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No handshakes, sharing of water bottles, direct contact with fans: WHL
LETHBRIDGE, AB - "Post-game autograph sessions and promotions involving direct contact with players will be cancelled for the remainder of the season," reads a statement from the Lethbridge Hurricanes...
Mar 10, 2020 (Lethbridge News Now)
Hockey Canada releases roster for cancelled women's world championship
CALGARY - Hockey Canada has released its 23-player roster for the team that would have competed at the cancelled world women's hockey championship. The tournament was scheduled to begin March 31 in Ha...
Mar 10, 2020
Construction progressing nicely on new west Lethbridge fire station
LETHBRIDGE, AB - It's an exciting time for Lethbridge firefighters.Construction is progressing nicely on Fire Station #5 - a new emergency facility in the Watermark neighborhood of west Lethbridge.Fac...
Mar 10, 2020 The new fire hall is being built on Great Bear Boulevard in Lethbridge (Photo: Lethbridge News Now)
Carlos Santana cancels European tour due to coronavirus
Carlos Santana is the latest musician to cancel concerts because of public health concerns and performance restrictions due to the growing coronavirus outbreak. The Grammy-winning star announced Tuesd...
Mar 10, 2020
Canadian, U.S. fighter jets intercept Russian aircraft off Alaskan coast
OTTAWA - Military authorities say U.S. and Canadian fighter jets scrambled Monday to intercept two Russian reconnaissance planes travelling near the North American coast. The North American Aerospace ...
Mar 10, 2020
Warrant issued for father's arrest, but whereabouts of child unknown
TORONTO - A Canada-wide criminal warrant for alleged child abduction has been issued for a father who has flouted court orders to return his son to Alberta from overseas, police confirmed Tuesday. How...
Mar 10, 2020
Liberals defends $4M transfer from operating budget amid veterans' backlog fury
OTTAWA - The Liberal government is defending its choice to take more than $4 million from Veterans Affairs Canada's operating budget at a time when the department is struggling with a backlog of tens ...
Mar 10, 2020
Japanese Gardens to make case for continuing funding for expansion
LETHBRIDGE, AB - Lethbridge City Council was set to vote on potentially discontinuing funding for an expansion to the Nikka Yuko Japanese Garden Programming and Community Facility, but is now asking t...
Mar 10, 2020 Nikka Yuko Japanese Gardens. (Lethbridge News Now)
Highlights from the New Brunswick budget include a reduction in gas taxes
FREDERICTON - Highlights from the New Brunswick budget presented Tuesday: - The province's $10.2 billion budget for 2020-21 includes a projected surplus of $92.4 million. --- - New...
Mar 10, 2020
New Brunswick government tables $10.2 billion budget with a surplus
FREDERICTON - The New Brunswick government tabled a $10.2-billion budget Tuesday that projects a $129.3 million reduction in the province's net debt. Finance Minister Ernie Steeves presented the ...
Mar 10, 2020