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How Trump's latest China tariffs could squeeze US consumers
WASHINGTON - The latest batch of tariffs that President Donald Trump plans to impose on Chinese goods would likely cost U.S. households an average of $200 a year, some economists have estimated. That ...
Aug 02, 2019
Canada earns Olympic berth in artistic swimming with duet gold in Lima
LIMA, Peru - Jacqueline Simoneau and Claudia Holzner developed a pre-swim routine to calm their nerves when they joined forces as an artistic swimming tandem. It involves a declaration of trust and a ...
Aug 02, 2019
NYPD judge recommends firing officer in Eric Garner death
NEW YORK - An administrative judge on Friday recommended firing the New York City police officer accused of using a chokehold in the 2014 death of an unarmed black man whose dying pleas of "I can't br...
Aug 02, 2019
Case of Markham homicides suspect put over to next week
NEWMARKET, Ont. - The case of a man accused in an alleged quadruple homicide north of Toronto has been put over to next week. Menhaz Zaman has been in custody ever since York Regional Police discovere...
Aug 02, 2019
Lethbridge woman pleads guilty to 12 fraud, forgery and stolen property charges
LETHBRIDGE, AB - A trial for Kristina Lucille Zinger that was supposed to begin Friday (Aug. 2), instead ended up with the 36-year-old Lethbridge resident pleading guilty to 12 charges. Zinger was ori...
Aug 02, 2019 U.S. One Dollar Bill (Photo Credit: Wikipedia)
'Incredible players': Sweden's Raymond, Holtz ready for big season
PLYMOUTH, Mich. - Lucas Raymond took a pass, cut to the middle and roofed his third goal of the game to send Sweden into a euphoria. Somewhere in the mass of humanity that swarmed the diminu...
Aug 02, 2019
Trump pick for national intelligence director is withdrawing
WASHINGTON - President Donald Trump says his pick for national intelligence director has decided to withdraw from the running. In a tweet Friday, Trump said Republican Rep. John Ratcliffe of Texas has...
Aug 02, 2019
Fire advisory issued for Lethbridge County
LETHBRIDGE COUNTY, AB - Officials are taking actions to ensure the rural areas surrounding Lethbridge are not effected by wildfires."Although this is not a Fire Ban, the County asks citizens to take e...
Aug 02, 2019 Lethbridge County office. (Lethbridge News Now)
Eighth and final 'Homeland' season to debut February 2020
BEVERLY HILLS, Calif. - Showtime says the eighth and final season of "Homeland" will debut in early 2020. The channel said on Friday that production on the acclaimed drama's last 12 episodes is underw...
Aug 02, 2019
Ariana Grande returns to acting roots in "Kidding"
BEVERLY HILLS, Calif. - Ariana Grande returns to her acting roots with an appearance in Jim Carrey's series "Kidding." The Grammy-winning singer with the big vocal range guests in season two of the Sh...
Aug 02, 2019