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First phase of Lethbridge airport renos approved for $7.5-million
LETHBRIDGE, AB - The City of Lethbridge is moving ahead with renovations to the local airport, but not quite to the extent originally thought.The motion that was introduced to city council on Monday w...
Feb 24, 2020 Lethbridge Airport. (Lethbridge News Now)

A look at carbon prices across the country
OTTAWA - As of Jan. 1, every Canadian and all Canadian businesses are paying a price on carbon. The federal Greenhouse Gas Pollution Pricing Act means provinces that do not have their own price on pol...
Feb 24, 2020

Blue Jays top prospect Pearson feeling comfortable at first big league camp
Toronto Blue Jays top prospect Nate Pearson is feeling confident and comfortable in his first big league spring training. The makeup of the team around him has helped ease any nerves he may have ...
Feb 24, 2020

Calgary Flames acquire two defenceman, trade another on deadline day
CALGARY - The Calgary Flames made three changes to their defence prior to Monday's 3 p.m. ET NHL trade deadline, adding two blue-liners and shipping out another. The Flames sent a conditional fourth-r...
Feb 24, 2020

Jason Kenney says investor confidence needed after Teck mine project killed
EDMONTON - Alberta Premier Jason Kenney says his government is taking action to boost investor confidence following a decision by Teck Resources Ltd. to shelve a massive mine project in the province. ...
Feb 24, 2020 Alberta Premier Jason Kenney -- The Canadian Press

Ex-coach gets 6 months in college scam, runs from courthouse
BOSTON - The former men's tennis coach at the University of Texas at Austin sprinted away from a scrum of reporters and his own lawyers Monday after he was sentenced to six months in prison for taking...
Feb 24, 2020

Canada wins opener against El Salvador at CONCACAF U-20 Championship
SAN CRISTOBAL, Dominican Republic - Second-half goals by captain Tanya Boychuk and Kaila Novak lifted Canada to a 2-0 win over El Salvador in its opening match Saturday at the CONCACAF Women...
Feb 24, 2020

Einarson wins way into Tournament of Hearts final, downs Jones 6-4
MOOSE JAW, Sask. - A team made up entirely of former skips is a win away from a Canadian women's curling championship. Manitoba's Kerri Einarson downed the Jennifer Jones wild-card team 6-4 on Sa...
Feb 24, 2020

Vancouver Canucks acquire goalie Louis Domingue in deal with New Jersey Devils
VANCOUVER - With Jacob Markstrom nursing a lower-body injury, the Vancouver Canucks have added some goaltending insurance. The club acquired Louis Domingue from the New Jersey Devils in exchange for m...
Feb 24, 2020

Four people charged in drug and weapon seizure
LETHBRIDGE, AB. -- Police have charged four Lethbridge people with drug offences following the execution of search warrants at two northside homes on Friday, Feb 21.In January, members of the Crime Su...
Feb 24, 2020 Police execute search warrants on city north side -- LNN