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City encouraging adoption as animal shelters full
LETHBRIDGE, AB - Animal shelters across the city have been at or near capacity for some time, prompting officials to urge families to consider adoption.Skylar Plourde, Director of Services at Communit...
May 06, 2022
Explosion damages hotel in Cuban capital; 4 deaths reported
HAVANA (AP) - A powerful explosion badly damaged a hotel in the Cuban capital on Friday and officials reported several people had died. The blast at the Hotel Saratoga, a 19th century structure in Old...
May 06, 2022
Quebec police watchdog opens probe after suspect arrested, released before stabbing
Quebec's police watchdog is investigating after a suspect alleged to have stabbed his spouse on Thursday was arrested and released hours earlier by Quebec City police. The Bureau des enqutes indpendan...
May 06, 2022
Jill Biden thanks US troops in Romania amid Ukraine war
MIHAIL KOGALNICEANU AIR BASE, Romania (AP) - Delivering good cheer - and 5 gallons of ketchup - Jill Biden thanked U.S. troops deployed to Romania as a check against Russian aggression for their servi...
May 06, 2022
Public health agency trying to find out how many Canadians struggling with long COVID
OTTAWA - Chief public health officer Dr. Theresa Tam says the government is trying to find out how many Canadians are suffering from long COVID as researchers work to learn more about the prolonged ef...
May 06, 2022
Canada makes US$99M payment as part of deal to foot more of bill for developing F-35
Ottawa has made a multimillion-dollar payment as part of a renegotiated deal that is expected to see Canada foot more of the bill for developing the F-35 than in previous years. The US$99-million paym...
May 06, 2022
Bergen says Conservatives won't attract disaffected Liberals by being 'Liberal-lite'
OTTAWA - Interim federal Conservative leader Candice Bergen says the party will not attract disaffected Liberals into the fold by being a "Liberal-lite" version of their main rivals. "We don't give th...
May 06, 2022
Oilers take long route from Edmonton to L.A., avoiding COVID-19 testing
LOS ANGELES - The Edmonton Oilers took the long way to get to L.A. ahead of Game 3 in their first-round playoff series against the Kings. Instead of taking a charter flight directly to California, the...
May 06, 2022
Lethbridge woman charged with drug trafficking offences
LETHBRIDGE, AB - The Lethbridge Police Service (LPS) estimates that around $11,000 worth of illicit drugs were confiscated during a recent arrest.On Thursday, May 5, 2022, members of the Crime Suppres...
May 06, 2022
Mother’s Day flowers program returns to Mountain View Cemetery on Sunday
LETHBRIDGE, AB - Following a two-year hiatus due to COVID-19, the City of Lethbridge Mother's Day flowers program will be returning to the Mountain View Cemetery.Mother's Day this year is Sunday, May ...
May 06, 2022