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Prime minister calls freezing deaths of four near U.S. border mind-boggling, tragic
Canada is doing all it can to stop people from risking their lives by crossing the border illegally, Prime Minister Justin Trudeau said Friday. Trudeau was responding to the deaths of a family that tr...
Jan 22, 2022
Taber resident named top RSR with U.S.-based company
WILMINGTON, MASS. - A Taber man has received a significant award from a U.S.-based company.Will Harding is a Route Service Representative (RSR) with UniFirst Corporation's Lethbridge operation. He has...
Jan 22, 2022
Official: 1 officer killed, 1 seriously hurt in NYC shooting
NEW YORK (AP) - A New York Police Department officer was killed and another gravely injured Friday night after responding to a domestic disturbance call, according to a law enforcement official. A sus...
Jan 21, 2022
Lethbridge woman arrested by Taber Police on drug charges
LETHBRIDGE, AB - On January 21, 2022, at about 3:30 am, Taber Police Service arrested a woman on multiple drugs charges.Police were made aware of a complaint of a speeding truck in the community. A Se...
Jan 21, 2022
The Weekly with LNN - January 21, 2022
LETHBRIDGE, AB- The Weekly with LNN is a video recap of some of the stories Lethbridge News Now has covered for the week of January 7 - 14, 2022.Connor Gunn tells a summary of Alberta's stories, crime...
Jan 21, 2022
1,191 Albertans hospitalized with COVID
LETHBRIDGE, AB - The province has released its latest report on COVID-19 for Friday, partly covering statistics from the past 24 hours.3,592 cases were confirmed across the province, bringing the tota...
Jan 21, 2022
Ottawa's talks with Quebec shipyard to build much-needed icebreakers shrouded in fog
OTTAWA - Questions are swirling over yet another delay in Ottawa's nearly $100-billion plan to rebuild the fleets of Canada's navy and coast guard - only this time the delay isn't due to the stalled c...
Jan 21, 2022
Manitoba RCMP lay charges against corrections officer in death of inmate
WINNIPEG - Manitoba RCMP say they have charged a corrections officer in the death of a 45-year-old inmate at the Headingley Correctional Centre. RCMP say William Ahmo from Sagkeeng First Nation died o...
Jan 21, 2022
NDP calls on government to give emergency one-off payment to desperate seniors
OTTAWA - New Democrats want the federal government to give the most cash-strapped seniors a one-off emergency payment to help them pay for basics, including food and rent. Rachel Blaney, the NDP's spo...
Jan 21, 2022
Man pleads guilty to ammunition-related charge linked to Nova Scotia mass killer
HALIFAX - One of three people accused of supplying ammunition to the gunman who killed 22 people in Nova Scotia in 2020 has pleaded guilty to a single charge. Chris Hansen, a spokeswoman for the Nova ...
Jan 21, 2022