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Local Speed Skaters keep busy in Long Track and Short Track events
LETHBRIDGE - This past weekend, indoor and outdoor competitions saw skaters from Lethbridge travel to Calgary and Red Deer to compete. Three skaters attended the inaugural Jeremey Wotherspoon Open on ...
Jan 23, 2019
B'nai Brith Canada urges IPC to move meet from Malaysia after Israeli athletes banned
TORONTO - A Jewish organization from Canada is urging the International Paralympic Committee to change the location of this summer’s 2019 world para-swimming championships in the wake of host Ma...
Jan 23, 2019
NDP question Liberal over expense allegations at B.C. legislature
VICTORIA - The New Democrats and Greens drew a long-serving member of the B.C. Liberal caucus into the controversy surrounding allegations of spending abuses at the legislature on Wednesday, calling o...
Jan 23, 2019
UCP donations nearly double NDP's in 2018 as Alberta election approaches
CALGARY - Documents show Alberta’s Opposition United Conservative Party raised more money in the fourth quarter of last year than the governing New Democrats did in all of 2018. New figures from...
Jan 23, 2019
Lethbridge residents reminded to keep pets away from ice-covered bodies of water
LETHBRIDGE - With fluctuations in weather conditions and temperature lately, the City of Lethbridge and Fire & Emergency Services are asking residents to keep their pets on a leash whenever they'r...
Jan 23, 2019
AP-NORC poll: 6 in 10 Americans blame Trump for shutdown
WASHINGTON - A strong majority of Americans blame President Donald Trump for the record-long government shutdown and reject his primary rationale for a border wall, according to a new poll that shows ...
Jan 23, 2019
Canada's Alison Levine a quick study in boccia, now a medal threat
TORONTO - Alison Levine knew when she threw her first ball that boccia was the sport for her. She was on the provincial team three weeks later and made the national team three months after that. Now a...
Jan 23, 2019
Parks Canada puts brakes on Icefields Parkway bike trail in Alberta
Parks Canada says it won’t go ahead with a plan to build a bike trail along the scenic Icefields Parkway that runs through Banff and Jasper national parks. The federal agency had budgeted about ...
Jan 23, 2019
Canada endorses Venezuelan opposition leader as interim president
OTTAWA - Canada joined several other countries in the Americas Wednesday in recognizing Venezuelan opposition leader Juan Guaido as the country’s interim president. A statement from the Lima Gro...
Jan 23, 2019
Weinstein hires pack of new lawyers for NY rape case
NEW YORK - Harvey Weinstein unveiled a new legal team brimming with star power Wednesday to defend him at his upcoming New York rape and sexual assault trial. Weinstein’s four new lawyers all ha...
Jan 23, 2019