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"Silicon Valley meets Olds College" with provincial agriculture partnership
OLDS, AB - A farming town in Alberta is set to become a hub for technology.The Government of Alberta announced Tuesday a $200,000 Canadian Agriculture Partnership between Olds College, the provincial ...
Sep 29, 2020

Lethbridge College honouring Indigenous cultures through Orange Shirt Day
LETHBRIDGE, AB- On Wednesday, the Lethbridge College will host its annual Orange Shirt Day ceremony, and on Friday, it will recognize the Sisters in Spirit event. Both events will be online and the pu...
Sep 29, 2020

Letter sent by new Tory leader Erin O'Toole mirrors text on rival MacKay's website
OTTAWA - A fundraising letter sent by new Conservative Leader Erin O'Toole to party members contains passages identical to sections of his rival Peter MacKay's campaign website. The missive to members...
Sep 29, 2020

Giant pumpkins smash Utah state record at weigh-off in Lehi
LEHI, Utah - The Utah Giant Pumpkin Growers group has recorded eight pumpkins from the state this year that weighed more than 1,000 pounds (455 kilograms), setting a state record. The first-place pump...
Sep 29, 2020

Nurse fired, coroner to investigate after dying Indigenous woman taunted in hospital
MONTREAL - Quebec Premier Francois Legault says a nurse has been fired after an Indigenous woman who was dying Monday night at a Quebec hospital was subjected to degrading remarks. The Quebec coroner'...
Sep 29, 2020

Edmonton International Airport now mandating temperature screening before boarding
EDMONTON, AB - Passengers flying into or out of Edmonton will have to have their temperatures checked.Back in June, the Government of Canada announced a multi-phased approach for temperature screening...
Sep 29, 2020

Defence argues United States misled Canada in its summary of the Meng case
VANCOUVER - Lawyers for Huawei executive Meng Wanzhou are wrapping up arguments today over the admissibility of evidence in her extradition case as they contend the United States misled Canadian offic...
Sep 29, 2020

Ethics experts see national security concern in Trump's debt
WASHINGTON - Revelations that President Donald Trump is personally liable for more than $400 million in debt are casting a shadow that ethics experts say raises national security concerns he could be ...
Sep 29, 2020

Former Titan Haynesworth charged with domestic assault
CLEVELAND, Tenn. - Former Tennessee Titans All-Pro defensive lineman Albert Haynesworth was arrested Monday after he was accused of threatening and yelling at his ex-girlfriend and her new boyfriend. ...
Sep 29, 2020

Barry Jenkins to direct 'Lion King' sequel
NEW YORK - The Walt Disney Co. will make a sequel to the 2019 live-action "The Lion King," with Barry Jenkins, the director of the Oscar-winning "Moonlight" and the James Baldwin adaptation "If Beale ...
Sep 29, 2020