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Klaas VanderVeen resigns from Lethbridge County council
A local councillor has stepped down.Klaas VanderVeen has resigned as the Division Six Councillor for Lethbridge County, effective May 15, 2025.He says is moving out of the Division, and will therefore...
May 15, 2025
Prosecutors seek prison for men guilty of human smuggling in Manitoba border deaths
FERGUS FALLS - U.S. attorneys have filed sentencing submissions for two men convicted after a family froze to death while trying to walk across the Canada-U.S. border in Manitoba. A Minnesota jury fou...
May 15, 2025
DEA threat assessment points to fentanyl 'super laboratories' in Canada
WASHINGTON - The United States Drug Enforcement Administration's latest threat assessment says fentanyl "super laboratories" in Canada are a growing source of concern. U.S. President Donald Trump has ...
May 15, 2025
Andrighetto scores 4 goals in Switzerland's win over Germany at ice hockey worlds
HERNING, Denmark (AP) - Sven Andrighetto scored four goals to lift Switzerland to a 5-1 victory over Germany at the ice hockey world championship on Thursday. Switzerland moved atop Group B in Herning...
May 15, 2025
Autopsies misclassified in-custody deaths that were actually homicides, Maryland officials say
ANNAPOLIS, Md. (AP) - An audit of Maryland autopsies has uncovered at least 36 in-custody police deaths that should have been considered homicides, state officials announced Thursday following a compr...
May 15, 2025
CFL adopting six minor rules adjustments for upcoming season
TORONTO - A modified roughing-the-passer penalty will be among six minor rules adjustments implemented by the CFL this season. The league announced Thursday the modifications have been approved by the...
May 15, 2025
DeSantis signs a bill making Florida the 2nd state to ban fluoride from its water system
WEST PALM BEACH, Fla. (AP) - Florida Republican Gov. Ron DeSantis signed a measure Thursday prohibiting local governments from adding fluoride to their water systems, making it the second state in the...
May 15, 2025
Lethbridge Hurricanes head coach Bill Peters not renewing contract
The Lethbridge Hurricanes will soon begin the search for a new head coach.Bill Peters has announced that he will not be renewing his contract and will not return for the 2025-26 season.He says he is s...
May 15, 2025
Partner of Quebec man who received MAID after bedsores says hospital ignored her
MONTREAL - The partner of a man who received a medically assisted death after developing a severe bedsore in a Quebec hospital says medical staff didn't listen to her. Sylvie Brosseau spoke outside th...
May 15, 2025
Tim Hortons donates over $70K to Lethbridge school poverty program
"It, honestly, is indescribable. We are so grateful for this level of support from Tim Hortons franchise owners in Lethbridge, but also the community."Those are the words of Lethbridge School Division...
May 15, 2025