LETHBRIDGE, AB - Here is a breakdown of some of the top stories from Lethbridge News Now for April 14-20, 2024.FEDERAL BUDGETOn Tuesday, the federal government presented its latest budget. Lethbridge mayor Blaine Hyggen and Lethbridge MP Rachael Thomas issued responses to the document.READ MORE: Lethbridge mayor issues...

LETHBRIDGE, AB - "In many ways, this is more destructive to the province than the Sovereignty Act because the Sovereignty Act was at least a piece of political theatre, at least as far as we can tell."That's from Lethbridge-West NDP MLA Shannon Phillips, in response to Bill 18. The proposed legislation was in...

LETHBRIDGE, AB - The City of Lethbridge is one of the southern Alberta communities that has agreed to cut water usage.The province has worked with 38 of the largest and oldest water licencees in southern Alberta to reduce water usage should severe drought conditions develop this year.Lethbridge mayor Blaine Hyggen said...

LETHBRIDGE, AB - Southern Alberta looks to continue building its tourism sector.Tourism Lethbridge CEO Erin Crane says 2023 was a good year for the local industry and she believes we will see upwards momentum this year and in the years to come.The estimated economic impact of events last year in the city was just over ...

LETHBRIDGE, AB - Here is a breakdown of some of the top stories from Lethbridge News Now for April 14-20, 2024.FEDERAL BUDGETOn Tuesday, the federal government presented its latest budget. Lethbridge mayor Blaine Hyggen and Lethbridge MP Rachael Thomas issued responses to the document.READ MORE: Lethbridge mayor issues...

LETHBRIDGE, AB - "In many ways, this is more destructive to the province than the Sovereignty Act because the Sovereignty Act was at least a piece of political theatre, at least as far as we can tell."That's from Lethbridge-West NDP MLA Shannon Phillips, in response to Bill 18. The proposed legislation was in...

LETHBRIDGE, AB - The City of Lethbridge is one of the southern Alberta communities that has agreed to cut water usage.The province has worked with 38 of the largest and oldest water licencees in southern Alberta to reduce water usage should severe drought conditions develop this year.Lethbridge mayor Blaine Hyggen said...

LETHBRIDGE, AB - Southern Alberta looks to continue building its tourism sector.Tourism Lethbridge CEO Erin Crane says 2023 was a good year for the local industry and she believes we will see upwards momentum this year and in the years to come.The estimated economic impact of events last year in the city was just over ...

LETHBRIDGE, AB - Although concerns have been raised, the Alberta government is maintaining that recently proposed legislation will be beneficial to municipalities in the province.On April 10, 2024, a bill was proposed that would allow the province to veto any deal struck between municipalities and the federal governmen...

LETHBRIDGE, AB - There are some fun events in the Lethbridge area this weekend, and Lethbridge News Now has the details.Lobsterfest 2024 - April 19, 2024A Celebration of Eastern Canadian traditions is being held at the Sandman Signature Lethbridge Lodge on Friday night. Lobsterfest 2024 is a night of live music and dan...

The Government of Alberta is taking a step that it hopes will help to keep young workers safe.The province is providing a grant of $175,000 to CAREERS: The Next Generation's SafeGen program.SafeGen is a free program that allows high school students to gain foundational knowledge on health and safety in the workplace th...

LETHBRIDGE, AB - "In many ways, this is more destructive to the province than the Sovereignty Act because the Sovereignty Act was at least a piece of political theatre, at least as far as we can tell."That's from Lethbridge-West NDP MLA Shannon Phillips, in response to Bill 18. The proposed legislation was in...

EDMONTON, AB - A survey from a clean energy think-tank says Alberta has done little to implement its plan to reduce its greenhouse gas emissions.The Pembina Institute has examined the measures included in the province's plan released one year ago.It says it found no evidence the government has begun the sort of public ...

LETHBRIDGE, AB - Although concerns have been raised, the Alberta government is maintaining that recently proposed legislation will be beneficial to municipalities in the province.On April 10, 2024, a bill was proposed that would allow the province to veto any deal struck between municipalities and the federal governmen...

