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Airstrikes in Syria's Aleppo and shelling in south kill 20
BEIRUT - Airstrikes on rebel-held parts of the northern city of Aleppo killed at least 14 people Tuesday, while the shelling of a government-held neighbourhood in southern Syria hit a school, killing ...
Oct 11, 2016
UPDATE: One Killed in Bashaw Motor Inn Fire
BASHAW — A body has now been recovered from the scene after fire destoyed the Bashaw Motor Inn over the long weekend. An autopsy to determine the identity and cause of death has been scheduled f...
Oct 11, 2016
Dakota Access pipeline work resumes near site of protest
ST. ANTHONY, N.D. - Construction on the four-state Dakota Access pipeline resumed Tuesday on private land in North Dakota that’s near a camp where thousands of protesters supporting tribal right...
Oct 11, 2016
Islamic Academy proposed for Lethbridge
LETHBRIDGE — A vacant wing of Wilson Middle School could become a temporary home for a Lethbridge Islamic Academy. The proposal would see kids in kindergarten through grade six able to attend cl...
Oct 11, 2016
Snow moves on, leaving icy crust behind
LETHBRIDGE — A Thanksgiving weekend snowfall has moved on. But as day turned to night Monday, what had been a slushy mess turned into an icy crust over the Lethbridge area. While crews were out ...
Oct 11, 2016
WHO urges countries to raise taxes on sugary drinks
GENEVA - The U.N. health agency on Tuesday recommended that countries use tax policy to increase the price of sugary drinks like sodas, sport drinks and even 100-per cent fruit juices as a way to figh...
Oct 11, 2016
The Philippine president's next campaign: public smoking ban
MANILA, Philippines - Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte is turning to another battle aside from illegal drugs: smoking. Health Secretary Paulyn Ubial told the Associated Press on Tuesday that she h...
Oct 11, 2016
Truck carrying garment workers crashes in Cambodia, 54 hurt
PHNOM PENH, Cambodia - A truck transporting Cambodian garment workers to their factory flipped over at a curve Tuesday, injuring 54 of them, including seven who are in critical condition, police said....
Oct 11, 2016
Six stories in the news today, Oct. 11
Six stories in the news for Tuesday, Oct. 11 --- RAIN, WIND WREAK HAVOC IN ATLANTIC CANADA Thousands of homes and businesses across Atlantic Canada were without electricity early today due to heavy ra...
Oct 11, 2016
Fiat-Chrysler and Unifor reach tentative agreement
TORONTO - Unifor says Fiat Chrysler has commited to invest a total of $554 million at its Ontario plants in addition to increasing wages and benefits for the union’s members in line with a patte...
Oct 11, 2016