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Liberal MP Bratina suggests CFL take different approach with federal government
TORONTO - An MP with a long history with the CFL is hoping the league has called an audible in its approach to securing financial help from the federal government. Liberal MP Bob Bratina, who spe...
May 13, 2020
Stage 1 of Alberta relaunch confirmed for Thursday, will be slower in Brooks & Calgary
LETHBRIDGE, AB - Some businesses will, in fact, be able to open on Thursday, May 14 after all.As part of the Economic Relaunch Strategy announced April 30, Stage 1 was set to begin "as early as" May 1...
May 13, 2020
Canada Emergency Student Benefit applications open on May 15
OTTAWA, ONT. -- COVID-19 is on a destructive path and not being able to receive any benefits can be challenging.Many students across Canada that don't qualify for the Canada Emergency Relief Benefit (...
May 13, 2020
FBI offers US$1M reward in kidnapping of Coleman and Boyle
OTTAWA - The Federal Bureau of Investigation is offering a reward of up to US$1 million for information directly leading to the arrest or prosecution of those responsible for the abduction of Caitlan ...
May 13, 2020
After profitable 2019, Blue Bombers brace for austerity in 2020
WINNIPEG - The Winnipeg Blue Bombers have reported an overall operating profit of $3.5 million for the 2019 season, but their bottom line for 2020 is looking far darker. A rosy report for 2019 wa...
May 13, 2020
Investigation continues after northside home search
LETHBRIDGE, AB. -- LPS continue an investigation following the execution of a search warrant at a northside home early Wednesday, May 13, morning. Around 6:00-am, the Crime Suppression Team, with assi...
May 13, 2020
PM wants answers from China, other countries on early days of COVID-19
OTTAWA - Prime Minister Justin Trudeau says there are many questions for countries, particularly China, around the origins of COVID-19 and how they reacted in the early days of the pandemic. At the sa...
May 13, 2020
UN forecasts pandemic to shrink world economy by 3.2%
TANZANIA, Tanzania - The United Nations forecast Wednesday that the COVID-19 pandemic will shrink the world economy by 3.2% this year, the sharpest contraction since the Great Depression in the 1930s....
May 13, 2020
Southern Alberta senior not guilty on sexual charges involving minor
LETHBRIDGE, AB - *WARNING: This story contains graphic sexual language.*A 75-year-old man will not face any penalties for alleged sexual incidents against a girl under the age of 18.Since the girl was...
May 13, 2020
Officials failed to protect Montreal's vulnerable neighbourhoods, activists say
MONTREAL - Some of Montreal's most disadvantaged neighbourhoods appear to be bearing the brunt of the city's COVID-19 numbers, leading community organizers to question why more wasn't done to protect ...
May 13, 2020