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AUMA President visits Lethbridge to discuss local issues
LETHBRIDGE, AB - Communities across Alberta can all face similar issues, but the solutions to those issues are not always necessarily the same.That's according to Barry Morishita, the Mayor of Brooks ...
Aug 21, 2019 Barry Morishita (left) with Lethbridge Mayor Chris Spearman on Wednesday, August 21 2019 (Lethbridge News Now)
Greenland fallout: Trump's cancelled trip blindsides Denmark
COPENHAGEN - The prime minister of Denmark said Wednesday she is "disappointed and surprised" by U.S. President Donald Trump's decision to cancel his visit to Denmark after she called Trump's idea of ...
Aug 21, 2019
Politicians say elections law restricting partisan ads is 'absurd,' 'lunacy'
OTTAWA - The man whose position on climate change is at the centre of a controversy over partisan campaign rhetoric weighed in Monday, saying Elections Canada is stifling free speech if environmental ...
Aug 21, 2019
US prisons chief removed from position after Epstein's death
WASHINGTON - Attorney General William Barr removed the acting director of the Bureau of Prisons from his position Monday, more than a week after millionaire financier Jeffrey Epstein took his own life...
Aug 21, 2019
Lethbridge College aims to increase diversity and inclusion through pilot project
LETHBRIDGE, AB - 17 post secondary schools across Canada are taking part in the Dimensions pilot program, a project that aims to recognize those that are actively looking to increase equity, diversity...
Aug 21, 2019 Lethbridge College. (Lethbridge News Now)
Streveler the Bombers' starter now with incumbent Nichols injured
Chris Streveler is again the Winnipeg Blue Bombers' starting quarterback. The second-year pro will be under centre for the foreseeable future with incumbent Matt Nichols (upper body) on the ...
Aug 21, 2019
Canadian woman focusing on memories shared with slain fiance: New Zealand police
WELLINGTON, New Zealand - A grieving Canadian woman is focusing on the memories she shared with her Australian fiance before he was murdered Friday in a seemingly random attack, police said Monda...
Aug 21, 2019
SNC-Lavalin controversy tails PM to Quebec, where affair has different impact
OTTAWA - Questions about the SNC-Lavalin affair Monday trailed Justin Trudeau to Quebec - the seat-rich province at the centre of the controversy, and a place&n...
Aug 21, 2019
Oakland Raiders' Luke Willson finally gets to play another game in Canada
Luke Willson figures he'll have a smooth travel day when his Oakland Raiders head to Winnipeg for Thursday's NFL pre-season game against the Green Bay Packers. "I think I'm going to have the easiest t...
Aug 21, 2019
US home sales rose 2.5% in July, aided by low mortgage rates
WASHINGTON - U.S. home sales increased 2.5% in July, a sign that lower mortgage rates have produced a spurt of home-buying. The National Association of Realtors said Wednesday homes sold last month at...
Aug 21, 2019