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Deaf-blind Ontario woman suing governments over student loan debt inequality
TORONTO - A disabled woman is in an Ontario court this week seeking changes to Canada's student loan program that she argues would level the playing field for people with disabilities. Jasmin Simpson,...
Jan 14, 2020
Downtown library beefs up security as drug concerns continue
LETHBRIDGE, AB - The City of Lethbridge has approved $180,000 in funding to hire an additional security guard for two years at the downtown Lethbridge Public Library branch.The money will come from th...
Jan 14, 2020 The downtown branch of the Lethbridge Public Library. (Lethbridge News Now)
Patriots star Edelman arrested for vandalism in California
BEVERLY HILLS, Calif. - New England Patriots star Julian Edelman was arrested in Southern California on suspicion of misdemeanour vandalism after jumping on the hood of someone's car, authorities said...
Jan 14, 2020
Djokovic leads Serbia to win over Spain in ATP Cup final
SYDNEY, Australia - Novak Djokovic beat Rafael Nadal, again, in a must-win match to keep Serbia in contention. Then he went back on court within an hour and combined with long-time friend Viktor Troic...
Jan 14, 2020
NBA champion Raptors earn the first-ever NBA Team of the Year Award
TORONTO - The NBA champion Toronto Raptors have received the league's first-ever NBA Team of the Year Award. The Raptors were recognized for their achievements across team business, including tic...
Jan 14, 2020
UK leader: Royal rift over Harry-Meghan plans can be settled
LONDON - British Prime Minister Boris Johnson said Tuesday he believes the royal family can resolve a serious rift over the plans of Prince Harry and his wife Meghan, who want to break free of their r...
Jan 14, 2020
Tom Hanks' family offered Greek passport too for fire help
ATHENS, Greece - Greece's government is extending its offer of citizenship to Tom Hanks to his wife and their two children, in recognition of the family's help in assisting victims of a deadly wildfir...
Jan 14, 2020
Elizabeth Banks to be honoured by Harvard's Hasty Pudding
CAMBRIDGE, Mass. - Harvard University's famed Hasty Pudding theatre troupe has named actor and director Elizabeth Banks as the group's 2020 Woman of the Year. The troupe's leaders made the announcemen...
Jan 14, 2020
Four Hurricanes listed by NHL’s Central Scouting Service
LETHBRIDGE, AB - The National Hockey League (NHL) Central Scouting Service has released its midterm rankings ahead of the 2020 NHL Entry Draft. Four Lethbridge Hurricanes made the list.They are Oliver...
Jan 14, 2020 (Photo: Lethbridge Hurricanes, WHL at lethbridgehurricanes.com)
Surge in iodide pill orders after false alarm at Ontario nuclear power plant
TORONTO - Ontarians have placed more than 32,000 orders for iodide pills in the two days following a false alarm about an incident at Pickering Nuclear Generating Station. Ontario Power Generation say...
Jan 14, 2020