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Madu threatens to use “extraordinary authorities” against LPS if reforms not made
Lethbridge Police Service (LPS) is in hot water with Alberta's Ministry of Justice.The service will be given three weeks to come up with a comprehensive plan for how they can make significant reforms....
Mar 24, 2021
GPCSD board votes to make O'Brien Lake West school French immersion
The board of trustees for Grande Prairie and District Catholic Schools has voted to have the new school in O'Brien Lake West become a Grade K-7 French immersion school when it opens in the fall of 202...
Mar 24, 2021
Supreme Court to rule Thursday on whether carbon tax is constitutional
OTTAWA - It's make-it-or-break-it time for the federal government's national price on pollution.The Supreme Court of Canada will decide Thursday whether Ottawa's "carbon tax" is constitutional or if t...
Mar 24, 2021
A first: US Senate confirms transgender doctor for key post
Voting mostly along party lines, the U.S. Senate on Wednesday confirmed former Pennsylvania Health Secretary Rachel Levine to be the nation's assistant secretary of health. She is the first openly tra...
Mar 24, 2021
Veteran midfielder Atiba Hutchinson is back looking to get Canada get to World Cup
There are many ways to measure Atiba Hutchinson's contributions to Canadian soccer. But consider the fact that Thursday should mark the veteran midfielder's 28th World Cup qualifier in Canada colours....
Mar 24, 2021
Bo Bichette belts two homers to lead Toronto Blue Jays to win over New York Yankees
TAMPA, Fla. - Bo Bichette hit two home runs and Trent Thornton pitched three scoreless innings as the Toronto Blue Jays beat the New York Yankees 5-0 in pre-season action on Wednesday. Bichette belted...
Mar 24, 2021
Scandal-scarred Lethbridge, Alta., police force told to fix problems or get shut down
EDMONTON - Alberta's justice minister has given the scandal-scarred Lethbridge Police Service until April 16 to serve up an action plan to fix its problems or face being disbanded. Kaycee Madu says ch...
Mar 24, 2021
COVID-19 weakened environmental rules across Canada, mostly in Alberta: study
CALGARY - Alberta relaxed more environmental rules in response to the COVID-19 pandemic than any other government in Canada, says a study from the University of Calgary. "I didn't find any other juris...
Mar 24, 2021
Saskatchewan premier yet to read report into RCMP handling of Colten Boushie death
REGINA - Saskatchewan's premier says he has yet to read the full report by a complaints commission that found RCMP discriminated against the mother of Colten Boushie -- an Indigenous man who was shot ...
Mar 24, 2021
Federal judge nixes Ohio's push for early redistricting data
A federal judge on Wednesday dismissed a lawsuit filed by the state of Ohio that tried to get the U.S. Census Bureau to provide data used for drawing congressional and legislative districts ahead of i...
Mar 24, 2021