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Doctor worried about whooping cough cases, but no community outbreak declared
LETHBRIDGE, AB - The lead Medical Health Officer for Alberta Health Services' South Zone is concerned.Doctor Vivien Suttorp said that last week, there were 11 confirmed new cases of whooping cough, kn...
Oct 09, 2019 The Lethbridge office of Alberta Health Services (Lethbridge News Now)

Right-wing outlets Rebel, True North win legal battle to cover leaders' debate
TORONTO - Two right-wing media organizations won a legal battle Monday to allow their correspondents to cover this week's election debates, in a ruling they touted as a victory for free...
Oct 09, 2019

Liberal Judy Sgro sorry for 'insensitive' comments about Trudeau's blackface
OTTAWA - A Liberal candidate in Toronto said she is sorry for saying her black constituents told her they loved Justin Trudeau even more after learning he wore blackface, arguing the media had bl...
Oct 09, 2019

Democrat Joe Biden says Donald Trump must be impeached
ROCHESTER, N.H. - Democratic presidential candidate Joe Biden is saying for the first time that President Donald Trump must be impeached for abusing the powers of his office to help his own reelection...
Oct 09, 2019

Jailed Tunisian presidential candidate Karoui to be freed
TUNIS, Tunisia - A Tunisian presidential candidate who has been in jail since August was expected to be freed Wednesday, four days before the runoff election, judicial and party officials said. Nabil ...
Oct 09, 2019

Hurricanes sign 16-year-old Salvatore Collora Jr.
LETHBRIDGE, AB - The Lethbridge Hurricanes have made another acquisition, signing an up and coming forward from Woodinville, Washington.Collora was invited to the Hurricanes' training camp this year b...
Oct 09, 2019 Salvatore Collora Jr. (Supplied by Lethbridge Hurricanes)

Class action seeks damages for sexual abuse of minors in N.L. institutions
ST. JOHN'S, N.L. - A class action lawsuit, certified last month, alleges the government of Newfoundland and Labrador ignored sexual abuse suffered by children living in government-run i...
Oct 09, 2019

Woman accuses Matt Lauer of rape; former anchor denies claim
NEW YORK - A woman who worked with NBC at the Sochi Olympics claims she was raped by former anchor Matt Lauer at a hotel there, an encounter the former "Today" show host says was consensual. Brooke Ne...
Oct 09, 2019

B.C. Green Leader Andrew Weaver steps aside, party to elect next leader in 2020
VICTORIA - B.C. Green Leader Andrew Weaver, whose party recorded a historic election breakthrough two years ago, is stepping aside and will not seek re-election in the next provincial election. W...
Oct 09, 2019

Rural Southern Albertans to be connected to "Canada's First Ultra-Rural Smart Grid"
LETHBRIDGE, AB - Equs hopes to get 12,000 rural homes and businesses connected to a smart metering system for the first time.Communications Specialist Melinda Paplawski says, in addition to some small...
Oct 09, 2019 Equs AMI smart meter. (Supplied by Equs)