTTAWA - Canadian troops involved in the six-year-old war against ISIL risk being caught in the middle of escalating tensions between the U.S. and Iraq. The dispute between Washington and Baghdad revo...
Oct 01, 2020
Leylah Annie Fernandez advances, while Denis Shapovalov eliminated at French Open
PARIS - Leylah Annie Fernandez is heading to the third round, while fellow Canadian Denis Shapovalov has been eliminated at the French Open. Fernandez, an 18-year-old from Laval, Que., beat world No. ...
Oct 01, 2020
US manufacturing grows in August for fifth straight month
SILVER SPRING, Md. - U.S manufacturing grew at a slightly slower pace last month, continuing a rebound from spring's coronavirus recession. The Institute for Supply Management, an association of purch...
Oct 01, 2020
Pronghorn golf lose in playoff at U of C Invitational
CALGARY, AB - The University of Lethbridge Pronghorns golf teams put up valiant efforts but came up short at the recent U of C Invitational.The opening round for the men on Sunday (Sept. 27) had to be...
Oct 01, 2020
Rihanna on new album: 'I just want to have fun with music'
NEW YORK - It's been four years since Rihanna released an album but the singer is working hard on recording new music. The pop star, 32, told The Associated Press for her new album she's already held ...
Oct 01, 2020
TransAlta and Tidewater selling Pioneer Pipeline to Atco instead of TC Energy
CALGARY - TransAlta Corp. and its partner, Tidewater Midstream & Infrastructure Ltd. have signed a new deal to sell the Pioneer Pipeline to Atco Gas and Pipelines Ltd. for $255 million, replacing ...
Oct 01, 2020