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Lethbridge has third-highest spending per capita in Alberta among "big cities": report
LETHBRIDGE, AB - A new report from the Canadian Taxpayers Federation (CTF) has detailed how much money hundreds of Albertan municipalities spend per resident.The data utilized comes directly from the ...
Jun 16, 2020
Airman charged in killing of federal officer in California
OAKLAND, Calif. - An Air Force sergeant already jailed in the ambush killing of a California sheriff's deputy was charged Tuesday in the shooting death of a federal security officer outside the U.S. c...
Jun 16, 2020
EU authorities open twin Apple antitrust investigations
LONDON - European Union regulators opened two investigations on Tuesday into Apple's mobile app store and payment platform over concerns its practices distort competition, opening a new front in the E...
Jun 16, 2020
Premier League braced for 2nd wave of virus as shutdown ends
MANCHESTER, England - With the Premier League set to resume after a 100-day shutdown, it is already making plans for what to do if a second spike of coronavirus infections prevents games being played ...
Jun 16, 2020
N.S. RCMP delay on street checks apology 'damaging' race relations: Black leaders
HALIFAX - The RCMP are further delaying a decision on whether to offer an apology to Halifax's Black community for their use of street checks, as some Black Nova Scotian leaders say the force's s...
Jun 16, 2020
Kimmel to host Emmys, first major awards show of pandemic
LOS ANGELES - Jimmy Kimmel will host the first major Hollywood awards ceremony of the coronavirus pandemic - but just how the Emmys will be held remains cloudy. Kimmel, who is also producing the Sept....
Jun 16, 2020
More public input needed on nuclear waste management, concerned groups say
OTTAWA - Several public-interest groups are calling for a suspension of federal decision-making on radioactive waste disposal until Canada has a sufficient policy in place. They say the federal n...
Jun 16, 2020
Canadian international Liam Millar making his mark in the Liverpool ranks
A Canadian waits in the wings as the Premier League returns to action Wednesday. Canadian international Liam Millar made his first-team debut for Liverpool in February in a young Reds side against thi...
Jun 16, 2020
Ottawa named host city of the 2021 men's world curling championship
OTTAWA - The 2021 men's world curling championship will be held in Ottawa. Curling Canada and the World Curling Federation jointly announced the country's capital city will host the championship at TD...
Jun 16, 2020
City of Lethbridge exploring greater involvement in class action "opioid crisis" lawsuit
LETHBRIDGE, AB - "I don't believe there's a city in Alberta that's been more significantly impacted than Lethbridge."Mayor Chris Spearman introduced a motion Monday to formally give support to the Cit...
Jun 16, 2020