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Father accused in son's death says boy wasn't sick enough to make parents worry
LETHBRIDGE, Alta. - A father accused in his son's death has taken the stand in a southern Alberta courtroom where the man and his wife are accused of failing to get medical attention for the...
Jun 24, 2019
Cape Breton town writes to prime minister opposing funds for airport
PORT HAWKESBURY, N.S. - The mayor of a Cape Breton town has formally advised the Prime Minister's Office about her "grave concerns" over a proposal to fund an airport that would service a major golf r...
Jun 24, 2019
Who you gonna call? Lethbridge rattlesnake wrangler keeps serpents, citizens safe
LETHBRDGE -- One rattlesnake got caught in freshly laid tar under someone's stairs. Others typically get twisted and trapped in garden netting.Ryan Heavy Head comes to the rescue of both the vipers an...
Jun 24, 2019 Ryan Heavy Head at work in a park - LethbridgeNewsNOW
TD Bank Employees in Lethbridge Thwart $145,000 Fraud Attempt
LETHBRIDGE, AB - A man from Calgary has been charged with attempting fraud after he allegedly provided fake documents that would have seen $145,000 taken out of someone else's bank account.Lethbridge ...
Jun 24, 2019 Lethbridge Police Service vehicle. (Lethbridge News Now)
Truck driver charged with 7 homicides in motorcycle crash
CONCORD, N.H. - The driver of a truck in a crash killed that seven motorcyclists has been charged with seven counts of negligent homicide. The New Hampshire attorney general's office says 23-year-old ...
Jun 24, 2019
Woodstock 50 may be back on at new venue
VERNON, N.Y. - A smaller Woodstock 50 festival could possibly be held at an upstate New York harness track and casino. Town of Vernon Supervisor Randy Watson tells the Poughkeepsie Journal that Woodst...
Jun 24, 2019
Italy's Milan-Cortina wins vote to host 2026 Winter Olympics
LAUSANNE, Switzerland - Italy will host the 2026 Olympics in Milan and Cortina d'Ampezzo, taking the Winter Games to the Alpine country for the second time in 20 years. International Olympic Committee...
Jun 24, 2019
Legal feud still simmers in 'Melrose Place' fatal crash case
NEWARK, N.J. - A bitter legal feud is showing no signs of abating in the case of a former "Melrose Place" actress who's already served prison time for a fatal drunken driving crash nine years ago but ...
Jun 24, 2019
Two Palliser schools celebrate first graduates
LETHBRIDGE COUNTY, AB - Sometimes there's sacrifice required in being a frontrunner. Set to become the lone member of Huntsville School's Class of 2019, Nathan Reimer will gladly accept that.This week...
Jun 24, 2019 The Class of 2019 at John Davidson School, Pancho Wieler, at left, and Peter Neustaeter (Photo courtesy Craig Albrecht)
IOC prepares to vote for 2026 Winter Olympics host
LAUSANNE, Switzerland - Italian officials insisted their debt-hit economy can support hosting the 2026 Olympics, and brought Prime Minister Guiseppe Conte to tell voters on Monday his country is unite...
Jun 24, 2019