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Lethbridge exploring greater involvement in class action opioid lawsuit with Grande Prairie
LETHBRIDGE, AB - "I don't believe there's a city in Alberta that's been more significantly impacted than Lethbridge."Lethbridge Mayor Chris Spearman introduced a motion Monday to formally give support...
Jun 16, 2020
Town of Sexsmith offering reward to find Heritage Park Campground vandals
The Town of Sexsmith is hoping to find those responsible for vandalism at the Heritage Park Campground on June 6 and 10.The town says on those days, two picnics tables were wrecked, a tree was chopped...
Jun 16, 2020
Review of monuments sparks discussion of colonial narratives in N.L. history
ST. JOHN'S, N.L. - A review of statues that commemorate colonizing figures in Newfoundland and Labrador's history has reignited criticism of "discovery" narratives glorified in the province's culture....
Jun 16, 2020
Canada-U.S. border restrictions extended 30 days
OTTAWA - Prime Minister Justin Trudeau says Canada and the United States will continue to limit non-essential travel between the two countries until at least July 21.Despite mounting pressure from bus...
Jun 16, 2020
Indigenous Peoples in U.S. stand with BLM, but await their own reckoning
WASHINGTON - First Nations, Inuit and Metis peoples in Canada and the United States are showing solidarity with the Black community as widespread demands for social change sweep across the g...
Jun 16, 2020
Gov. Cuomo gives go-ahead for US Open tennis in NY in August
New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo said Tuesday that the U.S. Open tennis tournament will held in late August as part of the state's reopening from shutdowns caused by the coronavirus pandemic. The U.S. Tenni...
Jun 16, 2020
Families of Flight 752 victims demand plan, timeline for holding Iran to account
OTTAWA - The families of Canadians killed when Iran shot down a civilian airliner in January are preparing to grill Foreign Affairs Minister Francois-Philippe Champagne over the federal gove...
Jun 16, 2020
Man arrested in shooting during Albuquerque statue protest
ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. - A 31-year-old man has been arrested in a shooting that happened as protesters in New Mexico's largest city tried to tear down a bronze statue of a Spanish conquistador outside the ...
Jun 16, 2020
Canada-U.S. border restrictions extended through July 21
OTTAWA - Prime Minister Justin Trudeau says Canada and the United States will continue to limit non-essential travel between the two countries until at least July 21.Despite mounting pressure from bus...
Jun 16, 2020
Trudeau announces eight week extension of CERB
OTTAWA - Prime Minister Justin Trudeau says his government's signature benefit for people whose jobs have vanished amid the COVID-19 pandemic will be extended by eight weeks.The Canada Emergency Respo...
Jun 16, 2020