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Company "extremely pleased" with use of e-scooters in Lethbridge
LETHBRIDGE, AB - Neuron Mobility says interest in their e-scooters and e-bikes has been as good as they could have hoped for so far.They launched the service in Lethbridge on April 8, 2022, and expand...
Apr 26, 2022
Harris positive for COVID-19, Biden not 'close contact'
WASHINGTON (AP) - Vice President Kamala Harris tested positive for COVID-19 on Tuesday, the White House announced, underscoring the persistence of the highly contagious virus even as the U.S. eases re...
Apr 26, 2022
'Competing interests': Liberals raise security concerns with Emergencies Act review
OTTAWA - A senior Liberal minister says the government has "two competing interests" when it comes to sharing information about its use of the Emergencies Act: transparency and protecting national sec...
Apr 26, 2022
Carbon-pricing too hard on Indigenous groups, small biz, too weak on industry: audit
OTTAWA - Canada's environment commissioner says the national carbon-pricing system is disproportionately hard on Indigenous communities and small businesses and not tough enough on the biggest emitter...
Apr 26, 2022
AUPE concerned about flooding, other issues at Melcor Centre offices
LETHBRIDGE, AB - Union officials say that the owners of a downtown Lethbridge office building need to do more than "trying to put a Band-Aid on like a gushing wound."Darren Graham, Vice President of t...
Apr 26, 2022
Russia removed as host of 2023 worlds in men's ice hockey
ZURICH (AP) - Russia was removed Tuesday as host of the 2023 world championship in men's ice hockey that was to be played in Vladimir Putin's home city St. Petersburg. Citing "concern for the safety a...
Apr 26, 2022
Access-to-info system at Library and Archives Canada in 'bleak state': watchdog
OTTAWA - A new report says Library and Archives Canada is frequently failing to answer formal requests for historical records in a timely way. The special report by information commissioner Caroline M...
Apr 26, 2022
American Nathan Bombrys named Rugby Canada's new chief executive officer
Nathan Bombrys found rugby by chance while attending Syracuse University. Or rather, rugby found him. Bombrys, who had played high school football in Michigan, was about to sign up to try out for the ...
Apr 26, 2022
More explosions in separatist Trans-Dniester, near Ukraine
BUCHAREST, Romania (AP) - Two explosions in a radio facility close to the Ukrainian border knocked a pair of powerful broadcast antennas out of service in Moldova's separatist region of Trans-Dniester...
Apr 26, 2022
Prince Charles and Camilla's Canada tour to visit St. John's, Ottawa and Yellowknife
OTTAWA - Prince Charles and his wife Camilla will visit St. John's, N.L., Ottawa and the Yellowknife area during their whirlwind three-day tour of Canada in May. The detailed itinerary released today ...
Apr 26, 2022