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Sgt. Williamson heading up Lethbridge's downtown policing unit
LETHBRIDGE, AB - Lethbridge Police Service will have a new person in charge of their downtown police officers.Sgt. Mike Williamson explains that this will not represent a significant shift in law enfo...
Oct 08, 2019 Sgt. Mike Williamson showing off LPS' new Community Peace Officer truck. (Lethbridge News Now)

Trudeau won't remove Liberal candidate for racist, sexist social-media posts
PLAINFIELD, Ont. - Liberal Leader Justin Trudeau is calling comments made by a Liberal candidate in Nova Scotia in old social-media posts unacceptable, but he is not removing ...
Oct 08, 2019

Quebec man seeking to withdraw plea for killing unborn child seeks legal help
MONTREAL - A Quebec man who pleaded guilty to fatally stabbing his unborn child will have a legal aid lawyer study his attempt to withdraw his plea. Sofiane Ghazi was back in court Tuesday and to...
Oct 08, 2019

IMF chief: trade conflicts fuel synchronized global slowdown
WASHINGTON - The new head of the 189-nation International Monetary Fund warned Tuesday that the world economy is in the grips of a "synchronized global slowdown" that will result in slower growth for ...
Oct 08, 2019

Allbirds, a shoe brand born online, to double stores
NEW YORK - Online shoe brand Allbirds plans to more than double its store count next year, hoping to reach shoppers who want to touch and try on its wool shoes. The company said Tuesday that it plans ...
Oct 08, 2019

A look at Canadian-born Nobel physicist James Peebles
WINNIPEG - A look at James Peebles, the Canadian-born physicist who shares this year's Nobel Prize in Physics. Age: 84 Early years: Born in the Winnipeg neighbourhood of St. Boniface, Peebles moved to...
Oct 08, 2019

Atlanta TV star: $750,000 in jewelry stolen from Lamborghini
ATLANTA - The reality television star and wife of rapper T.I. says more than $750,000 in jewelry was stolen from her Lamborghini outside an Atlanta bar. Tameka "Tiny" Harris told Atlanta police she le...
Oct 08, 2019

Lethbridge College receives large donation from Corus Entertainment
LETHBRIDGE, AB - Lethbridge College has received a significant gift from Corus Entertainment.The company has donated $52,000 to the school. It will help support the creation of a new active-learning n...
Oct 08, 2019 (L to R) Mike Kelly, Corus Entertainment National Director, Station Operations; Troy Reeb, Corus Entertainment Executive Vice President, Broadcast Networks; Dr. Paula Burns, Lethbridge College President and CEO (Photo supplied by Lethbridge College)

Conservatives would fund expansion of two Toronto subway lines, says Scheer
MARKHAM, Ont. - Andrew Scheer is promising that a Conservative federal government would try to unclog commuter traffic in Canada's biggest city by funding a pair of projects t...
Oct 08, 2019
U of L and Lethbridge College Weekend Sports Recap: Oct. 4-6, 2019
LETHBRIDGE, AB - A strong weekend for the Lethbridge College Kodiaks soccer teams, with many other teams in action over the Friday to Sunday period.Here are some of the results from this weekend.LETHB...
Oct 08, 2019