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Number of Alberta businesses down in all sectors during pandemic - except for one
LETHBRIDGE, AB - A new report from ATB Economics claims that only one sector in all of Alberta saw a net growth in the number of businesses since the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic.Comparing data from...
Feb 17, 2021

Mississauga man pleads guilty to laundering money in alleged North Korean cyberhack
WASHINGTON - A Canadian man has pleaded guilty in what U.S. prosecutors described Wednesday as a scheme by hackers linked to military intelligence in North Korea to steal more than $1.3 billion from b...
Feb 17, 2021

Alberta RCMP announces naming contest for police pups
INNISFAIL, AB - The next generation of K-9 cops are here... they just need to know what their names are.Alberta RCMP is asking young Albertans to give names to their 13 German Shepherd puppies at the ...
Feb 17, 2021

Nearly 300 charges laid, 130 arrested, as Vancouver police target shoplifting
VANCOUVER - A month-long crackdown has resulted in nearly 300 recommended criminal charges against people police allege are violent and prolific shoplifters working in downtown Vancouver. A statement ...
Feb 17, 2021

US govt seizes roughly 10M phoney N95 masks in COVID-19 probe
WASHINGTON - Federal agents have seized roughly 10 million fake 3M brand N95 masks in recent weeks, the result of an ongoing investigation into counterfeits sold in at least five states to hospitals, ...
Feb 17, 2021
LPS aware of sexual assault allegations against former Inspector
LETHBRIDGE, AB - The Lethbridge Police Service (LPS) has responded to local media, regarding a breaking article published by CBC reporter, Meghan Grant. The article states former Lethbridge Police Ins...
Feb 17, 2021

Injury-hit Norway take gold in world skiing team event
CORTINA D'AMPEZZO, Italy - Most talk about the Norwegian ski team at the world championships has been about its many injured stars. On Wednesday, Norway made the headlines for winning gold at the team...
Feb 17, 2021

Dubai princess' backers seek Biden help to win her freedom
LONDON - Supporters of an Emirati princess held against her will for almost three years are urging Joe Biden to put pressure on her father to release the woman, saying the U.S. president is one of the...
Feb 17, 2021

Groups ask Biden administration to reconsider nuke decision
ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. - Watchdog groups want the Biden administration to reconsider a decision by a U.S. agency not to conduct a more extensive environmental review related to production of the plutonium ...
Feb 17, 2021

Justice minister flags obstacles on road to modernizing legal and court systems
OTTAWA - Justice Minister David Lametti is flagging some technical difficulties as the legal and court systems try to innovate in response to the COVID-19 pandemic. Lametti told a meeting of the Canad...
Feb 17, 2021