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Vast wildfires in Siberia linked to warming Arctic
WASHINGTON - This year's vast wildfires in far northeastern Russia were linked to broader changes in a warming Arctic, according to a report Tuesday by the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administrat...
Dec 8, 2020
US virus deaths hit record levels with the holidays ahead
Deaths from COVID-19 in the U.S. have soared to more than 2,200 a day on average, matching the frightening peak reached last April, and cases per day have eclipsed 200,000 on average for the first tim...
Dec 8, 2020
New Brunswick woman remains stranded a week after storm washes out bridge to home
SUSSEX, N.B. - A New Brunswick woman finds herself still stranded a week after flooding washed out a bridge to her home. Mary Ann Coleman of Waterford, N.B., says she knew there was a problem when the...
Dec 8, 2020
Lethbridge residents petition against proposed location for supportive housing
LETHBRIDGE, AB - A new petition asks Lethbridge City Council to vote no on rezoning the Lethbridge Ramada Hotel and Chinook Motel to allow for a new permanent supportive housing complex and sober shel...
Dec 8, 2020
COVID-19 impacting child and family poverty in Alberta
EDMONTON, AB- The Alberta College of Social Workers, the Edmonton Social Planning Council, and Public Interest Alberta have released their report on the state of child and family poverty in Alberta.Ar...
Dec 8, 2020
Steven Soderbergh among producers of upcoming Academy Awards
Oscar-winning filmmaker Steven Soderbergh is going behind the scenes for the next Academy Awards. The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences said Tuesday that Soderbergh, "Erin Brokovich" produce...
Dec 8, 2020
Appeal heard in child porn case for refugee applicant at Coutts border
CALGARY, AB - A man who was convicted of importing child pornography into Canada has launched his appeal.Hani Al Askari was apprehended at the Coutts border in April 2015 while trying to apply for ref...
Dec 8, 2020
Q&A: Soderbergh on his 'boat movie' & the blockbuster's fate
NEW YORK - Steven Soderbergh calls it "the boat movie" even though he's not supposed to call it "the boat movie." The Queen Mary 2, on which Soderbergh filmed the majority of his new film "Let Them Al...
Dec 8, 2020
Alphonso Davies, Laurent Duvernay-Tardif split Lou Marsh win as top Canadian athlete
TORONTO - Kansas City Chiefs offensive lineman Laurent Duvernay-Tardif and Bayern Munich left back Alphonso Davies are co-winners of the Lou Marsh Trophy as Canada's athlete of the year. It is the thi...
Dec 8, 2020
Partnership announced between The Mustard Seed and Lethbridge Soup Kitchen
LETHBRIDGE, AB - The Mustard Seed and Lethbridge Soup Kitchen are coming together.The two organizations are joining forces to help more people in the community and will collectively be known as The Mu...
Dec 8, 2020