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Afghan officials: Taliban attack kills at least 11 policemen
KABUL - The Taliban launched a multi-pronged attack on a district headquarters in a remote district in northern Afghanistan early on Tuesday, killing at least 11 policemen and triggering a gunbattle t...
Oct 01, 2019
Mike Reilly, B.C. Lions steal gritty 25-23 win from Montreal Alouettes
VANCOUVER - Coach DeVone Claybrooks has watched his B.C. Lions fall apart too many times this season. So when the squad held on for a 25-23 win over the Montreal Alouettes on Saturday, the rookie benc...
Sep 30, 2019
Bridge falls in Taiwan bay, injuring 10 on boats below
TAIPEI, Taiwan - A towering bridge over a bay in eastern Taiwan has collapsed sending an oil tanker truck falling onto boats in the water below. A disaster relief official said the collapse Tuesday se...
Sep 30, 2019
Tobias Rieder, Milan Lucic score against former team as Flames beat Oilers
CALGARY - Tobias Rieder thought he was in the way, but it turned out that he was in the right place at the right time. Rieder redirected defenceman TJ Brodie's shot past goalie Mikko Koskinen for his ...
Sep 30, 2019
Steelers break out of funk, stomp Bengals 27-3
PITTSBURGH - Different quarterback. Same result. Mason Rudolph threw for 229 yards and two touchdowns to pick up his first victory while filling in for Ben Roethlisberger as the Pittsburgh Steelers ea...
Sep 30, 2019
Prospect Nick Suzuki scores OT winner as Canadiens top Senators
MONTREAL - A game-winning goal was the icing on the cake for Canadiens prospect Nick Suzuki at the end of a solid training camp. Suzuki scored in overtime to give Montreal a 4-3 victory over...
Sep 30, 2019
Frederik Andersen, Maple Leafs blank Red Wings 5-0 in pre-season finale
TORONTO - The Toronto Maple Leafs put the finishing touches on their pre-season by firing on all cylinders. Now they hope they can carry that into October when the games count. "Pre-season feels like ...
Sep 30, 2019
Charges laid in connection to fatal collision near Cowley
PINCHER CREEK, AB - 39-year-old Luke Kessler has been charged with four different offenses after a serious collision over the weekend.He is facing one count of dangerous driving causing death, failing...
Sep 30, 2019 RCMP sign. (Lethbridge News Now)
Voter information cards mailed out
MEDICINE HAT, AB - Residents of the Medicine Hat-Cardston-Warner riding should be receiving their voter information cards in the mail in the coming days.Elections Canada announced Monday they had star...
Sep 30, 2019 An example of a voter information card (Elections Canada)
Michigan governor signs budget with $1B in line-item vetoes
LANSING, Mich. - Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer signed the next state budget Monday hours before the deadline to fund government, while using line-item vetoes to block nearly $1 billion in spending pr...
Sep 30, 2019