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Judge in "knees together" case admits "non-existent" knowledge of criminal law
CALGARY - A Federal Court judge facing possible removal from the bench for inappropriate remarks he made to a sex assault complainant admits his knowledge of Canadian criminal law at the time was R...
Sep 10, 2016
Local Middle School Takes Advantage of Flourishing Tire Recycling Program
LETHBRIDGE – Alberta’s tire recycling program reached a huge milestone that was celebrated in Lethbridge on Friday. Since its inception in 1992, more than 100-million tires have been recyc...
Sep 10, 2016
23 dead in explosion and fire at Bangladesh factory
NEW DELHI - A boiler exploded and triggered a fire at a packaging factory near Bangladesh’s capital on Saturday, killing at least 23 workers and injuring dozens, officials said. Fire officials s...
Sep 10, 2016
In dash to November, campaigns pin hopes on turnout efforts
IOWA CITY, Iowa - Over pizza and cupcakes, Jose Nunez implored a crowd of University of Iowa students to pull out their smartphones and start sharing with online friends their personal reasons for bac...
Sep 10, 2016
After 15 years, last artifacts of 9-11 have been given away
NEW YORK - Behind the barbed wire, the minivan’s busted windows and crumpled roof hint at its story. But forklifted to this windblown spot on the John F. Kennedy International Airport tarmac, be...
Sep 10, 2016
Election hacks raise fears of Russian influence
WASHINGTON - Recent hacks of election data systems in at least two states have raised fear among lawmakers and intelligence officials that a foreign government is trying to seed doubt about - or even ...
Sep 10, 2016
After 15 years, last artifacts of 9-11 have been given away
NEW YORK - Behind the barbed wire, the white minivan’s busted windows and crumpled roof hint at its story. But forklifted to this windblown spot on the John F. Kennedy International Airport tarm...
Sep 10, 2016
Opposition disorder, China, cable TV: 3 things in federal politics this week
OTTAWA - It was a week of semantic satiation in Ottawa, with politicos parsing “anti-Canadian values” so many times that the phrase seemed to become almost meaningless. Conservative leader...
Sep 10, 2016
Streisand uses song to mock Trump at Clinton fundraiser
NEW YORK - Barbra Streisand put her feelings about Donald Trump into song Friday night. At an LGBT fundraiser for Hillary Clinton Friday, the singer performed a parody of the Stephen Sondheim song ...
Sep 10, 2016
2016 Parade of Homes Marks 50 Years in Lethbridge
LETHBRIDGE – The Parade of Homes is celebrating its golden anniverary showcase in Lethbridge. It’s been a tradition in the region since 1966. Forty homes by 17 different builders all acros...
Sep 10, 2016