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Surprising Ottawa Redblacks unbeaten and tied for East Division lead
Don't look now, but the Ottawa Redblacks are 2-0. Many football prognosticators had tempered expectations for the defending East Division champions following a difficult off-season...
Jun 24, 2019
Lawyers urge Canada to stop Chinese exec's extradition to U.S. on fraud charges
VANCOUVER - Defence lawyers for a senior Huawei executive have asked Canada's foreign affairs minister to stop the extradition process against their client, saying the request made by the Un...
Jun 24, 2019
Man who attacked military personnel should be deemed terrorist: Crown
TORONTO - Prosecutors are seeking a new trial for a man who attacked uniformed personnel at a Toronto military centre three years ago, arguing he should be considered a terrorist even t...
Jun 24, 2019
Retired UBC professor Peter Winterburn killed in Chile, school confirms
VALPARAISO, Chile - A retired geochemistry professor from the University of British Columbia has been killed in attempted robbery in Valparaiso, Chile, the school confirmed Saturday. In a post on Face...
Jun 24, 2019
Bail denied man facing charges in relation to Cardston B & E last December
LETHBRIDGE, AB - A 26-year-old man charged with numrerous offences including break and enter, assault, and theft, has been denied bail after a bail review hearing in Court of Queen's Bench Monday, Jun...
Jun 24, 2019 RCMP Sign (Lethbridge News NOW)
Shoulder injury forces Bianca Andreescu to pull out of Wimbledon
LONDON - Canada's Bianca Andreescu has dropped out of Wimbledon because of an ongoing shoulder injury. The 19-year-old from Mississauga, Ont., Canada's top-ranked women's player at No. 25, withdr...
Jun 24, 2019
Celina Caesar-Chavannes says black civil servants passed over for promotions
OTTAWA - Independent MP Celina Caesar-Chavannes says qualified black Canadians are being passed over for promotions to senior positions in the federal government due what she says are system...
Jun 24, 2019
France to try former IAAF boss Diack and his son
PARIS - Lamine Diack, once one of the most influential men in Olympic sport, has been ordered to stand trial in France for his alleged role in a system of corruption, extortion and doping coverups dur...
Jun 24, 2019
Local Association of Realtors responds to recent sexual assault allegations at home viewings
LETHBRIDGE, AB - Following recent investigations into alleged sexual assaults at home viewings in both Lethbridge and Calgary, the Lethbridge and District Association of Realtors is speaking out.CEO C...
Jun 24, 2019 The Lethbridge and District Association of Realtors office (Lethbridge News Now)
Italy to host 2026 Winter Olympics in Milan and Cortina
LAUSANNE, Switzerland - Italy will host the 2026 Winter Olympics in Milan and Cortina d'Ampezzo. International Olympic Committee members voted for the Milan-Cortina bid over a Stockholm-based entry fr...
Jun 24, 2019 Olympic Rings