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Competition bureau investigating claims made by makers of 'flushable' wipes
OTTAWA - The Competition Bureau of Canada is investigating the marketing practices of companies that make "flushable" wipes. Friends of the Earth Canada and EcoJustice filed a complaint about the clai...
Aug 28, 2019
Judge approves plea deal for 'The Bachelor' star
INDEPENDENCE, Iowa - A judge has approved a plea deal that imposes two years' probation and a suspended prison term for an Iowa farmer who appeared on "The Bachelor." Buchanan County District Court re...
Aug 28, 2019
Canadian health officials on alert after reports of vaping illnesses in the U.S.
HALIFAX - Nova Scotia's chief medical officer of health says he and colleagues from across Canada are on alert as health officials in the United States continue to investigate nearly 200 cases of seve...
Aug 28, 2019
Queen's to teach med students about historic ban on black applicants to program
When medical students begin classes at Queen's University this fall, they'll be taught for the first time about the school's decades-long ban on admitting black applicants to the program. The uni...
Aug 28, 2019
Four Tigers headed to NHL Rookie Camps
MEDICINE HAT, AB - Four members of the Medicine Hat Tigers are heading to NHL rookie camps next week.The team announced Wednesday morning that James Hamblin, Ryan Chyzowski, Mads Sgaard and Brett Kemp...
Aug 28, 2019 Medicine Hat Tigers forward Ryan Chyzowski is pictured during a game last season. Chyzowski is one of four players recently invited to NHl Rookie Camps next week (photo by Colton McKee)
Celebrity businessman Kevin O'Leary involved in fatal boat crash, reports say
SEGUIN TOWNSHIP, Ont. - Media reports says celebrity businessman Kevin O'Leary was on a boat involved in a crash that left two people dead in Ontario's cottage country last weekend. O'Leary issued a s...
Aug 28, 2019
Venice Film Festival opens with debate over Polanski, quotas
VENICE, Italy - Leaders of the 76th Venice International Film Festival have kicked off the festival by debating the inclusion of a film by Roman Polanski and the limited numbers of female directors in...
Aug 28, 2019
Doctors disagree on cause of Ezekiel Stephan's death
LETHBRIDGE, AB - Dr. Anny Sauvigeau returned to the stand Tuesday to continue her testimony into the death of the 19-month-old in March of 2012.At the time, she was the Chief Medical Examiner with Alb...
Aug 28, 2019 David (right) and Collet (left) Stephan. (Lethbridge News Now)
Person who allegedly "helped to orchestrate" paintball shooting at SCS could be main witness in trial
LETHBRIDGE, AB - The Crown Prosecutor in the case for 29-year-old Jesse John James Bulman wants to see a no-contact order between Bulman and a woman believed to be involved removed.Bulman is accused o...
Aug 28, 2019 Lethbridge Courthouse. (Lethbridge News Now)
TFC's Laryea, Cavalry FC's Carducci called up for Canada games against Cuba
TORONTO - Uncapped Toronto FC fullback Richie Laryea and Cavalry FC goalkeeper Marco Carducci have been called up for Canada's CONCACAF Nations League matches next month against Cuba. The 78...
Aug 28, 2019