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Residents of flood-prone areas in B.C. urged to be ready to leave at short notice
VICTORIA - Officials in British Columbia are urging residents of communities at elevated risk of flooding to be prepared if water levels rise due to rapidly melting snow from too much rain. Armel Cast...
Jun 09, 2022

Teachers, farmers, businesses soon eligible for tax credits as Liberal bill passes
OTTAWA - Teachers, farmers and some business owners will soon receive new tax breaks after a six-month-old bill passed third reading in the Senate today. The government's fall economic statement was f...
Jun 09, 2022

Governor: Up to 3 dead, trooper wounded in Maryland shooting
SMITHSBURG, Md. (AP) - A shooting at a business in western Maryland left multiple victims Thursday and the suspect wounded a state trooper in the pursuit that followed, Gov. Larry Hogan said. After a ...
Jun 09, 2022

Lethbridge College apprentice bags gold at National Skills competition
LETHBRIDGE, AB - A second-year plumbing apprentice at Lethbridge College is bringing home a gold medal from a national skills competition.According to a June 9, 2022 news release, Joshua Mandin compet...
Jun 09, 2022

University of Lethbridge awards $5,000 to six high school graduates
LETHBRIDGE, AB - The University of Lethbridge (U of L) has awarded a total of $30,000 in Chinook Scholarships to six of the province's top high school graduates.In a June 9, 2022 news release, the rec...
Jun 09, 2022

Quebec officials say 98 monkeypox cases detected, more than 1,600 vaccinated
MONTREAL - Quebec's Health Department says the province now has a total of 98 confirmed cases of monkeypox. That number reported today is up by eight cases from the 90 reported earlier this week. Monk...
Jun 09, 2022

Counselling Alberta expands province-wide, focusing on rural virtual counselling
LETHBRIDGE, AB - More Albertans will be able to access counselling services thanks to a new investment from the provincial government.The Government of Alberta has announced $6.75 million over two yea...
Jun 09, 2022

Russia stealing Ukraine grain and selling it, mining fields: House committee chair
OTTAWA - Kody Blois, chair of the House of Commons agriculture committee, says Russian troops have been pilfering Ukraine's grain stores and selling them on the international market via Syria. The Lib...
Jun 09, 2022

Well over 600,000 voters may be eligible to cast ballot for next Conservative leader
OTTAWA - If unverified membership numbers hold true, the path to becoming the next leader of the Conservative Party of Canada is becoming precariously narrow for all but front-runner Pierre Poilievre,...
Jun 09, 2022

Registration opens Friday for first subsidized flights bringing Ukrainians to Canada
OTTAWA - Ukrainians seeking a free commercial flight to Canada subsidized through donations of Aeroplan points will be able to register online as of Friday, but they may have to be quick as initially ...
Jun 09, 2022