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Driver near Brooks allegedly caught going 219 km/hr
BROOKS, AB - Brooks RCMP says they were doing patrols on Highway 1 when they reportedly caught two vehicles going excessively fast. They were in the area of 1st and 2nd Street West in Brooks at 11:00 ...
Sep 04, 2019 RCMP logo patch. (Lethbridge News Now)
Lawsuit says forcing gas stations to display anti-carbon tax stickers is illegal
TORONTO - A civil rights group is asking the courts to declare an Ontario law mandating anti-carbon tax stickers on gas pumps to be illegal. The Canadian Civil Liberties Association says the Stic...
Sep 04, 2019
Bencic beats Vekic to move into US Open semifinals
NEW YORK - Belinda Bencic wore down Donna Vekic and advanced to her first Grand Slam semifinal with a 7-6 (5), 6-3 victory Wednesday at the U.S. Open. Coming off her upset of top-ranked Naomi Osaka in...
Sep 04, 2019
911 audio details scene after crash that injured Kevin Hart
LOS ANGELES - A 911 call released Wednesday describes the moments after Kevin Hart was seriously injured after his muscle car crashed on a mountainous Southern California roadway. The witness describe...
Sep 04, 2019
Feds: Man sold rapper Mac Miller drugs before overdose death
LOS ANGELES - A man has been charged with selling counterfeit opioid pills to Mac Miller two days before the rapper died of an overdose. The Drug Enforcement Agency says in a statement that 23-year-ol...
Sep 04, 2019
Toro's former coach elated by Canadian's role in Verlander no-hitter
Abraham Toro's former coach wasn't surprised to see the Canadian launch the home run into the Rogers Centre stands that gave Justin Verlander some run support during his latest no-hitter aga...
Sep 04, 2019
Prominent DC lawyer acquitted in foreign lobbying case
WASHINGTON - A prominent Washington, D.C., attorney who served in the Obama White House has been found not guilty of lying to the Justice Department about work he did for the government of Ukraine. Th...
Sep 04, 2019
Toronto FC's Quentin Westberg puts goalkeeping gaffe in New England behind him
TORONTO - Quentin Westberg learned a long time ago that goalkeepers need to have a short memory. So after gifting an 86th-minute goal with a rare gaffe in a 1-1 tie at New England on the weekend,...
Sep 04, 2019
Federal Court to hear arguments in top military judge's stalled court martial
OTTAWA - The Federal Court will hear arguments next month as prosecutors try to break a stalemate in the stalled court martial of Canada's top military judge. Col. Mario Dutil is facing four charges&n...
Sep 04, 2019
Justice Minister touring Southern Alberta to talk rural crime
LETHBRIDGE, AB - Justice Minister Doug Schweitzer will visit several communities in the region this month to gain input and discuss concerns about the "rapid increase in rural crime.""This government ...
Sep 04, 2019 Justice Minister Doug Schweitzer. (Supplied by Doug Schweitzer on Twitter)