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US budget deficit hits $984 billion, highest in 7 years
WASHINGTON - The federal deficit for the 2019 budget year surged to $984.4 billion, its highest point in seven years, and is widely expected to top the $1 trillion mark in coming years. The 26% surge ...
Oct 25, 2019
150 km/hr winds recorded near Nanton
NANTON, AB - Nanton RCMP are advising of an "extreme driving hazard" in and around the community.On Highways 2 and 22, wind speeds of approximately 150 km per hour have been recorded. "Please proceed ...
Oct 25, 2019 Environment Canada logo.
Mayor Spearman outlines how provincial budget will impact Lethbridge
LETHBRIDGE, AB - Premier Jason Kenney and the United Conservative Party revealed their first full budget Thursday afternoon, which Kenney says will create jobs, grow the economy, and protect vital ser...
Oct 25, 2019 Lethbridge Mayor Chris Spearman on the 2019 provincial budget. (Lethbridge News Now)
Quebec hopes Trump administration lawsuit doesn't force California out of carbon market
MONTREAL - The Trump administration won't slow down Quebec's progress on reducing carbon emissions, Premier Francois Legault said Wednesday following news that California is being sued for w...
Oct 25, 2019
Alberta to reduce spending by 3 per cent, but no cuts to health, education
EDMONTON - Alberta Premier Jason Kenney says his government will cut program spending by close to three per cent in Thursday's provincial budget. But Kenney, in a TV address Wednesday night, reiterate...
Oct 25, 2019
Jeers for Harvey Weinstein at NYC actors showcase
NEW YORK - Harvey Weinstein was mocked from the stage and jeered by attendees at a New York City actors showcase - a rare public appearance ahead of his January rape trial. A comedian at Wednesday's "...
Oct 25, 2019
Habitual offender sentenced to 30 days in connection with SCS machete incident
LETHBRIDGE, AB - A 37-year-old man from Standoff charged in connection with possession of a machete and hunting knife at the Supervised Consumption site, has been sentenced to 30 days in jail. With ti...
Oct 25, 2019 Lethbridge Courthouse
Trudeau regrets negative tone of campaign, promises co-operation ahead
OTTAWA - Prime Minister Justin Trudeau expressed regret Wednesday for the nastiness of the federal election campaign and vowed to find a way to work co-operatively with other parti...
Oct 25, 2019
Man guilty of attempting to murder Edmonton police officer, 4 pedestrians
EDMONTON - A man who struck a police officer with a car before stabbing him multiple times outside an Edmonton football game has been found guilty of attempted murder. Jurors have also ...
Oct 25, 2019
Power fully restored two weeks after major snowstorm hit Manitoba
WINNIPEG - Electricity is back on in all communities that lost power two weeks ago, when Manitoba was hit by a major snowstorm that brought down power poles and transmission towers. Manitoba Hydr...
Oct 25, 2019