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Tampa Bay Lightning wins 3-1 over Canadiens, take 2-0 series lead into Montreal
TAMPA, Fla. - Andrei Vasilevskiy turned away 42 shots Wednesday as the Tampa Bay Lightning eked out a 3-1 win over the rejuvenated Montreal Canadiens in a thrilling Game 2 of the Stanley Cup final. Th...
Jun 30, 2021

Fire crews called to blaze at Green Prairie International
LETHBRIDGE, AB - Shortly after 7:00 Wednesday evening (June 30), Fire crews were called out to a massive blaze at Green Prairie International, on Highway 3 east of Lethbridge. 15 firefighting apparatu...
Jun 30, 2021

Wildfire leads to evacuation order in B.C. town that set Canadian heat wave record
LYTTON, B.C. - Residents of the British Columbia village of Lytton have been ordered to evacuate their homes due to a wildfire. Mayor Jan Polderman of Lytton issued the evacuation order and says on Tw...
Jun 30, 2021

Canada earns berth in semis at Olympic qualifying event with win over China
VICTORIA - Canada's men's basketball team booked a spot in the semifinals in a last-chance Olympic qualifying tournament with a dominant 109-79 win over China Wednesday. It was Canada's second consecu...
Jun 30, 2021

Texas inmate executed for killing wife, father-in-law
HUNTSVILLE, Texas (AP) - A Texas inmate was executed Wednesday evening for an attack that killed his pregnant wife, 5-year-old daughter and father-in-law more than a decade ago. John Hummel received a...
Jun 30, 2021

'Homing pigeons that can't find their home' block I-95 exit
DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. (AP) - An exit off Interstate 95 in Florida had to be closed for three hours after 100 homing pigeons fell off a truck and refused to move, posing a driving hazard to motorists, of...
Jun 30, 2021

Ware, Abel, Fofana claim three-metre Olympic berths at Canadian diving trials
TORONTO - Pamela Ware and Jennifer Abel qualified for the women's three-metre competition at the Tokyo Olympics while Cdric Fofana qualified in the men's three-metre event Wednesday at the Canadian Ol...
Jun 30, 2021

The Daily with LNN – June 30, 2021
LETHBRIDGE, AB - Take Lethbridge News Now on the go anytime, anywhere.The Daily with LNN is a podcast-style news update, detailing some of the local, regional, and national stories we have been workin...
Jun 30, 2021

UNC trustees OK Nikole Hannah-Jones' tenure application
WINSTON-SALEM, N.C. (AP) - Trustees at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill voted Wednesday to accept the tenure application of investigative journalist Nikole Hannah-Jones, following weeks...
Jun 30, 2021

Annamie Paul to face non-confidence vote by party brass in less than three weeks
OTTAWA - Green Leader Annamie Paul is facing a non-confidence vote from party executives next month as internal strife continues to roil the party ahead of a possible election this year. Liana Cusmano...
Jun 30, 2021