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LETHBRIDGE, AB- In the next little while, transit will look quite different with a new Transit On Demand program, as well as the implementation of new Access-A-Ride eligibility.Based on recommendation...

OTTAWA - An updated picture of poverty across the country prior to the COVID-19 pandemic is showing that those living well below the low-income threshold had fallen further behind. The figures fr...

A Statistics Canada study says gay, lesbian, bisexual and other sexual minority people are nearly three times more likely than heterosexuals to experience sexual or physical assaul...

TORONTO - Clayton will head into the $1-million Queen's Plate on Saturday a little under the radar and trainer Kevin Attard is good with it. Filly Curlin's Voyage has garnered plenty of attention...

In an historic move, the Oscars are raising the inclusion bar for best picture nominees starting with the 96th Academy Awards in 2024. The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences on Tuesday laid o...

OTTAWA - The federal government is creating a new national program to help Black Canadians get business loans with national banks. Prime Minister Justin Trudeau says the COVID-19 pandemic has dispropo...

LETHBRIDGE, AB - The Government of Alberta has announced the "first step" in a $20-million commitment to improving palliative care.$5-million will be given to the Covenant Health Palliative Institute ...

LETHBRIDGE, AB - Chinook High School in Lethbridge has joined the list of schools to report a positive case of COVID-19.The Lethbridge School Division sent out a notice, dated September 9, stating tha...

SATURNIA, Italy - Powering up a climb so steep that bystanders gave riders helping pushes, Canadian Michael Woods won Stage 3 of the Tirreno-Adriatico on Wednesday and took the overall lead. Woods, wh...

EDMONTON, AB - It was a busy weekend on the roads for Alberta law enforcement.Over the Labour Day long weekend, provincial RCMP issued a total of 2,592 traffic tickets and 412 warnings. That's only fo...