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Source: Saskatchewan Roughriders re-sign veteran Lanier II to contract extension
REGINA - Anthony Lanier II will be returning for a fourth season with the Saskatchewan Roughriders. According to a league source, the six-foot-six, 285-pound defensive lineman signed a one-year contra...
Jan 29, 2024
What's Happening in Lethbridge this week: January 29, 2024
LETHBRIDGE, AB - As January draws to a close, there are some events going on around Lethbridge this week, and Lethbridge News Now has the details.Lethbridge Hurricanes vs. Edmonton Oil Kings - January...
Jan 29, 2024
Lawyers push national body to pull support on expanding assisted dying eligibility
OTTAWA - Some lawyers are pushing their national advocacy organization to withdraw support for an update to Canada's medical assistance in dying system. The change scheduled for March is set to expand...
Jan 29, 2024
Alberta achieves red tape reduction goal
The Government of Alberta has announced that it has cut red tape by one-third, meeting the goal that it set for itself by the end of 2023Red tape is defined as "excessive bureaucracy or adherence to r...
Jan 29, 2024
New Zealand mountaineer is fourth person to die in B.C. heli-ski crash
A New Zealand mountaineering expert injured in the heli-skiing crash north of Terrace, B.C., last week has died, bringing the death toll to four. The New Zealand Mountain Guides Association says In a ...
Jan 29, 2024
More heavy rain swamps B.C.'s South Coast with arrival of latest atmospheric river
VANCOUVER - Environment Canada is warning of another torrent of heavy rain in southwestern British Columbia in the latest atmospheric river to wash over the region. The weather agency says another 100...
Jan 29, 2024
Preliminary probe suggests drone that killed troops in Jordan was confused with a returning US drone
WASHINGTON (AP) - A drone attack that killed three American troops and wounded dozens of others in Jordan may have been confused with an American drone returning to the U.S. installation, according to...
Jan 29, 2024
111 drug overdose deaths reported in Lethbridge in first 10 months of 2023
LETHBRIDGE, AB - The Government of Alberta has released updated figures on drug overdose deaths in Lethbridge.In October 2023, it said seven people in the city died due to overdoses on illegal substan...
Jan 29, 2024
Coroner's inquest into mass stabbing in Saskatchewan begins final week
MELFORT, Sask. - A coroner's inquest into a mass stabbing on a Saskatchewan First Nation is expected to hear today from elders and the Parole Board of Canada. Myles Sanderson killed 11 people and woun...
Jan 29, 2024
Anti-UCP signs posted to Premier Danielle Smith’s constituency office
MEDICINE HAT, AB - Premier Danielle Smith's constituency office in Medicine Hat was seen decorated with homemade signs on Sunday, January 28, 2024, with messages denouncing some of her government's po...
Jan 29, 2024