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Pipeline talks with hereditary chiefs resume for second day in northern B.C.
SMITHERS, B.C. - The hereditary chiefs of the Wet'suwet'en are meeting for a second day with senior federal and provincial ministers as they try to break an impasse in a pipeline dispute tha...
Feb 28, 2020
Taber council approves $7.4-million wetlands construction
TABER, AB - "It's really the best of both worlds," says Mayor Andrew Prokop.At Monday's meeting, town council voted to approve the construction of the East Taber Constructed Wetlands.It will be built ...
Feb 28, 2020 A map of the Taber Wetlands. (Supplied by MPE Engineering and Town of Taber)
U of L and Lethbridge College Weekend Sports Preview: Feb. 28-March 1, 2020
LETHBRIDGE, AB - The Lethbridge College Kodiaks continue to host the 2020 Murray Chevrolet Cadillac ACAC Men's Volleyball Championships and the U of L women's rugby team is in action.Here's a look at ...
Feb 28, 2020 The Pronghorns and Kodiaks Logos (Photo: University of Lethbridge Pronghorns on Facebook, Lethbridge College Kodiaks on Facebook)
Adaptive Technology – bracing for man, or man’s best friend
They're a big part of our lives - offering companionship and unconditional love. Now, your pet has access to the same assistance you have, if you were injured.Adaptive Technologies is proud to offer a...
Feb 27, 2020 Copper the dog with bracing
Beyak suspended again from Senate despite apology for posting offensive letters
OTTAWA - The Senate has voted to suspend Sen. Lynn Beyak a second time over derogatory letters about Indigenous Peoples posted on her website. Senators have approved a report from the upper house...
Feb 27, 2020
Trudeau to meet provincial, territorial leaders amid heightened tensions
OTTAWA - Prime Minister Justin Trudeau will sit down with provincial and territorial leaders on March 13 to wrestle with some of the thorny issues that are dividing the nation. The first ministers' me...
Feb 27, 2020
Champagne heads to Europe to discuss Iran crash in Ukraine, meet troops in Latvia
OTTAWA - Foreign Affairs Minister Francois-Philippe Champagne says he will make a renewed push for compensation for families of people who died in the Ukraine International Airlines crash on a th...
Feb 27, 2020
'It hurt:' Explicit Greta sticker linked to Alberta company draws outrage
CALGARY - An Alberta woman says she has complained to the RCMP about a decal bearing an energy services company's logo below a cartoon depicting what appears to be the sexual assault of 17-y...
Feb 27, 2020
Ontario coronavirus case is province's first instance of human-to-human spread
TORONTO - Ontario now has a sixth confirmed case of the novel coronavirus, and while it is the first instance in the province of human-to-human transmission, health officials say the risk is still low...
Feb 27, 2020
MPs to examine privacy implications of facial-recognition technology used by RCMP
OTTAWA - The controversial use of facial-recognition tools will soon be scrutinized by MPs. Members of the House of Commons committee on access to information, privacy and eth...
Feb 27, 2020