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LPS charge two in multi-million dollar investment fraud
LETHBRIDGE, AB - Lethbridge Police have arrested one person in a wide-scale fraud scheme while the other suspect has fled the country.In June 2018, the Economic Crimes Unit launched an exhaustive, lon...
Jul 30, 2020

CFIA has warning for those receiving unrequested seed packages in the mail
OTTAWA, ON. -- Sometimes, seed packages come in your mail as a 'thank you' for a charity donation. Sometimes, they simply show up for an unknown reason from someone, or some company you don't know, an...
Jul 30, 2020

McDavid, Oilers itching to get after Blackhawks and erase past playoff failures
Edmonton Oilers forward Connor McDavid may be the best hockey player in the world, but his body language these days resembles a guy with a big chip on his shoulder and something to prove. Th...
Jul 30, 2020

MLS ponders options for future play with border issue front and centre
TORONTO - Canadian MLS teams may get to see a lot of each other in the coming weeks. As the MLS is Back Tournament continues in Florida, Major League Soccer continues to review its options for resumin...
Jul 30, 2020

Companies highlight jobs, economic spinoffs as fighter-jet competition closes
OTTAWA - Fighter-jet makers are leading with promises of jobs and other economic spinoffs as they make their final pitches for why Canada should buy their planes to replace the military's aging CF-18 ...
Jul 30, 2020

Bail denied to man charged in deaths of Metis hunters
EDMONTON, AB. -- An Alberta man charged in the roadside deaths of two Metis hunters has been denied bail.Roger Bilodeau, who is 56, and his 31-year-old son Anthony Bilodeau both face two counts of sec...
Jul 30, 2020

Blood Tribe Police looking for missing youth
STANDOFF, AB- Blood Tribe Police Service is seeking the public's assistance in locating a missing youth.16-year-old Uriah Eagle Child was last seen on July 24, 2020, at the Blood Tribe Detox Centre. A...
Jul 30, 2020

Companies can show they are taking COVID-19 precautions with POST Promise
LETHBRIDGE, AB - Business leaders in the Lethbridge area are encouraging companies to take the POST Promise.Standing for People Outside Safely Together, it is a pledge for organizations to show that t...
Jul 30, 2020

Wisconsin governor orders masks statewide amid virus surge
MADISON, Wis. - Wisconsin Gov. Tony Evers on Thursday issued a statewide mask mandate amid a spike in coronavirus cases, setting up a conflict with Republican legislative leaders who oppose such a req...
Jul 30, 2020

NewsAlert: Manitoba says schools will resume classroom learning in September
WINNIPEG - The Manitoba government says most students are to be back in classrooms on Sept. 8, but there will be new guidelines to reduce the risk of spreading COVID-19. All students from kinderg...
Jul 30, 2020