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Some Canadians believe officials exaggerate threat of COVID-19, poll suggests
OTTAWA - A new survey suggests there are Canadians who believe that warnings from public officials about the threat of COVID-19 are vastly overblown.Almost one-quarter of respondents in an online poll...
Sep 15, 2020

Leslyn Lewis to run for Conservatives in rural Ontario riding held by party stalwart
OTTAWA - The Toronto lawyer who finished third in the federal Conservative leadership race says she'll seek election as an MP in a rural Ontario riding.Leslyn Lewis said Tuesday she hopes to run in Ha...
Sep 15, 2020

Smile Cookie Week raising funds for Chinook Regional Hospital Foundation
LETHBRIDGE, AB - On your coffee run at Tim Hortons this week, you might want to add a Smile Cookie to your order.It's Smile Cookie Week, an initiative that sees Tim Hortons restaurants across Canada s...
Sep 15, 2020

Cleanup is underway after train derailment in British Columbia
HOPE, B.C. - CN Rail says a team of contractors and environmental experts has begun removing potash from the site of a derailment involving a Canadian Pacific train near Hope, B.C....
Sep 15, 2020

At 11th hour, U.S. abruptly reverses course, lifts tariffs on Canadian aluminum
OTTAWA - The United States is standing down in its tariff dispute with Canada and lifting a 10 per cent levy on aluminum imported from north of the border. The office of the U.S. Trade Representative ...
Sep 15, 2020

Canada's impression of U.S. reaches lowest level in nearly 20 years: new Pew poll
WASHINGTON, Wash. - Donald Trump's tenure in the White House and his handling of the COVID-19 pandemic have dragged Canadians' view of the United States to its lowest level in nearly 20 years, a new p...
Sep 15, 2020

Large condo owners ask for opt-out of Lethbridge's curbside recycling program
LETHBRIDGE, AB - If you can do it for less than one-tenth of the cost, why change?That was the question a consortium of condo companies asked Lethbridge City Council at Monday's Community Issues Commi...
Sep 15, 2020

Province announces plans to improve provincial parks
EDMONTON, AB - The government is putting taxpayer dollars towards the enhancement, repair and protection of Alberta's provincial park.The province said $43 million will go towards this initiative, whi...
Sep 15, 2020

Netflix delves into the 'human side' of Challenger disaster
NEW YORK - Many Americans have vivid memories of Jan. 28, 1986. That was the day the space shuttle Challenger exploded over a chilly Florida, just seconds after liftoff. School children across the cou...
Sep 15, 2020

Head coach Nick Nurse signs multi-year extension with Toronto Raptors
TORONTO - The Toronto Raptors signed head coach Nick Nurse to a multi-year contract extension on Tuesday. Nurse was named NBA coach of the year this past season - his second year as head coach of the ...
Sep 15, 2020