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Federal government will let international graduates stay in Canada another 18 months
OTTAWA - International students who've graduated from Canadian post-secondary schools will be able to stay in Canada longer now that the federal government has offered a temporary program to help them...
Apr 22, 2022
New initiatives announced to help Alberta’s tourism industry grow
LETHBRIDGE, AB - The tourism sector in Alberta is experiencing a comeback after two years of being affected by the COVID-19 pandemic.That's according to the provincial government. To further assists i...
Apr 22, 2022
Former CFL star running back named next chancellor at University of Calgary
CALGARY - The University of Calgary named former CFL player Jon Cornish as its 15th chancellor-elect Friday. The 37-year-old native of New Westminster, B.C., will begin his four-year term July 1. He w...
Apr 22, 2022
Report: Home rentals in Lethbridge becoming more expensive
LETHBRIDGE, AB - Rent has gone up over the last year for Canadians in almost every area of the country.The latest National Rent Report from Rentals.ca and Bullpen Research & Consulting for the mon...
Apr 22, 2022
Kodiaks women’s volleyball team signs setter Reese Hanusich
LETHBRIDGE, AB - The Lethbridge College Kodiaks women's volleyball team has added a new setter to its roster. Reese Hanusich from Red Deer will be joining the Kodiaks next fall.She joins the team afte...
Apr 22, 2022
Sharpton demands name of Michigan officer who killed Lyoya
GRAND RAPIDS, Mich. (AP) - The Rev. Al Sharpton demanded Friday that authorities publicly identify the Michigan officer who killed Patrick Lyoya, a Black man and native of Congo who was fatally shot i...
Apr 22, 2022
Mary Simon reflects on loss of Indigenous languages at event launching UN decade
OTTAWA - Gov. Gen. Mary Simon says she wants to see the language of Inuktitut not just survive, but grow. The Inuk leader, who became the first Indigenous person in Canada appointed to the role last y...
Apr 22, 2022
More cars, SUVs to qualify for electric vehicle rebates as feds expand program
OTTAWA - More electric vehicles will be eligible for rebates as the federal government raises the maximum qualifying price starting next week. Transport Minister Omar Alghabra says as of Monday, cars ...
Apr 22, 2022
Quick facts about Montreal Canadiens legend and Hockey Hall of Famer Guy Lafleur
Montreal Canadiens legend and Hockey Hall of Famer Guy Lafleur died at age 70. Here is a quick look at the iconic scoring star who led the Canadiens to five Stanley Cup titles: Nicknames: The Flower, ...
Apr 22, 2022
Swath of boreal forest twice the size of Toronto to be protected in northern Ontario
OTTAWA - The largest private land conservation project in Canadian history is unfolding in northern Ontario. The Nature Conservancy of Canada spent the last year negotiating the purchase of 1,450 squa...
Apr 22, 2022