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Climate change major driver of surging algae levels in Canada's lakes: study
TORONTO - A study of dozens of Canadian lakes suggests global warming is the major driver of surging algae levels, raising questions about the health of a sizable chunk of Earth's freshwater as temper...
Aug 07, 2025

Game 1 of Bulls' playoff series rescheduled to Thursday in Lethbridge
The Lethbridge Bulls will have to wait a bit longer before they get the chance to play in the Western Canadian Baseball League (WCBL) playoffs.Game 1 of the Western Division semi-finals at Gulls Stadi...
Aug 07, 2025

New Ontario measles cases down to single digits for the first time since January
TORONTO - Health officials in Ontario are reporting that the number of new measles cases are down to the single digits for the first time since January. That's based on weekly data release by Public H...
Aug 07, 2025

Ontario First Nation asks for halt to Ring of Fire mining development
TORONTO - An Ontario First Nation that has worked toward road access to the mineral-rich Ring of Fire on its traditional territory is now asking the courts to prevent the provincial and federal govern...
Aug 07, 2025

Canadian basketball player Aaliyah Edwards traded to Connecticut Sun
WASHINGTON - The Washington Mystics have dealt Canadian forward Aaliyah Edwards to the Connecticut Sun, the WNBA team announced Thursday. The Mystics received guard Jacy Sheldon. The teams also swappe...
Aug 07, 2025

Whoop-Up Days to feature increased Blackfoot programming
Indigenous programming and culture will be on display at Lethbridge's largest summer festival.Lethbridge & District Exhibition (LDE) has announced that the 2025 edition of Whoop-Up Days will featu...
Aug 07, 2025

Family 'heartbroken' after B.C. mother and baby killed by falling tree
COMOX - The family of a young mother and her five-month-old son killed by a falling tree at a Vancouver Island campground a week ago say they are "heartbroken" by the tragedy. In a statement provided ...
Aug 07, 2025

Woman faces 14 charges after attempted abduction at Napanee, Ont., soccer field
NAPANEE - Provincial police say a 31-year-old woman has been arrested on 14 criminal charges following an attempted abduction at a youth soccer game in Napanee, Ont. Police allege the woman smashed th...
Aug 07, 2025

Senior FBI official who resisted Trump administration demands has been pushed out, AP sources say
WASHINGTON (AP) - A senior FBI official who served as acting director in the first weeks of the Trump administration and resisted demands to turn over the names of agents who participated in the Jan. ...
Aug 07, 2025

Scherzer vs. Kershaw: A rare showdown between 3,000-strikeout pitchers
LOS ANGELES (AP) - Max Scherzer vs. Clayton Kershaw sounds like an enticing postseason matchup in October. Fans won't have to wait that long. The likely Hall of Famers square off Friday in a rare cont...
Aug 07, 2025