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Quebec lost almost $1 billion on COVID-19 protective equipment: auditor general
MONTREAL - Quebec's auditor general says the province overpaid on personal protective equipment during the early stages of the COVID-19 pandemic by almost $1 billion. Guylaine Leclerc's new report say...
May 11, 2022
Playground work in Lethbridge to result in temporary closures
LETHBRIDGE, AB - Playgrounds in Lethbridge will be getting an upgrade this week.Beginning Thursday, May 12, 2022, work is set to start on a rubber resurfacing project for multiple playgrounds in the c...
May 11, 2022
Canada's Bianca Andreescu advances to third round in Rome with win over Parrizas-Diaz
ROME - Canada's Bianca Andreescu advanced to the third round of the Italian Open tennis tournament with a 6-3, 7-6 (4) win over Spain's Nuria Parrizas-Diaz on Wednesday. Andreescu proved to be the mor...
May 11, 2022
US Supreme Court clears way for Arizona prisoner’s execution
FLORENCE, Ariz. (AP) - The U.S. Supreme Court has rejected the last-minute appeal from an Arizona prisoner to halt his execution less than one hour before he was scheduled to receive a lethal injectio...
May 11, 2022
Lethbridge City Council maintains 0% property tax increase
LETHBRIDGE, AB - Lethbridge City Council is keeping the 0% property tax increase intact.On Tuesday, May 10, 2022, City Council unanimously approved both second and third reading of Bylaw 6358, the 202...
May 11, 2022
Advisory panel calls for Liberals' online hate law to cover Airbnb, video games
OTTAWA - An expert panel tasked with helping to shape a federal bill to curb online hate suggests it cover the holiday booking platform Airbnb as well as video games and even private communications. T...
May 11, 2022
Quebec woman raises alarm after region's only vet forced to quit over language laws
MONTREAL - Horse owners in a part of western Quebec say they're losing their only veterinarian because her French isn't good enough to pass the language test required to get a licence. More than 6,400...
May 11, 2022
Five things about the Montreal minke whale and why saving it isn't easy
MONTREAL - There appears to be little that humans can do to help the minke whale that has been spotted in the St. Lawrence River near Montreal find its way back home. Here are five things to help unde...
May 11, 2022
Rusty travellers, uneven flight volumes slowing airport security lines: Minister
OTTAWA - Transport Minister Omar Alghabra says Canada's airport security agency is increasing its staffing, but that a lack of workers is not the main culprit for the unacceptable delays passengers ar...
May 11, 2022
Quebec asks feds to close Roxham Road, says province can't handle influx of refugees
Quebec is asking the federal government to close a wooded border crossing south of Montreal because the province can't handle the number of asylum seekers entering the country. Premier Franois Legault...
May 11, 2022