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AMC Theaters reverses course on masks after backlash
LOS ANGELES - The nation's largest movie theatre chain changed its position on mask-wearing less than a day after the company became a target on social media for saying it would defer to local governm...
Jun 19, 2020
Lethbridge City Hall reopens to the public Monday
LETHBRIDGE, AB - In just a few days, residents of Lethbridge will once again be able to access services at city hall.Starting on Monday, June 22, services on the first floor will reopen in a limited c...
Jun 19, 2020
Feds relaxing new fuel standards in short term, but making them tougher by 2030
OTTAWA - Environment Minister Jonathan Wilkinson is scaling back the government's planned Clean Fuel Standard in the short term to give the fossil fuel industry a bit more time to recover from the pan...
Jun 19, 2020
Former NFL-CFL player Vaughn Martin looking to help during COVID-19 pandemic
TORONTO - Life after football has been anything but dull for Vaughn Martin. After finishing his pro career in 2016 with the CFL's Montreal Alouettes, Martin entered the business world, co-foundin...
Jun 19, 2020
Canadian international Lindsay Agnew signs with North Carolina Courage
CARY, N.C. - Canadian international Lindsay Agnew, who played for Sydney FC in Australia's W-League Grand Final in March, has signed a one-year contract plus an option with the defending NWSL cha...
Jun 19, 2020
Nunavut court approves teacher sex abuse class action against governments
IQALUIT, Nunavut - A Nunavut court has approved a class-action lawsuit against the federal government and two territories over sex abuse of Inuit children by a teacher. Maurice Cloughley has already s...
Jun 19, 2020
Province announces $200 million in infrastructure grants
EDMONTON, AB - The province has announced significant funding that's aimed at getting thousands of Albertans back to work.Premier Jason Kenney said Friday morning that the province has awarded $200 mi...
Jun 19, 2020
Lethbridge County denies tax cut for livestock producers, but provides some relief
LETHBRIDGE, AB - Livestock producers in Lethbridge County will get some financial relief this year, just not what they were hoping for.Back in May, Stan Vanessen with AVE Farms Ltd. near Picture Butte...
Jun 19, 2020
Work stoppage in support of Juneteenth shuts down West Coast ports
VANCOUVER - Ports along the West Coast of Canada and the United States are quiet as workers with the International Longshore and Warehouse Union stop operations to support racial equality an...
Jun 19, 2020
NCAA: No championships in states with confederate symbol
The NCAA is expanding its policy banning states with prominent Confederate symbols from hosting its championship events. The current ban, in place since 2001, prevents states from hosting what the NCA...
Jun 19, 2020