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Trump vs. Dems: 'Racist,' socialist' lines drawn for 2020
WASHINGTON - With tweets and a vote, President Donald Trump and House Democrats established the sharp and emotionally raw contours of the 2020 election campaigns. In the process, they have created a f...
Jul 17, 2019

Community Peace Officers take their oaths at swearing in ceremony
LETHBRIDGE, AB - Lethbridge's nine new Community Peace Officers (CPO) have been sworn in.On Wednesday morning, the officers took their oaths at a special ceremony at Lethbridge Police Service headquar...
Jul 17, 2019 The new CPOs with LPS Chief Rob Davis (Lethbridge News Now)

A long wait, but finally a Tour win for sprint prodigy Ewan
TOULOUSE, France - A bit more than a year ago, Caleb Ewan was devastated to be left out of the Tour de France. The Australian sprinter had to watch cycling's biggest race on TV after finding out at th...
Jul 17, 2019

Ebola outbreak in Congo declared a global health emergency
GENEVA - The deadly Ebola outbreak in Congo is now an international health emergency, the World Health Organization announced on Wednesday after the virus spread this week to a city of two million peo...
Jul 17, 2019

Toronto man who lost family in Ethiopian plane crash testifies at US Congress
A Toronto man who lost his family in the crash of a Boeing 737 Max jet in Ethiopia called Wednesday for a stronger aircraft approval process in the U.S. and said more people would die if that typ...
Jul 17, 2019

Interviews with family of highway shooting victim heard in Calgary court
CALGARY - The trial of an Alberta youth accused of firing a gun at a German tourist on a highway west of Calgary is having to rely on police interviews done with the family after he was shot...
Jul 17, 2019

Coaldale swimming pool's 2019 summer swimming season uncertain
COALDALE, AB - A critical failure involving a crack in the filtration system in the Town of Coaldale's outdoor pool means it will remain closed until at least the end of July, and potentially for the ...
Jul 17, 2019 Coaldale Pool - Photo Courtesy: Town of Coaldale

'Told to shoot:' Trial begins for Alberta youth in shooting of German tourist
CALGARY - There was conflicting testimony in court Monday about whether a youth charged in the shooting of a German tourist on an Alberta highway may have acted on his own or was ordered to ...
Jul 17, 2019

Search for missing Quebec businessman, son stretches into fifth day
MONTREAL - A sonar-equipped provincial police boat explored a deep reservoir Monday for signs of a missing helicopter carrying a Quebec entrepreneur and his teen son who haven't been heard from since ...
Jul 17, 2019

Anglican Church rejects same-sex marriage amendment; will not add policy to national laws
The Anglican Church of Canada narrowly voted down a proposal to bless same-sex marriage across the denomination, with its newly elected leader acknowledging the disappointment the decision w...
Jul 17, 2019