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Not quite blackleg or sclerotinia? Could be verticillium
WINNIPEG, MAN. -- Verticillium stripe, a stem disease, is showing up in more canola fields in Manitoba, Saskatchewan and Alberta, and harvest is a good time to look for it. The fungal pathogen Vertici...
Sep 08, 2020

Toronto Wolfpack coach Brian McDermott says team still has much to offer
TORONTO - The Toronto Wolfpack made mistakes on and off the field, were underprepared for promotion to the top-tier Super League and have "damaged bridges within the game," according to coac...
Sep 08, 2020

Belarus musician emerges as a key opposition activist
KYIV, Ukraine - A professional flute player with no political experience might seem to be an unlikely figure to take on the feared KGB state security agency in Belarus. But Maria Kolesnikova did just ...
Sep 08, 2020

American Jennifer Brady reaches 1st major semifinal at Open
NEW YORK - American Jennifer Brady said she was nervous at the start of her first career Grand Slam quarterfinal, but it didn't show. Brady notched the biggest victory yet in her breakout run at the U...
Sep 08, 2020

Tam says she will pay close attention to review of pandemic-warning system
OTTAWA - Canada's chief public health officer says she won't get ahead of an independent review of the early-warning unit in her agency that's meant to flag potential pandemics. Dr. Theresa ...
Sep 08, 2020

Coalhurst train derailment under investigation
COALHURST, AB - A weekend train derailment in southern Alberta is currently under investigation.The incident happened at around 6:30 a.m. on Saturday, Sept. 5. A CP train derailed in the Kipp rail yar...
Sep 08, 2020

US officials: Israel, UAE to sign deal at White House
WASHINGTON - Israel and the United Arab Emirates will sign their historic deal normalizing relations at a White House ceremony on Sept. 15, U.S. officials said Tuesday. The officials said senior deleg...
Sep 08, 2020

Canadians maintain strong trust in doctors and scientists during pandemic
OTTAWA - Canadians appear to still have solid faith in doctors and scientists nearly six months into the COVID-19 pandemic. A new survey done for Proof Strategies over the Labour Day weekend suggests ...
Sep 08, 2020

Positive COVID-19 case confirmed at Raymond High School
RAYMOND, AB - Classes are continuing following the diagnosis of a positive COVID-19 case at Raymond High School.Westwind School Division superintendent Darren Mazutinec told Lethbridge News Now that h...
Sep 08, 2020

Fort Whoop-Up opening on weekends in September
LETHBRIDGE, AB- Fort Whoop-Up's interpretive season this year was so popular with visitors that it has been extended to include weekends through the month of September."With COVID-19, we were unsure h...
Sep 08, 2020