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US gets 1st case of mysterious new Chinese illness
SEATTLE - A U .S. citizen who recently returned from a trip to central China has been diagnosed with the new virus that has sparked an outbreak and stringent monitoring around the world. The man retur...
Jan 21, 2020
Canadian baseball star Walker believes he'll come up shot in Hall of Fame vote
Former Colorado Rockies and Montreal Expos star slugger Larry Walker says he doesn't expect to be elected into the Baseball Hall of Fame on Tuesday night. The native of Maple Ridge, B.C., is in h...
Jan 21, 2020
Lawyer says 'loving' emails' are key to Weinstein defence
NEW YORK - Defence lawyers want to use a trove of intimate email correspondence between Harvey Weinstein and his accusers to try to convince a jury that any contact was consensual, one of the attorney...
Jan 21, 2020
Lethbridge Sports Hall of Fame accepting nominations for 2020 class
LETHBRIDGE, AB - You can nominate someone to be inducted into the Lethbridge Sports Hall of Fame.The organization has inducted more than 320 people since launching in 1985. The mandate of the Lethbrid...
Jan 21, 2020 Inductees of last year's Lethbridge Sports Hall of Fame class (Photo: Lethbridge News Now)
Violence in northern Syria kills 17, including whole family
BEIRUT - Airstrikes on rebel-held parts of northwestern Syria and the shelling of government-held areas killed at least 17 people Tuesday, including an entire family, Syrian opposition activists said....
Jan 21, 2020
Phoenix police: 3 children found dead, mother arrested
PHOENIX - A Phoenix woman has been arrested on suspicion of killing her three children, who were found dead inside the family home, authorities said Tuesday. The 22-year-old mother, whose name has not...
Jan 21, 2020
Study: Over half of Lethbridge businesses dissatisfied with internet services
LETHBRIDGE, AB - The Lethbridge Chamber of Commerce says the city is falling behind when it comes to internet services, which could put the community at a disadvantage.They recently completed a study ...
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Powell Power: Canadian centre plays a big role in Mavericks' potent offence
Dwight Powell's contributions to the Dallas Mavericks' NBA-leading offence might not be as apparent to the casual observer as those of his flashier teammates. Twenty-year-old Luka Doncic is ...
Jan 21, 2020
PM Trudeau insists Iran respect families' wishes when it comes to burials
OTTAWA - Prime Minister Justin Trudeau says Canada is insisting Iran respect the wishes of families when it comes to burying those who died when a passenger jet was shot down outside Tehran, noting do...
Jan 21, 2020
It was heralded as one of Quebec City's earliest fortifications, but was it?
MONTREAL - A debate has emerged over an archeological find after an expert suggested that a wooden structure heralded as one of Quebec City's first fortifications is not ...
Jan 21, 2020