The Alberta government says they intend to strengthen the province's affordable housing system through Budget 2024 by providing record funding to all 48 housing providers to operate community housing. Community Housing is defined as a mix of single-family homes, apartments and townhomes, where the rent is based on 30 p...

The Office of the Information and Privacy Commissioner (OIPC) of Alberta has implemented two sets of process changes that they claim will improve timelines and support the office's work under its three legislative mandates.The Government of Alberta said this week that the changes were made at the start of April. One se...

Barnacles have appeared on vehicles in Saskatchewan's capital, but they're not sticky little water-dwelling crustaceans. The bright yellow devices, used to make sure parking scofflaws pay their tickets, could soon be making their way to other parts of the country. "You will see more and more Barnacles," Coli...

SAINT-ALPHONSE-RODRIGUEZ, Que. - Every morning, Indigenous men at the Waseskun Healing Centre north of Montreal gather for a healing circle, where they smudge, share stories and sometimes gain spiritual guidance from elders. The centre is the equivalent of a minimum-security prison but here, the men are called resident...

OTTAWA - Dennis Mathu and Stephanie Gordon first started posting financial-advice videos on YouTube three years ago - a side hustle that helped to scratch a creative itch. They never imagined it would lead them down some of the most powerful political corridors in Canada. Mathu and Gordon - Steph & Den, as they'r...

LOS ANGELES - Authorities in the United States are investigating after a video surfaced on social media of a hitting coach for the Colorado Rockies sitting in the cockpit of an aircraft "at cruise altitude," while bound for Toronto. A statement from the Federal Aviation Administration says an investigation i...

SASKATOON - Police are planning to search a Saskatoon landfill for a woman who has been missing for almost four years. Mackenzie Lee Trottier was last seen in December 2020. Police say a substantial amount of data was collected late last year that identifies a specific area of the landfill that may contain evidence in...

OTTAWA - One of Canada's leading disability scholars is quitting a federal advisory board, saying the government failed to properly fund the disability benefit. Michael Prince, a professor of social policy at the University of Victoria, says he's deeply disappointed with the Canada Disability Benefit. He's resigning f...

NEW YORK (AP) - A man who doused himself in an accelerant and set himself on fire outside the courthouse where former President Donald Trump is on trial is on trial has died, police said. The New York City Police Department said the man was declared dead by staff at an area hospital. The man was in Collect Pond Park ar...

NEW YORK (AP) - Lawyers in former President Donald Trump 's hush money case shifted their attention Friday to picking alternates as jury selection resumed for a fourth day. The proceedings began again with the questionnaire phase of jury selection and 22 possible jurors were brought in. A second alternate was picked ju...

WASHINGTON (AP) - With rare bipartisan momentum, the House pushed ahead Friday on a foreign aid package of $95 billion for Ukraine, Israel, Taiwan and humanitarian support as a coalition of lawmakers helped it clear a procedural hurdle to reach final votes this weekend. Friday's vote produced a seldom-seen outcome in t...

NEW YORK (AP) - A third panel of potential jurors will be questioned Friday in Donald Trump's hush money case, drawing jury selection a step closer to completion in the first criminal trial of a former U.S. president. After a jury of 12 New Yorkers was seated Thursday, lawyers are now expected to turn their attention t...

CAPRI, Italy (AP) - The United States told the Group of Seven foreign ministers on Friday that it received "last minute" information from Israel about a drone action in Iran, Italy's foreign minister said. Italian Foreign Minister Antonio Tajani, who chaired the meeting of ministers of industrialized countrie...

VILNIUS, Lithuania (AP) - Two people have been detained in Poland on suspicion of attacking Russian opposition activist Leonid Volkov, an ally of the late activist Alexei Navalny, the Lithuanian president announced on Friday. Volkov was attacked in March outside his home in the Lithuanian capital, Vilnius, where he liv...