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Biofuel plant near Lethbridge to expand, include more types of farm waste
LETHBRIDGE, AB - The provincial government has announced $4.7-million in funding to expand a key biofuels processing facility just south of Lethbridge.Coming from the Technology Innovation and Emissio...
Jul 27, 2021
Bauer's administrative leave extended through Aug 6
NEW YORK (AP) - Trevor Bauer's administrative leave was extended by 10 days through Aug. 6 on Tuesday by Major League Baseball and the players' association while the sport's investigators check into a...
Jul 27, 2021
Montreal-area city running out of options to control population of white-tailed deer
MONTREAL - An animal-rescue group says the white-tailed deer population in a park on Montreal's south shore has more than doubled - months after the local government refused to euthanize about 15 of t...
Jul 27, 2021
Colorado acquires Canadian Mark-Anthony Kaye in million-dollar deal with LAFC
COMMERCE CITY, Colo. - The Colorado Rapids acquired Canadian international midfielder Mark-Anthony Kaye in a million-dollar deal with Los Angeles FC on Tuesday. The Rapids sent LAFC US$1 million in ge...
Jul 27, 2021
Manitoba RCMP have spent years investigating abuse allegations at residential school
WINNIPEG - A residential school in Manitoba known for harsh discipline and fatal runaway attempts has been the focus of a large-scale, years-long investigation into sexual abuse allegations. Mounties ...
Jul 27, 2021
Canadian border workers vote in favour of striking as soon as Aug. 6, union says
Canadians could be facing mail disruptions and slowdowns at the border with the United States next month after members of a union representing about 9,000 Canadian Border Service Agency employees vote...
Jul 27, 2021
Lethbridge still has Canada's highest Crime Severity Index, but crime down in 2020
LETHBRIDGE, AB - Statistics Canada has released new data on police-reported crime and the associated Crime Severity Indexes (CSI).Across the country, the rate of police-reported crime as a percentage ...
Jul 27, 2021
WHL, Lethbridge Hurricanes release full 2021-2022 season schedule
LETHBRIDGE, AB - The Western Hockey League has released the complete 2021-2022 Eastern Conference regular season schedule, meaning the full season schedule has been unveiled for all league teams.In Ju...
Jul 27, 2021
Canucks goalie Braden Holtby, Oilers forward James Neal set for buyouts
The Vancouver Canucks have placed goalie Braden Holtby on waivers ahead of a buyout. The 31-year-old netminder came to Vancouver in free agency last year, signing a two-year deal with an average annua...
Jul 27, 2021
It will take pressure to get some provinces to sign child-care deal: Trudeau
MONCTON, N.B. - Prime Minister Justin Trudeau says it will take pressure from activists, unions and family groups to get some provinces to sign on to his government's national child-care program. Trud...
Jul 27, 2021