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Trudeau says military short-term solution to caring for seniors
OTTAWA - Prime Minister Justin Trudeau says the military will respond to provincial requests for assistance at long-term care facilities. But he says the measure is a short-term solution and that Cana...
Apr 23, 2020
Feds pour $1.1B into COVID-19 vaccine development, tracking of cases
OTTAWA - The federal government will spend more than $1 billion to help develop, test and manufacture a COVID-19 vaccine, as well as to determine how widely the virus has spread through Canada, P...
Apr 23, 2020
Brooks RCMP crack down on self-quarantine non-compliance
BROOKS, AB. -- RCMP are giving no leeway to those who snub Public Health orders regarding self-quarantine. On Wednesday (Apr 22), officers investigated a complaint about a man loitering around homes a...
Apr 23, 2020 RCMP cruiser -- LNN
LPS seizes Mercedes, Rolex, weapons, drugs, cash, other items in drug bust
LETHBRIDGE, AB - Lethbridge Police Service (LPS) made a pair of significant drug-related arrests on the west side Wednesday night. The Crime Suppression Team was investigating suspected drug trafficki...
Apr 23, 2020 Some of the items seized by LPS. (Lethbridge Police Service)
Federal prison tensions rise amid COVID lockdowns; activists want releases
TORONTO - Efforts to contain the rapid spread of COVID-19 in Canada's federal prisons have led to an increase in tensions that have prompted correctional officers to use force on at least two occasion...
Apr 23, 2020
Nova Scotia RCMP officers shot at rural fire hall during search for killer
HALIFAX - Nova Scotia's police watchdog is investigating why two RCMP officers started shooting at a fire hall while a killer disguised as a Mountie was on the loose. Pat Curran, interi...
Apr 23, 2020
Feds pour $1.1B into COVID-19 vaccine development, tracking of cases
OTTAWA - Prime Minister Justin Trudeau says the federal government will spend more than $1 billion to help develop, test and manufacture a COVID-19 vaccine, as well as to determine how widely the viru...
Apr 23, 2020 Prime Minister Justin Trudeau (The Canadian Press)
Expansion Ottawa Aces rugby league team plans Canadian tryouts in the fall
The Ottawa Aces want you. The fledgling transatlantic rugby league team is planning tryouts for elite Canadian athletes in the fall in Ottawa, pending any COVID-19 restrictions. Those who survive the ...
Apr 23, 2020
Kodiaks celebrate 2020 KODI Award winners
LETHBRIDGE, AB - The Lethbridge College Kodiaks have announced the winners of the annual KODI Awards on Wednesday evening.The special recognitions capped off a successful season for the Kodiaks that i...
Apr 23, 2020 The Kodiaks women's cross country team (Photo provided by Paul Kingsmith, Lethbridge College)
The latest developments on COVID-19 in Canada
The latest news on the COVID-19 global pandemic (all times Eastern): 10:25 a.m. The Federation of Canadian Municipalities is asking the federal government to give local governments bill...
Apr 23, 2020