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Canada names Putin's two adult daughters in new round of sanctions over invasion
OTTAWA - The federal government has hit 14 more Russians with sanctions for their close ties with President Vladimir Putin, including his two adult daughters. Maria Vorontsova, 36, and her 35-year-old...
Apr 19, 2022
B.C. announces new supports to attract internationally trained nurses
VANCOUVER - British Columbia is looking to other places to solve its nursing shortage, starting with financial support to help internationally trained nurses get registered and licensed faster. The He...
Apr 19, 2022
Lethbridge College honours four outstanding alumni
LETHBRIDGE, AB - Lethbridge College is recognizing a group of former students who have excelled in their careers.The four alumni will be celebrated at this year's Honouring Excellence awards this spri...
Apr 19, 2022
Ottawa convoy protest leader charged with perjury, obstruction of justice
Ottawa convoy protest organizer Pat King is now facing perjury and obstruction of justice charges as he tries to secure his release from jail. King was arrested on Feb. 18 on charges related to his in...
Apr 19, 2022
Blasts near Kabul schools kill at least 6 civilians, hurt 17
KABUL, Afghanstan (AP) - Explosions targeting educational institutions killed at least six people, including students, and wounded 17 Tuesday in a mostly Shiite neighborhood of Afghanistan's capital c...
Apr 19, 2022
Firefighters tackle two blazes in Lethbridge Monday, pets missing from one building
LETHBRIDGE, AB - Fire crews in Lethbridge were kept busy Monday night, responding to a pair a residential fires.Lethbridge Fire & EMS was first called to a fourplex on the 500 block of 9 Ave North...
Apr 19, 2022
Judge won't lower bond for school shooting suspect's parents
PONTIAC, Mich. (AP) - A judge denied a motion Tuesday to reduce bonds for the jailed parents of a Michigan teenager charged in a fatal shooting at his high school. Oakland County Circuit Judge Cheryl ...
Apr 19, 2022
Autopsy shows Patrick Lyoya shot in head by Michigan cop
DETROIT (AP) - Lawyers for the family of Patrick Lyoya say an independent autopsy confirms that the Black man was fatally shot in the head by a Michigan police officer. The result was released at a ne...
Apr 19, 2022
J&J suspends COVID-19 vaccine sales forecast
Johnson & Johnson is suspending sales forecasts for its COVID-19 vaccine only a few months after saying the shot could bring in as much as $3.5 billion this year. The health care giant said Tuesda...
Apr 19, 2022
CMHC reports annual pace of housing starts in Canada slowed in March
OTTAWA, ON - Canada Mortgage and Housing Corp. says the annual pace of housing starts ticked lower in March compared with February as urban starts of apartments, condos and other types of multiple-uni...
Apr 19, 2022