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Letter: Time for mayor to lead in combating racism
Mayor Veer,I am writing to you today in response to events I watched unfold on Sunday, September 20, 2020 at Rotary Park.My daughter and I went down to participate in an anti-racism rally to show our ...
Sep 22, 2020
Alberta's legislature set to return Oct. 20
EDMONTON - Alberta's legislature will resume sitting next month, a week earlier than planned.A news release late Monday says Government House Leader Jason Nixon has indicated he will advise the Speake...
Sep 22, 2020
Licensed child care programs in Alberta to receive $87 million in federal and provincial funding
EDMONTON, AB - Child care in Alberta is getting another boost from the federal and provincial governments.It was announced Tuesday morning (Sept. 22) that the Government of Alberta will receive $72 mi...
Sep 22, 2020
Lethbridge Overdose Prevention Site busier following closure of SCS
LETHBRIDGE, AB - A lot has changed in downtown Lethbridge recently as the Overdose Prevention Site (OPS) opened just over a month ago and it has been just over three weeks since the Supervised Consump...
Sep 22, 2020
Dog trapped in 30-foot hole lured to safety with beef jerky
MORGANTON, N.C. - A group of mountain bikers on a North Carolina trail spotted a dog trapped 30 feet (9 metres) down in a sinkhole - and it took a salty snack and some straps to lift him to safety. Th...
Sep 22, 2020
Conservatives meet amid uncertainty about plans for return of Parliament
OTTAWA - Federal Conservatives say so far there's no agreement on how members of Parliament will return to work with only one day to go before tomorrow's speech from the throne. Parties have bee...
Sep 22, 2020
'Unfathomable': US death toll from coronavirus hits 200,000
The U.S. death toll from the coronavirus topped 200,000 Tuesday, a figure unimaginable eight months ago when the scourge first reached the world's richest nation with its sparkling laboratories, top-f...
Sep 22, 2020
Canada's Brad (Superman) Katona to fight for EMC bantamweight title in October
Canadian bantamweight Brad (Superman) Katona, winner of Season 27 of "The Ultimate Fighter," has signed with Europe's Elite MMA Championship (EMC) and will fight for its 135-pound title next month. Th...
Sep 22, 2020
Hamilton's Forge FC draws El Salvador side in CONCACAF League play
MIAMI - CPL champion Forge FC has been drawn against El Salvador's CD Municipal Limeno in the preliminary round of the 2020 Scotiabank CONCACAF League. The 22-team competition is a feeder tournament, ...
Sep 22, 2020
Ranked voting in Maine a go for presidential election
PORTLAND, Maine - Ranked choice voting will be used for the first time in a presidential race under a ruling Tuesday by the Maine Supreme Court, which concluded a GOP petition drive came up short. The...
Sep 22, 2020