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Beaumont re-elected as World Rugby chairman, beats Pichot
Former England captain Bill Beaumont has been re-elected as World Rugby chairman on Saturday after beating Agustn Pichot, the current vice-chairman. The sport's governing body says the 68-year-old Bea...
May 02, 2020

Lethbridge-hosted Junior Canadian Little League Championship cancelled
LETHBRIDGE, AB - This summer's Junior Canadian Little League Championship has officially been cancelled.The tournament was scheduled to take place in Lethbridge from July 31-August 9. The cancellation...
May 02, 2020 (Free photo via Pexels.com)

F1 hopes to start season with double-header in Austria
PARIS - Formula One hopes to finally start the season with a double-header in the naturally isolated environment around the venue for the Austrian Grand Prix. Despite the first 10 races having been ca...
May 02, 2020

St. Jude music therapists organize backyard jams for kids
Amy Love had to leave the Memphis hospital where she brings music to severely ill children - she and other support staff couldn't take the risk of spreading COVID-19 to these frail patients. But she w...
May 02, 2020

'More vital now:' Gay-straight alliances go virtual during COVID-19 pandemic
CALGARY - Lily Overacker and Laurell Pallot start each gay-straight alliance meeting with everyone introducing themselves, saying their pronouns and sharing highs and lows of the week. Except lat...
May 02, 2020

Winners announced for RCMP "Name the Puppy" contest
INNISFAIL, AB - The RCMP is pleased to announce that the 13 puppies who were born at the Police Dog Training Centre in Innisfail this year now have names.Back in February, youths from across Canada we...
May 02, 2020 Some of the 13 police pups. (RCMP)

Economic Recovery Task Force announces new partnership
LETHBRIDGE, AB - The Lethbridge Region Economic Recovery Task Force has announced the launch of a new app to help local businesses.The group has partnered with GetintheLoop, a mobile technology compan...
May 02, 2020 File photo of an area of downtown Lethbridge (Photo: Lethbridge News Now)

'Invasion of privacy': Watchdogs concerned about apps tracking COVID-19 patients
VANCOUVER - Privacy watchdogs are voicing concerns over proposals across the country to implement smartphone apps to help track COVID-19. New Brunswick, Manitoba, Newfoundland and Labrador, and Saskat...
May 02, 2020

New head of Alberta Energy Regulator wants to rebuild confidence in leadership
CALGARY - Like a sports coach coming off a disappointing season, the new head of the agency that regulates Alberta's heavily challenged energy industry knows he's got some work to do. "One (goal) is r...
May 02, 2020

PM, ministers, Tam take break from daily updates on COVID-19 pandemic
OTTAWA - Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, his ministers and top public health officials are taking a rare break today from the daily briefings they've been providing since the COVID-19 pandemic shut dow...
May 02, 2020