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Bob Woodward to take on final days of Trump's presidency
NEW YORK - Bob Woodward's next book finds him in the familiar world of documenting a presidency's ending. Woodward is teaming with Washington Post colleague Robert Costa on a book about the waning day...
Dec 7, 2020
Adin Steinsaltz, groundbreaking Talmud translator, dies
JERUSALEM - Rabbi Adin Even-Israel Steinsaltz, a prolific Jewish scholar who spent 45 years compiling a monumental and ground-breaking translation of the Talmud, has died. He was 83. The Steinsaltz Ce...
Dec 7, 2020
Carmangay becomes net-zero thanks to new solar project
CARMANGAY, AB - Another small Southern Alberta town has embraced solar power and has achieved net-zero status for its municipal infrastructure.In partnership with the Municipal Climate Change Action C...
Dec 7, 2020
City of Lethbridge’s annual wellbeing survey now open
LETHBRIDGE, AB - The City of Lethbridge is doing a check-up on the wellbeing of residents.The annual wellbeing survey is now open as part of the Community Wellbeing & Safety Strategy."We want to k...
Dec 7, 2020
UAE royal buys stake in controversial Israeli soccer club
JERUSALEM - Israel's Beitar Jerusalem soccer club, which has gained notoriety for its racist fans and refusal to have an Arab player on its roster, announced on Monday that a member of the Emirati rul...
Dec 7, 2020
Toronto FC midfielder Alejandro Pozuelo named Major League Soccer MVP
Toronto FC playmaker Alejandro Pozuelo is Major League Soccer's MVP for 2020.The 29-year-old attacking midfielder from Seville, Spain, was named Landon Donovan MLS MVP over Philadelphia goalkeeper And...
Dec 7, 2020
Liberals set to kick-start talks on new child-care system and funding, Hussen says
OTTAWA - Families Minister Ahmed Hussen says it will be mostly up to the provinces and territories how to spend hundreds of millions in new funding on their child-care workforce.The Liberals unveiled ...
Dec 7, 2020
Federal scientists predict Prairie climate as drier, grassier and fiery
Federal scientists are predicting a hot, dry and fiery future for the Prairies.In a report released today, Natural Resources Canada says the prairie region is warming at the fastest rate of any area i...
Dec 7, 2020
California unveils smartphone tool to trace virus cases
SACRAMENTO, Calif. - California is rolling out a voluntary smartphone tool to alert people if they spent time near someone who tests positive for the coronavirus as cases and hospitalizations soar thr...
Dec 7, 2020
Lethbridge Police still planning to hold Christmas check stops amid pandemic
LETHBRIDGE, AB - The Lethbridge Police Service (LPS) is working on getting impaired drivers off the road, especially over the holiday season.According to the LPS, impaired driving is the leading cause...
Dec 7, 2020