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Manitoba First Nation loses court bid for continued flood evacuation benefits
WINNIPEG - A Manitoba First Nation has lost its bid to have Ottawa continue paying evacuation benefits to people forced from their homes by flooding in 2011. Lake St. Martin First Nation was seeking a...
Jan 31, 2020
No one does it better. Christine Sinclair scores twice to set world goals record
EDINBURG, Texas - Christine Sinclair says she lives her life "trying to be the best Canadian that I can, in my own way." On Wednesday, the Canada captain accomplished that and a whole lot ...
Jan 31, 2020
Catholic bishops urge Trudeau to scrap changes to assisted dying legislation
OTTAWA - The president of the Canadian Conference of Catholic Bishops has written to Prime Minister Justin Trudeau to voice "very serious concern" about proposed changes to medical assistance in dying...
Jan 31, 2020
Canada's Taylor Pendrith battles through fever to start Korn Ferry Tour season
Taylor Pendrith's return to the Korn Ferry Tour hasn't exactly gone to plan so far. After earning an exemption on the second-tier circuit thanks to two victories on the Mackenzie Tour last year, the R...
Jan 31, 2020
Facebook reports 4Q profit, user growth despite challenges
SAN FRANCISCO - Facebook had a strong fourth quarter, making more money on advertising and adding more users despite challenges around regulation, privacy and efforts to fight election interference. I...
Jan 31, 2020
Blood Tribe Police locate human remains in Levern area
LEVERN, AB - At approximately 3:00 pm on Friday, January 31, Blood Tribe Police found the remains of a body near a home in the Levern area, which is part of the Blood reserve.The identity of the decea...
Jan 31, 2020 Blood Tribe Police locate human remains - Photo credit to Keith Chiefmoon
Record-breaker Christine Sinclair could get the day off Saturday against Jamaica
EDINBURG, Texas - Canada captain Christine Sinclair, two days after her record-breaking performance against St. Kitts, was a spectator Friday as the Canadian team warmed up at training. The world's al...
Jan 31, 2020
Regulators revisit environmental review for Line 3 pipeline
ST. PAUL, Minn. - Minnesota regulators opened a hearing Friday o n an updated environmental review for Enbridge Energy's plan to replace its aging Line 3 crude oil pipeline across the state, but most ...
Jan 31, 2020
Britain leaves the European Union, leaps into the unknown
LONDON - So long, farewell, auf wiedersehen, adieu. With little fuss and not much fanfare, Britain left the European Union on Friday after 47 years of membership, taking a leap into the unknown in a h...
Jan 31, 2020
Pincher Creek RCMP recover stolen Conservation Officer vehicle
PINCHER CREEK, AB - An enforcer of the law had their law enforcement vehicle stolen.Pincher Creek executed a search warrant on a home and garage on Albert Street in Pincher Creek on Wednesday, January...
Jan 31, 2020 RCMP sign. (Lethbridge News Now)