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Jimmy Carter out of hospital after treatment for fall
ATLANTA - Former President Jimmy Carter is out of the hospital where he was treated after fracturing his pelvis in a recent fall at his home, a spokeswoman said Thursday. Carter Center spokeswoman Dea...
Oct 24, 2019
Whooping cough cases double in one week, spread to Taber & Bow Island
LETHBRIDGE, AB - Alberta Health Services has confirmed a high number of cases of pertussis (whooping cough) in the south zone.Officials declared an outbreak of the disease on Wednesday, October 16th, ...
Oct 24, 2019 Lethbridge Community Health Centre. (Lethbridge News Now)
Poppy campaign gets started Friday
LETHBRIDGE, AB - Starting tomorrow, October 25, Canadians will be able to pick up their poppies.The poppies, of course, are a symbol to pay tribute and honour veterans.Pat McIntosh, the Chair of the P...
Oct 24, 2019 Glenn Miller (left) of the Lethbridge Legion with Pat McIntosh (centre) and Branch President Michael Cormican ahead of the start of the poppy campaign (Lethbridge News Now)
'Havoc and chaos:' Alberta separatist group gains support as Liberals re-elected
CALGARY - There's been a surge of support for an Alberta separatist group since the Liberals secured a minority government Monday night, and while political scientists say a split from ...
Oct 24, 2019
'Havoc and chaos:' Alberta separatist group gains support as Liberals re-elected
CALGARY - There's been a surge of support for an Alberta separatist group since the Liberals secured a minority government Monday night, and while political scientists say a split from ...
Oct 24, 2019
One win and one loss in Manitoba personalized licence plate fights
WINNIPEG - An Indigenous man in Manitoba has had his NDN CAR personalized licence plate returned, but an avid "Star Trek" fan learned resistance is futile in his court fight to get his Borg-theme...
Oct 24, 2019
Bloc Quebecois expects to have leverage in new Parliament, keeps strategy secret
MONTREAL - The Bloc Quebecois says it plans to leverage its 32 members to pressure the Liberal minority government into making concessions that benefit Quebec, but party leader Yves-Francois Blanchet ...
Oct 24, 2019
Bloc Quebecois expects to have leverage in new Parliament, keeps strategy secret
MONTREAL - The Bloc Quebecois says it plans to leverage its 32 members to pressure the Liberal minority government into making concessions that benefit Quebec, but party leader Yves-Francois Blanchet ...
Oct 24, 2019
Next election could be some time away, predicts Green Leader Elizabeth May
OTTAWA - Elizabeth May isn't expecting another federal election any time soon. The Green leader says she believes none of the parties that have the electoral muscle to pull th...
Oct 24, 2019
Conservative carbon tax 'resistance' showing cracks after Liberals re-elected
The so-called "resistance" force of Conservative premiers waging war against the carbon tax implemented by Prime Minister Justin Trudeau began showing cracks on Tuesday, following ...
Oct 24, 2019