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B.C. mayor says forestry strike left some on brink of bankruptcy as deal reached
VICTORIA - A tentative agreement in a forest industry strike that kept 3,000 workers off the job since last July is being greeted with cautious optimism by a Vancouver Island mayor who says the d...
Feb 10, 2020
Mainland China virus cases rise again after earlier decline
BEIJING - Mainland China has reported another rise in cases of the new virus after a sharp decline the previous day, while the number of deaths grow by 97 to 908, with at least two more outside the co...
Feb 10, 2020
Former Guantanamo Bay detainee Omar Khadr speaks in at child soldiers panel
HALIFAX - Former Guantanamo Bay detainee Omar Khadr has made a rare public speaking appearance in Halifax. Khadr was part of a panel discussion Monday night on child soldiers hosted by the Romeo Dalla...
Feb 10, 2020
Impact, midfielder Ignacio Piatti agree to terminate contract
MONTREAL - The Montreal Impact and midfielder Ignacio Piatti have agreed to terminate his Major League Soccer contract, allowing the Argentine to sign with his former club. The Impact announced the mo...
Feb 10, 2020
China's daily death toll from virus tops 100 for first time
BEIJING - China's daily death toll from new virus has topped 100 for first time, with more than 1,000 total deaths recorded, the health ministry announced Tuesday, as the spread of the contagion shows...
Feb 10, 2020
Wet’suwet’en solidarity protest draws out a dozen in Medicine Hat
MEDICINE HAT, AB - From coast to coast, protests in solidarity with the Wet'suwet'en Nation have emerged across Canada amidst the controversial Coastal GasLink pipeline project.One of those protests c...
Feb 10, 2020 Protesters gathering outside of MP Glen Motz's office on Monday (Photo courtesy of Scott Roblin)
Local infant recovering from RSV in Calgary also diagnosed with a heart issue
MEDICINE HAT, AB - An almost 2-month-old baby boy named Kyson was flown to Calgary Children's Hospital last week when his RSV conditions worsened.Respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) infects the lungs an...
Feb 10, 2020 Kyson Gracie (submitted photo)
Lowry set to return, Ibaka out with illness in Raptors' game vs. T'Wolves
Toronto Raptors guard Kyle Lowry is expected to play Monday against the visiting Minnesota Timberwolves, but big man Serge Ibaka is sidelined with flu-like symptoms. Lowry suffered whiplash on Friday ...
Feb 10, 2020
City of Lethbridge to draft bylaw to ban conversion therapy
LETHBRIDGE, AB - Lethbridge City Council has voted to adopt two motions regarding conversion therapy.Conversion therapy is the practice of trying to change a person's sexual orientation to heterosexua...
Feb 10, 2020 Lethbridge City Hall. (Lethbridge News Now)
New grant announced to help upgrade farmers’ grain handling equipment
EDMONTON, AB - The province has announced a new grant program aimed at helping farmers.The Efficient Grain Dryer Program will assist in covering costs for eligible grain dryer improvements. Drying gra...
Feb 10, 2020 A grain dryer on-site at Flaman Sales, Rentals & Fitness Lethbridge - located off Highway 3 as you drive into Coaldale (Lethbridge News Now)