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Alberta calls in 79 out of province firefighters to assist in multiple active wildfires
EDMONTON, AB - As of May 5, 2023, Alberta has 84 active wildfires, which according to Alberta Wildfire, is a significant bump in activity for this time of year. On Friday afternoon, Alberta Wildfire p...
May 05, 2023
Lethbridge seniors invited to partake in exchange with city in Quebec
LETHBRIDGE, AB - Seniors in Lethbridge who are interested in spending a just under one week in Quebec are encouraged to sign up.The City of Lethbridge and Borough of Saint-Laurent, Quebec, have announ...
May 05, 2023
The Simon Fraser Football Alumni Society tables proposal to university
BURNABY, B.C. - The Simon Fraser Football Alumni Society outlined details Friday of a proposal it sent to the school regarding the future of its football program. School president Joy Johnson announce...
May 05, 2023
Senator says RCMP must release evidence of alleged Chinese police stations in Canada
MONTREAL - A Canadian senator is denouncing the stigmatization of two Montreal-area community organizations that have been accused by the RCMP of hosting secret Chinese government police stations. Ind...
May 05, 2023
What’s happening in Lethbridge this weekend: May 5, 2023
LETHBRIDGE, AB - It's another jam-packed weekend full of events in Lethbridge.Lethbridge News Now has you covered for all things happening around town. Red Dress Day for Missing and Murdered Indigenou...
May 05, 2023
Hundreds of pounds of pasta dumped near New Jersey stream
OLD BRIDGE, N.J. (AP) - Authorities in a central New Jersey town say they are no longer noodling over the mystery of how hundreds of pounds of pasta were dumped near a stream. Old Bridge Mayor Owen He...
May 05, 2023
Supreme Court blocks Richard Glossip’s execution in Oklahoma
WASHINGTON (AP) - The Supreme Court on Friday blocked Oklahoma from executing death row inmate Richard Glossip after the state's attorney general agreed Glossip's life should be spared. Glossip had be...
May 05, 2023
Public advised of Lethbridge Police and Search and Rescue training exercise
LETHBRIDGE, AB - Residents in Lethbridge are being advised of a police training exercise.The Lethbridge Police Service (LPS) and members of the Lethbridge Area Search and Rescue Association (LASARA) w...
May 05, 2023
More than 13,000 people forced from homes as wildfires burn across Alberta
Alberta emergency officials say more than 13,000 people have been ordered to leave their homes as 78 wildfires burn across the province - 19 of them out of control. An out-of-control 1,500-hectare wil...
May 05, 2023
Scrutiny of CRA push to collect on overpaid COVID benefits welcome: minister's office
OTTAWA - Revenue Minister Diane Lebouthillier's office says it welcomes a federal watchdog's decision to monitor the Canada Revenue Agency's approach to collecting on overpayments of COVID-19 benefits...
May 05, 2023