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Investors hail Lyft shares in IPO, see profits down the road
SAN FRANCISCO - Lyft’s shares soared as the company went public Friday, giving investors their first chance to bet on the future of the ride-hailing industry. The stock opened at $87.24, up 21 p...
Mar 29, 2019
Justice Department defends blacking out clerk's memo to Trudeau about Norman
OTTAWA - The federal government is defending its refusal to disclose the contents of a 60-page memo the country’s top bureaucrat sent to Prime Minister Justin Trudeau about Vice-Admiral Mark Nor...
Mar 29, 2019
Canadiens enter matchup with Jets needing big results against playoff-bound teams
WINNIPEG - Carey Price knows the Montreal Canadiens have a daunting task ahead of them to earn a playoff spot, but he believes the team can rise to the challenge. “We’ve overcome obstacles...
Mar 29, 2019
Lethbridge Fire Chief Richard Hildebrand hanging up his boots in August
LETHBRIDGE, AB – Lethbridge Fire and Emergency Services Chief Richard Hildebrand has announced his retirement after four years at the helm. Hildebrand says he’s had a fantastic career with...
Mar 29, 2019
Engineer didn't check for right materials on stage that collapsed, inquest hears
TORONTO - An engineer who approved the plans for a stage that collapsed before a Radiohead concert in Toronto didn’t check that the right materials were being used to support the roof because he...
Mar 29, 2019
April Dawn Irving pleads guilty to one charge, not guilty to 14 others
LETHBRIDGE – A 59-year old former Milk River resident facing more than a dozen charges, including animal cruelty, and causing or permitting an animal to be in distress, has pleaded guilty to one...
Mar 29, 2019
Vancouver Whitecaps remain confident despite tough season start: coach
Vancouver Whitecaps coach Marc Dos Santos says his team is frustrated but remains confident amidst a tough start to the season. The Whitecaps (0-3-0) haven’t taken a single point this season and...
Mar 29, 2019
ICE arrests man convicted of trespassing at Jenner home
ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. - U.S. immigration authorities have arrested a Canadian man who has twice been convicted of trespassing at the California home of model and Kardashian family member Kendall Jenner. U...
Mar 29, 2019
Takata air bags claim another life after Arizona crash
DETROIT - An Arizona man killed by an exploding Takata air bag inflator brings the worldwide death toll to at least 24. Armando V. Ortega, 55, of Yuma, died June 11, 2018, three days after his 2002 Ho...
Mar 29, 2019
Landmark N.L. ruling defends press freedom and coverage of Indigenous issues
ST. JOHN’S, N.L. - Newfoundland and Labrador’s top court has defended the importance of press freedom in a landmark decision in the high-profile case of a journalist charged with contempt ...
Mar 29, 2019